How ‘Practicing Religion’ On ‘Public Places’ Can Violate The Law?

In India, both the freedom to practice religion and the right against noise pollution are protected by the Constitution, and no Indian citizen are allowed to violate this law. While traveling to my hometown in July, I got stuck in a massive traffic jam caused by kanwariya — the devotees of the god Shiva. Not […]

Has Modi Govt Always Denied NPR-NRC Link?

The BJP-led government claimed the National Population Register (NPR) had nothing to do with the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC). “NPR has nothing to do with the NRC,” said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar while announcing that the government has approved over Rs 3,900 crore for carrying out the updating process of the NPR next […]