Samar Halarnkar
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Reporter. Writer. Cook.
Bangalore, India
Joined July 2009
Our advisory board: Justices Madan Lokur & Ajit Shah; Sunil Khilnani; Geetha V; N C Saxena, formerly of the IAS; Meeran Borwankar & Chaman Lal, formerly of the IPS. Couple more to be announced
Pleased to announce our new project. Do read the thread, follow and RT. On the editorial board: @namitabhandare, @gautambhatia88, @javedmansari, @ChitrangadaC and other lawyers/journalists/academics not currently on twitter
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Why are our judges always eager to back a powerful state that likes to criminalize speech at whim & make process punishment for Muslims? Can't be a coincidence because we seldom see criminal law in motion for hate speech against Muslims, or for casteist attack on Chief Justice
Supreme Court refuses to quash criminal case over Facebook post which said Babri Masjid will be rebuilt report by @RitwikinCourt
https://t.co/aHRiQ83E9D
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Families in a #Muslim-majority Delhi locality possess property papers, tax receipts & municipal records spanning 50 yrs. Yet, demolition notices have been issued, declaring the area as part of the Yamuna floodplain. @masratnabi50 reports https://t.co/NJvSI4TSaK
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In yet another instance of demolition threats with a flimsy legal basis this year, stressed families in a Muslim-majority neighbourhood in India’s capital battle officials branding their homes as...
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Madras High Court Orders Three Police Officers To Pay ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Man They Framed In Drugs Case https://t.co/u0dV0ILAol
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Imagine being admitted to a hospital for treatment. But then contracting a disease from the hospital itself —even as doctors gaslight you to try and protect themselves. In India, this is a recurring story. Harrowing report by @tabassum_b. https://t.co/85A6W0mF9H
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The first in a three-part series that investigates the untold story of hospital-acquired infections in India.
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Sudhir Chaudhary can interview Delhi CM on the ‘makeshift pond’ on Yamuna but our reporter wasn’t allowed to go near it. You can tell why when you see the video. https://t.co/pY3gwO79Hy
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Aadhaar card is proof of only one thing - that we are sheep.
Aadhaar card not proof of date of birth or domicile: CEC Gyanesh Kumar
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There are thousands of far worse videos shot by migrant workers trying to return, it's not their fault that you ignore it until a gora makes the video. Stop shooting the messenger and fix trains for the 90% - in an economy driven by circular migration, this is bare minimum.
By now, it should be clear why some foreigners come to India- they use it to jumpstart their careers. They travel to places an average middle-class Indian wouldn’t, stay in hotels costing less than $5 a night, and eat the food meant for the underprivileged- all to paint a
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@Mollyploofkins America has gone from “Rosie the Riveter” to “Nate the Nazi”.
Images from the Department of Labor's new social media ad campaign...
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The Election Commission has quietly and with no apparent authority become an arbiter of citizenship. The nationwide revision of electoral rolls will effectively be a National Register of Citizenship
#WATCH | Phase 2 of SIR | On Assam not included in the second phase of SIR, CEC Gyanesh Kumar says, "Under India's Citizenship Act, there are separate provisions for Assam. Under the supervision of the Supreme Court, the checking of citizenship there is about to be completed. The
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Archives | Surya Kant faces allegations of grave misconduct. In 2012, a real-estate agent accused the judge of having participated in illegal property dealings involving undervaluation and cash transactions worth several crores. In 2017, a prisoner in Punjab filed a complaint
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Nothing highlights India's myopic bania foreign policy than the manner in which oil companies are running with Russian hares one day and running with American hounds the next. After Reliance, IndianOil falls in line. @timesofindia
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Lol if Aadhaar is not proof of domicile, not proof of age, not proof of citizenship, then what exactly is it proof of and why is required by every single sarkari office?
Aadhaar card not proof of date of birth or domicile: CEC Gyanesh Kumar
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Supreme Court pulled up Delhi police and...adjourned the hearing. 5 years in jail without trial on absurd charges
Delhi Riots conspiracy: Supreme Court pulls up Delhi Police for not replying to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam bail pleas Read more: https://t.co/dG77waywEu
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Nation-wide SIR: A crude instrument of thoughtless mass disenfranchisement has now been refined into a targeted weapon of exclusion. First versions of SIR caused massive confusion and upheaval, including to the supporters of the ruling dispensation. The new version of SIR
Here are 14 questions that the ECI must answer when it announces nation-wide SIR today: 1. What has the ECI learnt from the experience of SIR in Bihar? What are the modifications in the original SIR order in the light of these learning’s? 2. On what basis does the ECI treat
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Chief Justice Gavai names Justice Surya Kant as successor. Justice Surya Kant would've had different career trajectory if then Chief Justice, Dipak Misra, reconsidered decision to appoint him as Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court, pending inquiry into corruption
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What kind of a Vishwaguru has Modi made India? Neither US nor Russia seems to care for Indians, treating them in an inhuman and degrading manner. And not a word of protest from all the "proud Indians" in the Modi government.
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Here are 14 questions that the ECI must answer when it announces nation-wide SIR today: 1. What has the ECI learnt from the experience of SIR in Bihar? What are the modifications in the original SIR order in the light of these learning’s? 2. On what basis does the ECI treat
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The basis of the politics of the BJP is not its love for Hindus; it is its ideology of hatred towards Muslims. And demeaning them.
If BJP wins in Bengal, any Muslim who tries to create chaos won’t be spared! Forget FIRs action will be taken on the spot! BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar 🔥
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Ten IAS officers from Gujarat (check) appointed by the Election Commission of India (check) as "observers" for Bihar assembly elections (check). How many from other states, @IASassociation? @ahmedabadmirror #GujaratModel
Q: Which glorious state in India boasts of the most efficient IPS officers, who are committed to “safety and transparency”, and can prevent “illegal (and illicit) activities” in elections? A: Uncle, is this a trick question?👇🏿 @ahmedabadmirror @sarfaraz1003 @IPS_Association
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The Supreme Court's own 2019 judgment mandates that the union government ought to disclose the list of shortlisted candidates, along with the written criteria followed to do so. When petitioners pressed for this to be obeyed, the CJI-in-waiting, Justice Surya Kant, instead of
CIC Appointments | 'No Reason To Doubt Union': Supreme Court Refuses To Direct Disclosure Of Shortlisted Candidates' Names |@DebbyJain
#SupremeCourt #RTI #CIC
https://t.co/EszBrIE4fd
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