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‘X’ distances itself from the clampdown on freedom of expression by blocking accounts on the executive orders of the Union government

As ‘the social media giant states that they are complying with the orders of government, what are the legal consequences it would face if it does not?

Exceptional is the Word

On Fali S. Nariman (96), who passed away yesterday, February 21, 2024

I am Rani Chennamma Too! Kittur Declaration asks women to fight for land and people, women’s dignity, and livelihood

Naanoo Rani Chennamma! मैं भी रानी चेनम्मा हूँ the campaign calls for a non-violent fight against tyranny and autocracy: Commemorating 200 Years of Courageous Resistance against British Imperialism

Telangana: Christian cemetery attacked a week after Dalit Churchgoers were attacked

The cemetery was attacked in Telangana’s Secunderabad and saw gravestones and the Christian religious symbol, the cross being desecrated and broken

Gujarat: 108 shrines demolished in Gujarat

The state Home Minister in Gujarat claims to have seen a ‘conspiracy’ where suddenly shrines are turning up in the state, as he demands for budget allocation and asserts that 108 shrines have been destroyed in the state.

The sound of music

This was an exclusive in depth interview done in 2008, 16 years ago with the indomitable Ameen Sayani who passed on February 20,2024 at the ripe old age of 91. Teesta Setalvad speaks to Ameen Sayani about the 4 decades old journey in politics, music and life with nuggets of India’s freedom struggle in which Sayani’s mother was a close associate of Gandhiji. A product of the New Era school Mumbai, Sayani’s is a tale more precious in the re-telling

Farmers protest: Death of a farmer after teargas shells dropped by Haryana cops, protests intensify as 77 SM accounts banned by MEITY/MHA

Into a week of rigorous protests, outrage broke out among protesting farmers, as one hapless protester lost his life when a teargas shell was indiscriminately flung on all protesters; right to freedom of expression and information was curtailed with the MEITY “ban” on 177 social media accounts under directions of the MHA

10 Suggestions to government for achieving Viksit Bharat from “Delight Days” (CUDD) to an “Intimacy Bureau” to Ministry of Mandatory Hobbies (MoMH)

Have you ever wondered- “How much is too much?” Because those who drafted Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code that has been passed by the state assembly did not. Legislations are either drafted from an intellectual viewpoint or from a place where there is lack of such intellect. However, some provisions of Uttarakhand look like they have been introduced on the basis of ‘vibes’- a word that has been used by young people to indicate that they have done something because they could.

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