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GoI targeted Apple days after the Hi-tech cos notified journalists & opposition politicians of phone hacking: Washington Post Exclusive

sabrangindia - December 28, 2023

The aggression did not stop there; elected officials and representatives of the ruling regime even demanded that Apple “soften the impact of the warnings”

Gender and Sexuality

Free bus travel for women means mobility, safety in spaces, certainly not a ‘freebie’

A Legal Researcher - December 28, 2023

Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and recently, Telangana –all opposition ruled states -- have made it free for the women to travel in buses operated as part of Public Transport.

Economy

Refusal to allow salt farming in Little Rann ‘pushes’ 1200 Gujarat Agariyas to margins

Harish Pandya - December 28, 2023

Unemployment is one of the severe and burning issues of our time. The government is celebrating Vibrant Gujarat, where one of the focuses for...

India

A Silenced Parliament: Impact of deleted questions on democratic representation

Avni Chandgothia - December 27, 2023

Democracy muted, deleted questions rob citizens of vital governance insights

Communalism

West Bengal: 3 Muslim men lynched in two separate incidents over past 3 days

sabrangindia - December 26, 2023

According to reports, three incidents of mob lynching of Muslims have taken place in the state. This is the fourth incident in West Bengal this month where a Muslim has been lynched by vigilante groups on the suspicion of theft.

Media

Delhi: Protest meeting on journalists rights and democratic rights

sabrangindia - December 26, 2023

Wearing Black Badges and ending with candles of protest and slogans, the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ), teachers associations and trade unions, together held a protest meeting to discuss the state of Democracy and Journalists' Rights at the Delhi Union of Journalists' Amphitheatre, on Saturday December 23, 2023.

Caste

Assam: Post by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma casteist, promotes oppression?

sabrangindia - December 26, 2023

A December 26 post on X by controversial chief minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, openly glorifying the “heroic” characteristics of the “Kshatriya” (dominant, “warrior-ruling” caste) and demeaning the Shudra (toiling, artisan sections of society) saying their duty is to "serve" Brahmins, Kshatriyas Vaishyas has generated outrage and controversy

India

Widespread leak of citizens’ Aadhar data- urgent call for an independent judicial enquiry to protect citizens from harassment

e a s sarma - December 26, 2023

Referring to the newsreport in The India Today that Aadhar data related to 815 million citizens had been “leaked” and put on the dark web, former secretary to the government of India, EAS Sarma has demanded a judicial inquiry into the leak so that those guilty are punished and leaks protected to prevent further harassment of citizens

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