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From news to real estate: P Sainath on how corporate power is undermining media freedom
The other day, P. Sainath was in Ahmedabad to deliver a lecture on the "Role of Media in Democracy: Prospects and Retrospect." An excellent speaker, he is not just...
Modi v/s Modi – Will the Real PM Please Stand Up?
Given the relevance of the issues in this essay,...
Militarising Minds, Hindutvaising the Nation | Training Future Military Leaders Imbued in Hindutva Supremacism?
How the policy of PPP (Public Private Partnership) Model in Sainik Schools is counter to all Constitutional principles and values
Tribal leaders emerge, as national parties find it difficult to win trust
In the midst of the election frenzy, as parties reportedly pay lip service to tribal rights, local leaders emerge victorious.
Bridging Faiths, Uniting Hearts: Innovating Interfaith Dialogue on Campus
An Inspiring Journey with Hindu Muslim Harmony Fellows Sharing Stories of Fostering Peace and Understanding
Congress approaches Election Commission, raised Bolta Hindustan ban
Calling out censorship of free speech during elections, Congress goes to the Election Commission of India with a list of complaints, one of which includes the ban of Bolta Hindustan’s YouTube channel.
PSST! Shall we inform the reader or let sleeping bonds lie?
The senior editor questions the strange shadows and silences in the pre-eminent and dominant Indian media industry on the obvious follow-ups to the mammoth Electoral Bonds Scam and points out how, from the questionable role of the State Bank of India (SBI) to former, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley there are some crucial stories still crying to be done
A Sane Resolution: UN out to Combat Islamophobia
A couple of years ago there was a resolution,...
Why is the BJP calling the Congress Manifesto 2024 to be an “Imprint of the Muslim League”?
The author argues that this panic reaction from PM Modi shows that he and his party are rattled by growing criticism and alienation from the people and especially by the substantive promise of social justice and transparency offered by the Grand Old Party in its manifesto
Section 144, internet suspension imposed ahead of Ladakh’s Pashmina March, march to continue
As the relay fast continues in Ladakh, protestors were preparing to hold a march on April 7th to reiterate their demands. However, prior to the march, Section 144 has been imposed which has placed sanctions on any public gathering without the permission of the District Magistrate. Protesters say, however that the march will take place
On Yaum-Al-Quds 2024, Massive Rallies Renew Call For Al-Aqsa Liberation In Kashmir, Kargil
First time, anti-Israeli and pro-Palestine protest rallies organised in Kashmir
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