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42nd Anniversary of 1984 Sikh genocide: Amnesia of the Indian state and society
For almost last 3 decades now, on every anniversary of the 1984 genocide of Sikhs in India, this author has been reminding the Nation how Indian State and judiciary...
Why are Parliament proceedings still restricted for most journalists?
Citing Covid protocol the regime grants access to only select media personnel, restricting access to others; journalists to hold a protest march
Increase in gov’t school enrolment meaningless if facilities not improved: UP teachers on ASER data
Teachers point out that there is no corresponding improvement in schools to retain the sudden increase in government school children
Rajasthan HC endorses police order to bar worship areas on gov’t premises
Bench dismisses a PIL saying police are abiding by the state’s secular laws
Editors Guild of India sends fact-finding team to Agartala
Team to investigate reports of draconian laws being used to prevent media from reporting communal violence in Tripura
Secular Muslims oppose the demand for an anti-blasphemy law
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) strongly opposes the...
Minor technicality allows Zee News to avoid answering for its communal “Zameen Jihad” show
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CJP had moved NBDSA over the Islamophobic, inflammatory and hateful content of the show, but a minor delay of six days allowed Zee News to dodge the inquiry citing statute of limitations
Tripura: Journalists still make headlines for surviving attacks, rather than reporting them
Various journalists covering the aftermath of Tripura’s communal violence have been questioned, detained, arrested, allegedly even beaten up , for doing their jobs
NBDSA finds Zee News violated Code of Ethics in coverage of Farmers’ Protest
Use of provocative captions condemned, Zee news ordered to take down videos
UAE Princess pushes for Sudheer Chaudhary’s name to be dropped from Abu Dhabi event
He is all set to speak at an even by ICAI, but pressure is mounting to drop his name from the list of speakers
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India
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Environment
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India
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