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Law fraternity rallies behind student protesters, condemns Delhi police crackdown

Over 650 lawyers, SCBA, SCAORA and bar associations demand accountability as Delhi HC preserves evidence of July 20 action

‘Godi media’ on a rampage: Mowing down of farmers labeled ‘clashes’, victims ‘khalistanis’

Minister busy defending son who has been accused of running over peaceful protesters, IT cell teams vilifying farmers, ‘godi media’ doing PR

150 years of Gandhi: A legacy of Ahimsa and Communal Peace

First published on: 28 Sep 2019Gandhi spent the last year...

Gandhi’s contribution to Communal Harmony

First published on:  23 Aug 2019It is well known...

Siddique Kappan not a “responsible journalist”, incites Muslims: UP Special Task force  

The chargesheet alleges that his articles during the anti-CAA portrayed Muslims as victims; Kappan has also been linked to the Delhi violence of 2020

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit school children thrashed, made to sit separately in Amethi

Second case of discrimination in a week, exposes deep caste based prejudices in the state’s schools 

Jammu and Kashmir: Press Council of India to investigate intimidation of journalists 

A three-member Fact Finding Committee will visit the Union Territory to look into the intimidation and harassment of journalists 

Can you hear the steady drumbeat of Institutional Casteism? 

The report looks at the inadequate redressal mechanism and interacts with people from marginalised communities who have faced such discrimination in the medical field either overtly or covertly and how it affects opportunities that are usually at the disposal of the dominant castes

UP Dalit man who exposed SC discrimination in school being threatened?

Sahab Singh, who exposed the school keeping utensils of SC kids separately, alleges threats from Thakurs 

Kisan Bharat Bandh: Mainstream media whines about “traffic jams”, social media presents true picture

The tone and tenor of the reportage, and the recurring self contradiction, says a lot about the state of the news media in India

Mihir Bhoj statue: UP gov’t under fire at Gurjar Mahapanchayat

Controversy over ‘caste’ and lineage of 9th Century king Mihir Bhoj, fuelled further by UP CM Adityanath unveiling statue

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Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify