How Many Times Did a Political Party Secure More Than 50% of The Polled Vote?
The BJP won more than 52% of the vote share in the recently concluded Gujarat Assembly Elections in 2022. This…
A scripted video is shared as a real incident of a Muslim man assaulting his Hindu girlfriend in a public place
A video showing a man slapping a girl in a public place is being widely shared on social media (here,…
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Review: UN Human Rights Office highlights the risks posed by increased use of AI systems
The UN Human Rights Office recently published the ‘Right to Privacy in Digital Age’ report…
Data: Registered crimes increased by 28% in the lockdown year 2020 but there is a catch
The NCRB recently released the ‘Crime in India (CII) – 2020’ report. The data indicates…
Data: What is the state-wise coverage of Women PMJDY account holders under PMGKY?
Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) announced in March 2020, an amount of…
Review: Supreme Court rules that summoning and detaining a person without any registered crime is illegal
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on…
What is new with the NCRB’s ‘Crime in India – 2020’ report?
The NCRB recently released its 2020 edition of the annual ‘Crime in India’ report, which…
The Story of ‘Cruelty to Animals’ cases in India – Lack of Data & Minimal Penalties
While India enacted the ‘Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ act in 1960, minimal penalties &…
