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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicCivil society

Topic: Civil society

Pahalgam terror plot defeated by civil Society, says Jamiat chief Mahmood Madani

Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind president said civil society saw through the Pahalgam terror plot aimed at dividing communities, calling its response bigger achievement than Operation Sindoor.

Grief transcends barriers as Hindu, Muslim civil groups work 24/7 to serve Air India crash victims’ kin

Around half a dozen organisations, from Ram Shyam Charitable Trust to Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, are stationed at BJ Medical College, offering energy drinks, tea & food.

Civil society groups oppose impending RTI Act change, say data protection Act ‘fails to protect privacy’

30+ groups voice their concerns over the yet-to-be-implemented Digital Personal Data Protection Act, a provision of which amends RTI Act.

NALSA was supposed to be India’s beacon for legal aid. But it’s stuck in a systemic rut

More than 80% of India’s 1.3 billion people are eligible for legal aid. But only 15 million have benefitted from it since NALSA was established in 1995.

Ajit Doval was my batchmate, but his understanding of Constitution, civil society is flawed

Doval's statements reflect that he thinks India is still a colonial monarchy, where people are subjects, and not a democracy, where they are citizens.

Civil society is new frontier of war, can be subverted to harm nation, Ajit Doval says

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval was speaking at the Passing Out Parade of Hyderabad-based Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy Friday.

Governance accountability is a myth. Just see what has happened in India: Ex-IAS officer

Where does India stand, in today’s post-accountability world? The government has won, civil society has lost.

NITI Aayog plans new expert groups that will act as ‘bridge between govt and civil society’

The expert groups will include leading think-tanks, academics, universities, and NGOs. NITI Aayog would routinely consult them on key policy issues.

45% civil society leaders say ‘very few’ govt functionaries accessible in pandemic: IIM survey

A survey was conducted to gather the experiences of 66 civil society leaders working during the Covid-19 crisis

Bihar encephalitis to lynchings to #MeToo – why Indians don’t take issues to the finish line

By rapidly jumping from one issue to another, outrage cycles make sustained advocacy extremely difficult. That is the challenge.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.