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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Three Mumbai journalists succumb to Covid-19

BUJ demands safety provisions, highlights plight of journalists amidst lockdown

Twitter removes posts critical of gov’t handling of Covid-19 emergency

The suspended accounts are of activists, politicians, who which have called out the way the government has let the Covid-19 crisis worsen

India’s Covid-19 surge through the global lens

Here’s a look at how the unprecedented spread of Covid in India has been covered by international news media, and how they all point towards the Central government’s complacency

Veteran Urdu publisher and writer Shahid Ali Khan dies

Khan’s bookstore was a treasure trove of valuable Urdu literature that is greatly appreciated by lovers of Urdu language.

Rules for offensive social media content laid down: Delhi HC

The petitioner, in this case had alleged that her photographs from Facebook and Instagram were taken and posted on pornographic sites

Assamese made compulsory in school curriculum across the state

Only Schedule 6 areas, Barak Valley and Bodo territories exempt from move

Withdraw advisory on live reporting in J&K: EGI

Calling the advisory draconian and undemocratic, the EGI claimed authorities were trying to escape media scrutiny

Har Shaks, Khuda Baksh: Campaign to protect iconic library gathers steam

Bihar Viplavi Parishad released a poster on social media, appealing to citizens to protest the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation's suggestion to destroy a part of India’s heritage

Bombay HC rejects plea to allow Ramadan prayers at Juma Masjid

The court has said that the ongoing critical covid situation is serious in nature and such congregation could impact public health

Do not let Hindutva rulers destroy heritage of communal unity of Jallianwala Bagh martyrs

Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fought and died together for India’s independence

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