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NALSAR enrolment order sparked lawyers’ protest against BCI chairman; withdrawal, apology and assault inquiry followed

The Bar Council of India briefly blocked enrolment of NALSAR’s 2026 graduates after students opposed the Chief Justice’s convocation invitation. Its reversal did not end calls for Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra’s resignation, and the Supreme Court later ordered an investigation into an alleged assault on protesting lawyers.

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Did Modi-era laws weaken citizens’ power to question government? RTI changes, PM CARES and bail examined

A May 2026 reel argues that the Modi government has reduced citizens’ ability to demand information, question power and obtain bail. RTI amendments and PM CARES raise genuine accountability questions, but the claim that bail or the right to question government has disappeared is too sweeping.

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Kaziranga construction warning exposes questions over a luxury hotel, wildlife corridors and local land rights

A September 2026 appeal alleges construction and blocked roads near Kaziranga. The exact site remains unverified, but a documented hotel-land dispute, wildlife corridor risks and a proposed change to the park's eco-sensitive buffer reveal why public scrutiny matters.

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Umar Khalid receives 2026 Front Line Defenders award while his Delhi riots trial remains pending

Front Line Defenders named jailed activist Umar Khalid its 2026 Asia-Pacific human rights award recipient. The honour draws attention to his six years in custody and the unresolved question of prolonged pretrial detention, but does not decide the criminal allegations against him.

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Meta’s Georgia well-water dispute shows why India’s AI data-centre boom needs water safeguards

Families near Meta’s Georgia data centre say their wells became clogged with sediment and have sued, while Meta disputes responsibility. With over half of India’s data centres in water-stressed regions, the case exposes why expansion needs local water checks, public disclosure and protection for nearby residents.

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Polling-station CCTV: Gyanesh Kumar’s privacy defence and the case for checking late-voting claims

A 2025 political reel disputes the Chief Election Commissioner’s refusal to release polling-station footage, arguing that recordings could test claims about late arrivals. Voter privacy is a legitimate concern, but it does not explain why carefully supervised access, preservation and independent scrutiny should be ruled out.

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Manusmriti, Women’s Independence and the Debate Over Respect: What the Verses Actually Say

A reel challenges praise of Manusmriti by citing verses on women's dependence and character. The texts contain both praise for honouring women and rules denying them independence—an important distinction in India's long struggle for equality.

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Ekal USA and Sewa USA received $117.8 million in grants and donations: what the RSS links and funding records show

Bellingcat traced $24.4 million in donor-advised grants within $117.8 million received by Ekal USA and Sewa USA in 2020–24. The charities’ links to RSS-associated organisations raise transparency questions, but the findings do not show that donors funded the RSS itself.

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BJP’s ₹10,000-crore reserves versus Congress: What party accounts reveal about India’s political funding gap

A satirical Instagram comparison points to the BJP’s nearly ₹10,000 crore in cash and equivalents in March 2025. Audited filings confirm a large BJP–Congress funding gap, but the post’s Congress balance and party-office counts are not established by the evidence examined. The larger issue is unequal financial capacity and voters’ right to know who funds…

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