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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

What do right wing trolls earn by insulting India’s farmers?

Right Wing affiliated actor Kangana Ranaut, BJP’s Amit Malviya, etc lead troll army in amplifying fake news, and anti farmer propaganda

All it took was a WhatsApp ‘threat’ for UP police to take a 15-year-old away

The class 10 student is accused of allegedly threatening to 'blow up' CM Adityanath, family says he meant no harm

AIFRTE condemns arrest of Save Education Committee members over NEP 2020

New Education Policy has come into force in 2020 at a time when the Parliament is not in session and sans consultation which has led to dissent

On 72nd anniversary of the Indian Constitution

RSS mourned when Indian Constituent Assembly passed the democratic Constitution

Right Wing media working overtime to discredit farmers?

They are trying to make it appear as if the farmers marching towards Delhi are doing so to make things difficult for the general public

Tribal Christian families attacked in Chhattisgarh!

The alleged violence broke out at around 2 AM in the village Sindhwaram, in the Sukma district

Use of ‘Gomatha’ as a synonym for meat can hurt Hindu sentiments: Kerala HC  

The accused allegedly used the term ‘Gomatha’ repeatedly in a cooking video preparing beef roast uploaded on social media

Kissing in temple, not suitable: MP police

Cops act on BJP leader Gaurav Tiwari's complaint; register FIR against Netflix over scene showing a Hindu girl kissing a uslim boy in a temple in an adaptation of A Suitable Boy

Closure of schools, a threat to Odisha’s tribal education

While the state government goes over the merger policy, a civil organisation questions the drafting of such a policy without interacting with villagers at the local level.

Finally, Editors Guild of India speaks up for Patricia Mukhim!

Mukhim had resigned from the EGI, citing its silence on her case, accusing it of defending 'celebrity editors/anchors'

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