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“Pradhan Helped BJP Win Odisha, Gyanesh Is Helping It Win India” | Aishe Ghosh | Teesta Setalvad
Aishe Ghosh speaks with Teesta Setalvad about student protests, political crackdowns and the fight for democracy in India.From the 2020 crackdown on student activists to today’s protests, they discuss...
Border Police barred from referring Gorkhas to FTs in Assam
Assam gov’t reiterates commitment to protecting Gorkhas excluded from NRC
UNHRC raises concern over Pegasus, rampant use of UAPA in India
Over the course of two days the UN Human Rights Commissioner has raised concerns over state surveillance, and in the global update mentioned concerns over use of UAPA in India
Politics in education or politics of education?
New courses in universities, schools stressing on ‘patriotism’ or adding works of right wing ideologies narrow spaces for diversity and questioning
I have opposed Muslim fanatics: Javed Akhtar
The writer-poet counters all allegations of supporting Taliban, ennumerates examples of threats to his life due to his vociferous condemnation of oppressive practices by the minority community, and says he holds Hindus in high esteem
The bogey of ‘Love Jihad’
Both, the Kerala Bishop who accused Muslims of making Catholic girls in the state victims of love and narcotic jihad, and the former Gujarat CM who wanted to take action against those who trap innocent girls, disregard the agency and wisdom of adult women
Yet another man from West Bengal dubbed “foreigner” in Assam: CJP to the rescue
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Fourth such case handled by CJP team where an Indian citizen was declared foreigner for simply crossing the state border!
Do citizens today have the right to peacefully oppose their government?
Civil society marks one year of Dr Umar Khalid detention, asks if those who seek answers from the government will also have to pay with their freedom?
Centre refuses to disclose use of Pegasus in affidavit, pleads national security
The Supreme Court has reserved its order in the matter
Why was Bhupendra Patel chosen to helm Gujarat ahead of Assembly polls?
After Vijay Rupani’s sudden resignation, 15 months before assembly elections are due in the state, there were whispers of not just a course correction, but also a demand for a Patel Chief Minister
Why is Badruddin Ajmal advising Muslims to avoid eating beef?
The AIUDF Chief, whose party is still smarting from a severing of ties by the Congress, is struggling to maintain his political relevance in a state where a hardline stance makes one a political pariah
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