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BJP lifts suspension on T. Raja Singh, a frequent hate offender, gives him a ticket: Telangana

CJP Team - October 23, 2023

T Raja Singh, “suspended” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his vitriolic comments on Prophet Muhammed last year, has not only been re-instated on the eve of the state polls in Telangana but given a ticket to contest; news of Singh issuing letters with some exclusivist content around ongoing Garba events meanwhile have also surfaced; this article traces the hate-filled track record of this BJP candidate from Telangana

Culture

Epics Journeys—How the Ramayana sailed to faraway lands, Indonesia, Thailand and more

Editors - October 23, 2023

It was trade and scholarship, conquest and exchanges that took our epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata across the seas, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea onto the shores of South-eastern Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. Closer home, we see some influences also in Myanmar.

Politics

Modi 2.0 govt’s instructions to turn govt officers to “Rath Prabharis” is a brazen infringement, former bureaucrat approaches ECI, Opposition protests vociferously

sabrangindia - October 23, 2023

Bureaucrats and armed forces are all being “galvanized” by a majoritarian union government to push its campaign ahead of the polls

World

Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett and other stars demand that Joe Biden calls for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire: ‘Compassion must prevail”

sabrangindia - October 21, 2023

A group of 55 prominent artists and advocates from the US’ entertainment industry have addressed an open letter to President Joe Biden urging for an urgent call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.

Education

Ghaziabad: Police deployed outside college after video of professor asking student to not raise religious slogans at fest goes viral

sabrangindia - October 21, 2023

A second video the professor explaining that students should maintain discipline and not indulge in sloganeering; third video shows another professor apologising and re-iterating her Sanatani Hindu faith

Freedom

Umar Khalid’s incarceration: USCIRF Commissioner expresses concern over use of anti-terrorism laws to silence activists

sabrangindia - October 21, 2023

Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2023) - At a Congressional briefing hosted by several civil rights groups, on the issue of the wrongful incarceration of Indian...

World

1300 Writers, publishers protest cancellation of events with Palestinian authors, artists

sabrangindia - October 21, 2023

A strong letter of support, signed by several Nobel laureates and Booker Prize winners, condemned the cancellation of events featuring Palestinian art, voices, and stories across Europe in the aftermath of Hamas attack on Israel.

Rule of Law

Contrary to what many might think, the FIR is a public document

A Legal Researcher - October 21, 2023

After a whole day of raids across the country by the Delhi Police on October 3, News click founder Prabir Purkayastha found himself having...

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