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35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths
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WHO bats for ASHA, calls them India’s ‘Global Health Leaders’
Union leaders argue true respect for ASHAs would entail payment of proper wages and job permanency
Over 100 Indian journalists stand with Shireen Akleh and Palestinians
Journalists write to the Israeli Prime Minister condemning the response to the reporter’s assassination
Israel’s Supreme Court ruling permits eviction of 1,000 Palestinians in West Bank
The court allows demolition of eight Palestinian villages, displacing inhabitants permanently
Al Jazeera’s Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead in West Bank
The veteran journalist was covering a raid on a Jenin refugee camp when she was shot in the head
Singapore bans ‘The Kashmir Files’
The film is found to be ‘provocative and one-sided portrayal’ of Muslims; official fears it would create communal tensions
Reproductive rights of American women in jeopardy?
A leaked draft of a majority opinion penned by Justice Samuel Alito indicates that a majority of the justices could be inclined to strike down Roe vs. Wade
Guess where India stands on the World Press Freedom Index?
India’s ranking has fallen to 150 out of 180 countries, slipping further this year in the Reporters Without Borders’ Index
Why the indigenous language movement in J&K’s erstwhile Doda is crucial
The initiatives to revitalise and maintain Indigenous languages in erstwhile Doda in Jammu. hold the key to understanding who we really are
USCIRF recommends India be designated Country of Particular Concern for third straight year!
The 2022 report of the organization that monitors freedom of religion and belief puts India in the same bracket as Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Korea and Syria
Sweden: Three injured as protests continue against right-wing group’s plan to burn copies of the Quran
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