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The telegram NEET case and the expansion of platform-level censorship in India

The Court's judgment marks a significant shift in Indian digital rights jurisprudence by accepting that the very design and architecture of a platform may justify extraordinary restrictions affecting millions of lawful users

Character certificate for media persons a diktat that is ominous: DUJ

The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) has strongly condemned...

Gov’t clarifies it has no plans to scrap the Ministry of Minority Affairs

PIB has dubbed Deccan Herald’s report “Fake”, but the publication says its sources maintain discussions about a possible merger had indeed taken place

PM Modi’s HP rally: Govt withdraws ‘Character Certificate’ order for journos after outrage

By October 1st, the journalists were requested to submit the certificates "positively." "Their access within the rally or meeting will be decided by this office," the notification said.

Gujjar-Bakerwals Protest Ahead of Amit Shah’s J&K Visit Fearing Dilution of ST Status

The Pahari community is hopeful that the Home Minister will announce ST status for them, which the Gujjars and Bakerwals oppose.

In pictures: Apples rot in Pulwama after a ruinous week of highway blockage

After thousands of trucks were stuck on the Kashmir - Jammu highway recently, bringing hundreds of crores worth of Kashmiri apples on the verge of decay, pictures have emerged showing orchards littered with rotting apples.

Save the Constitution, say no to hate

The Nafrat Chhodo Samvidhan Bachao Abhiyaan, draws thousands in Mumbai on October 2

Bharat Jodo pragmatism of the Congress & illusions of the progressives

While the anti-hate Bharat Jodo Yatra has generated enthusiasm among ordinary people distanced and ignored by elitism in politics, the absence of organisational follow-up by the Congress may not yield in the expected electoral gains

UP: Yet Again, Children in Faizabad School Served Rice With Salt in Mid-Day Meal

Teachers of the school claimed they had not received the conversion cost under PM Poshan for the past six months.

A Home Behind Bars: Teesta Setalvad’s Personal Plea for ‘House Arrest’ for Political Prisoners

The activist-writer, herself incarcerated for 63 days this June-September, makes a strong plea for the recognition of political prisoners and the option of house arrest – if at all, they deserve incarceration.

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