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May Day Dramatised

When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.

Polling dates announced for 4 states and one union territory

West Bengal elections to be carried out over 8 phases, Assam elections over 3 phases; Model Code of Conduct comes into effect

IFF analyses new social media Ethics Code and digital media rules

Raises concerns about how the new rules allow a virtual backdoor entry for government surveillance and censorship

New IT Rules: How Centre is planning to address online grievances  

The Government has set up a strict grievance redressal mechanism for users in a bid to make the online world more transparent and accountable

Ethics Code for Social Media, rules for OTT platforms, online news

Provision for identification of first originator of information on messaging services

Mamata Banerjee rides electric scooty to protest rising fuel prices

Calling the central government “anti-people,” Banerjee said the BJP government only made false promises, while the price of petrol and diesel rose by the day

Move to rename Sardar Patel stadium after Modi, draws flak

Many see it as an insult to Sardar Patel, others view it as a sign of Modi’s possible narcissism

Dismiss false charges against farmers: SKM to President on Daman Pratirodh Diwas

Farmers groups demanded for immediate dismissal of false allegations and condemned local police for oppressing farmers’ protest.

Gurmukh Singh: Beaten but not broken

Veteran soldier says he will never forget being called a “terrorist” after fighting three wars for India. He promises to return to Delhi borders once his health improves.

I feel choked, I have become part of the choking: TM Krishna

In an open letter, the noted musician, urges against staying quiet amidst growing injustice 

TN govt drops cases against anti-CAA protestors, lockdown violators

The CM Edappadi K Palaniswami said that except cases linked to violence, about 10 lakh cases of less serious offences were being dropped!

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When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.

Delhi: Ayaan Saifi, a 16-year old, stabbed to death in nation’s capital on April 30

Man stabbed in Trilokpuri: While media focusses on the just concluded state polls, and television channels turn the other way, two media outlets, The Tribune and Observer Post report the stabbing of 19 year old Ayaan Saifi on April 30

UP: Women protest installation of prepaid smart electricity metres in several districts

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As lynchings “normalise” in ‘New India, a Bihar imam is ‘thrashed, pushed’ from train to die in Bareilly

While the incident reportedly took place on April 26, it took sectional media and social media coverage for the Bareilly police to finally admit that the beating to death of Maulana Tausif Raza Manzari was a targeted attack, not an accident on May 1; his wife provided details of a call to her from the dead cleric where he narrated he was under attack