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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...
SC quashes alleged forcible conversion case, after man denies being converted by accused
The case registered under MP Freedom of Religion Act was registered after duping the “converted” man into signing some papers. It is unclear however, who forced him to sign the papers on basis of which the case was lodged in the first place
IT Rules: Oversight mechanism may rob the media of its independence, says Madras HC
“Prima facie, there is substance in the petitioners' grievance that an oversight mechanism to control the media by the government may rob the media of its independence and the fourth pillar, so to say, of democracy may not at all be there,” the court said
Karnataka: Why has the Hindu Jagarana Vedike reactivated its aggression now?
Mob assaulted and manhandled a Muslim journalist, another disrupted a church service
Kannur University likely to drop works of Savarkar, Golwalkar from syllabus
This has been recommended by a two-member committee syllabus review appointed by the university, following massive public uproar
Moulvi Muhammad Baqir: The journalist who made the pen his sword
Baqir played a crucial role in encouraging people to come together for the 1857 Rebellion against the British and was martyred
SCHOOL survey indicates widening educational gap between SC/ST and other children
The report highlights how socio-economic discrimination has seeped into India’s educational system
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
Remembering the independence activist, Jatindra Nath Das
He died in 1929 at the age of 25, after a 63-day fast for protecting political prisoners from injustice
Why did Indian Express apologise for the epic Adityanath advertorial goof up?
Chief Minister Adityanath seemed ‘unaware’ of the goof up, or was too busy making ‘abba jaan’ comments in Kushinagar
A tribute to Danish Siddiqui (May 19, 1983 – July 16, 2021)
India’s leading photojournalists share iconic photographs of their careers, in a tribute to their slain colleague, and as a salute to photojournalism
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India
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While the national leadership of the party, leads and articulates the national campaign for the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the state leadership of Karnataka, a state governed by the party, gives conflicting statements almost endorsing a process that has disenfranchised close to 10 million there
Environment
From Arunachal to Delhi, anti-dam protesters face state crackdown; detained allege sexual assault
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India
Beyond Appropriation: Vidya Bhushan Rawat’s recovery of Bose’s inclusive nationalism
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Minorities
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