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CJP’s NBDSA Complaints 2023: How persistent monitoring put a check on unbridled hate, one channel at a time

CJP Team - December 26, 2023

Keeping a hawk’s eye on the most egregious hate violations on television through 2023, CJP filed eight complaints with the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority, seven of which were against Times Now Navbharat; eight favourable orders came from the NBDSA

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Bajrang Punia returns Padma Shri, in open letter to PM Modi states “My fellow women wrestlers gave up sports for safety, that’s why I...

sabrangindia - December 23, 2023

Both Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat recall assurances received from Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Phogat mentions meeting Shah in 2022 and informing him about Brij Bhushan's activities

Communalism

‘Curly Tales’ Kamiya Jani, faces BJP flak on “beef-eating” claims after a visit to Puri’s Jagannath temple

sabrangindia - December 23, 2023

A you-tuber who visits dhams and temples and has done a show on Ayodhya and Ram Mandir in the past is today at the receiving end of BJP’s slanderous politics after a visit to Jagannath Mandir, Puri, Orissa causing a flashpoint between BJP and BJD in Odisha

Education

Gujarat now adds one more textbook on Gita for Std VI and VIII

sabrangindia - December 23, 2023

Following up on a March 2023 govt circular, this decision will be followed by another that will introduce the essentially religious text to even those in Stds 9 to XII

Communalism

Madhya Pradesh: District after district polices Christmas celebrations, children can’t dress like Santa Claus without “parent permission”

sabrangindia - December 23, 2023

Signalling a rigid control on school celebrations, Madhya Pradesh that recently elected one more time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in the state, district collectors first in Shajapur, then Ujjain districts have issued written orders strictly policing Christmas celebrations

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Passing of Telecommunications Bill amid suspension of 97 opposition leaders sparks fears of rights infringement & surveillance

Avni Chandgothia - December 23, 2023

Ambiguous definitions and far reaching powers to the union government flag concerns as the controversial Telecom Bill signals a threat to privacy and democratic process

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“Beloved” leader MA Mohammed Jamal passed away

sabrangindia - December 22, 2023

A leader revered by all, he was a key member of the Indian Union Muslim League and was also known as the “godfather of the orphans.”

Gender and Sexuality

Wrestler Sakshi Malik quits wrestling as close aid of sexual harassment accused Brij Bhushan gets elected as president

Tanya Arora - December 22, 2023

Sakshi says “We had fought with complete strength but this fight will continue. The wrestlers of the new generation have to fight”, wrestler Vinesh Phogat says that the culture of violation will continue

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