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Delhi: Between Protection & Prayer: Stories of revered sites now under the protection of ASI

In Delhi, some monuments are not just remnants of the past. They continue to function as places of prayer, remain part of neighbourhood life, and exist within an ongoing struggle over who owns them, who maintains them, and who decides how they may be used. The authors examine the layered complexities involved

Quran and Liberation

The Quran teaches us a radically egalitarian view of the equal worth and dignity of women that remains unparalleled, even in modern thought

Will Twitter fly away from India soon?

Three major legal actions have been initiated in various forms against Twitter India already

Press Freedom in India – 2021: A half-yearly report

Increasing instances of violent attacks on the Indian mediapersons do not bode well, either for the rule of law or democratic dissent

Journalist gets death threats for reporting on funding of international rightwing groups!

Raqib Hameed Naik who reports freelance for Al Jazeera, was threatened on social media

You are a Ansari, rise above your religion: Gorakhpur DM to journalist

The story behind the story of eviction of Muslim-owned homes near Gorakhpur Temple; news reporter alleges DM threatened to action against him

CJP complains to Zee Media over broadcast of “Vaccine Jihad” show

An alleged vaccine wastage incident that happened in Ecuador was picked up by the channel, and falsely reported to have happened in UP by a Muslim nurse

Allahabad HC stays arrest of former IAS officer booked for tweeting pictures of Covid casualties

The petitioner argued that no FIR could be lodged for reporting and venting grievances on social media

ACJ announces Journalists Awards 2020

The jury hails stories of communal riots and prison injustice, winning entries exposed uncomfortable truths

SC quashes Sedition case against journalist Vinod Dua

It held that every journalist is entitled to protection under the Kedarnath judgment

SC mulls laying guidelines for application of Sedition law on journalists

The court was dealing with a petition filed by two news channels who were charged under sedition and observed that the terms used in the FIR amounted to muzzling of the media

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