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JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed

Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently

Did Facebook just play a great Indian matchmaker and unite the Right, Left, and Centre?

However, even with the common accusations of bias, political parties are yet to take united action against the company

Vadodara man booked for not disclosing religion during sale of property

Charged under Disputed Areas Act for cheating and forging documents for selling property to a person of different religion in violation of law

Guilty as charged: Investigators, judge, jury and executioners of TV news ‘debates’

Media continues witch hunt and character assassination of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s partner Rhea Chakraborty, even as case is still under official investigation

Facebook and Delhi Violence: State Assembly committee receives further evidence of culpability

Committee of Peace and Harmony to summon Facebook officials in the next meeting following mounting evidence by independent journalists of the company’s involvement in Delhi riots.

Progressive Students’ Forum raises concern over TISS registrar’s ‘communal’ social media posts

After students write open letter expressing concerns over registrar’s alleged communal tweets, he deletes account

Covid-19 and the Classroom Crisis

Let’s not forget that underprivileged students are left out in this sudden spree of digitalisation

After algorithm glitches Facebook CEO now talks of “operational mistake”

The social media giant’s review team missed complaints of Kenosha Guard militia’s FB page which led to delayed counter-measures.

IIT entrance exams amidst Covid-19?

How students may be selected for IITs without any entrance examination in the time of pandemic and beyond

Remove the existing bad apples in your basket 

Some advice to Facebook Chief Zuckerberg on hiring practices 

Delhi Govt’s Committee of Peace and Harmony to examine Facebook India’s role in Delhi riots

The Committee of Peace and Harmony talks to two journalists monitoring Facebook’s community standards’ implementation in India, the proceedings were livestreamed

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