The Right to Vote, The Right to Verify: EVMs, Ballot Papers and the Crisis of Electoral Trust
Vol. LXIV No. 32
Date: November 8, 2026
The Fight for Voting Rights Must Reach the Grassroots
More than five decades later, Indira Gandhi’s grandson, Rahul Gandhi, has taken a leading role in organising a massive protest, which attracted considerable attention from the national and international media.…
Safeguarding Democratic Values and the Rule of Law
The continuing confrontation between protesters and the authorities has caused widespread concern among social activists and conscientious citizens. An amicable resolution remains imperative.
Interest-Money doesn’t Increase
The greater a person’s sincerity, spirit of sacrifice, and desire to seek God’s good pleasure when he spends his wealth in God’s cause, the greater will be his reward.
How to Stand Preserved
To ‘preserve Allah’ means that one should preserve his covenant with Allah the Exalted and pay attention to His rights, commandments and prohibitions.
The Right to Vote, The Right to Verify: EVMs, Ballot
A democracy cannot demand blind faith in its electoral machinery. It must give citizens reasons to trust the system, and the means to verify that their trust is justified. Democracy…
ECI AffidavitRaises More QuestionsThanAnswers Dissent, Form 6 Changes and Missing
Amrita Johri of Satark Nagrik Sangathan told Radiance that changing procedures had been accompanied by a lack of clear information about how many allegedly ineligible entrants were identified, how many…
From Mysuru to Meenakshipuram: Caste Discrimination and the Quest for
If elected ministers and senior bureaucrats can be prevented from participating in a public religious ceremony or from entering a temple without a clear and valid explanation, what does that…
When the Guilty Walk Free Corruption, human suffering and the
Even when human eyes cannot see, when the law cannot reach, and when the guilty escape worldly justice, the ultimate reckoning before God remains inevitable. No one can escape it.…
Arunachal Pradesh And India’s China Policy
It is very obvious that our foreign policy, military posturing, defence policy, and diplomatic manoeuvring are so heavily influenced by our communal approach to governance that we have lost track…
‘Without Fear or Favour’: Justice S.K. Kaul’s Candid Memoir Raises
Justice Kaul’s memoir may not resolve the controversies surrounding India’s judiciary, but it brings several of them into sharper focus. Its real significance will ultimately depend on whether the questions…
Muslim Women Journalists: Breaking Barriers, Challenging Stereotypes From print media
Their growing visibility represents more than individual professional achievement. It challenges the stereotype that Muslim women are absent from public life and demonstrates their capacity to participate in difficult conversations…
Young Voices Bring the Seerah into the Streets of Basavakalyan
The contest had asked children aged approximately 13 to 19 to examine contemporary social problems through the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. They were to choose an issue,…
Mirwaiz Dr. Umar Farooque in Conversation with Dr. Khalid Mulla
The central dispute is not whether imams should address social problems such as drug abuse and suicide. It is who has the authority to determine what is discussed from the…
Gujarat Court Hands Life Terms to Three Muslim Men in
Additional Sessions Judge BR Rajput also fined each convict Rs 2 lakh. The convicts are Wasim Qureshi, Mahmad Rafiq Qureshi and Asfaq Bahelimof Ahmedabad.The court convicted them under the Gujarat…
Kerala Police Arrest RSS Worker Over Abusive Facebook Comments on
The girl had achieved success in a national-level abacus competition. The SDPI organised an event to felicitate her for her performance. Her photograph appeared on Facebook as part of the…
Two Accused Allegedly Shot Dead in Bengal Police Custody Within
On Oct. 27, a team of the Criminal Investigation Department took Sheikh to the Old Dak Bungalow area in Samserganj to reconstruct the crime. According to a police officer talking…
Hyderabad Police Arrest Burqa Clad Jaya Over Five House Thefts
Officers say she learned house-breaking tricks online. She hid this from her husband. Police say she wore a burqa during the thefts to conceal her identity and avoid detection. They…
Iran Says No toPeace Talks with US as War Looms
The deputy speaker said, “This great nation has already granted its enemies ample opportunity for negotiations in this arena, but it was met only with repeated breaches of promises and…
Malaysia’s Trade with BRICS Nations Rises 20% to $114 Billion
Lukanisman named China, Indonesia and India as Malaysia’s largest trading partners within BRICS. Together, the three countries account for about 90% of total trade with the bloc.He was replying to…
Uzbekistan Issues First Islamic Banking Licence to Open Bank
Islamic finance follows Shari’ah principles and prohibits interest-based lending. Banks use contracts such as mudaraba, which means profit-sharing, and wakala, which means agency. Murabaha covers sales with a profit. Salam…
Sudan Accuses Ethiopia of Supplying RSF with Arms
During a meeting held by Sudan’s Foreign Ministry with diplomatic missions accredited to the country in the eastern city of Port Sudan, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Muawiya Osman Khalid said: “The…
Lessons from Israel’s Election:Palestinian Resistance and Political Power
The Palestinian public has become increasingly convinced that the only appropriate response to the racial oppression it faces – from organised crime and house demolitions to the seizure of more…
