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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...
Multiple FIRs against TV anchor Amish Devgan for insulting Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on show
The FIRs have been registered by individuals and organizations from all over India who have demanded his termination and arrest
Places of Worship Act case: Jamiat-Ulema-i-Hind moves SC, pleads to be made party
A plea to declare section 4 of the act as unconstitutional is currently before the SC. Case could have ramifications for Gyanvyapi mosque and others
I got my award for my work, not for sitting at home: Masrat Zahra
The Kashmiri photojournalist has won IWMF’s prestigious Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. She has also been booked under the stringent UAPA, for her work
Lockdown at JNU: After Ramayana, another webinar on the “Saraswati Civilisation”
Senior faculty of Centre for Historical Studies (CHS) write to VC, expressing grave concerns and misgivings about this webinar
EXCLUSIVE: Bakshi’s agenda is to re-designate Harappan civilisation as Sarasvati civilisation, make weak claims of a “Hindu holocaust”
The Maj Gen’s Bakshi’s characterisation of the last 600 to 800 years of subcontinent’s history revivescommunalised understanding, based on assertions rather than substance
Students with disabilities, those from underprivileged households and women left out of online learning during pandemic
The half-baked approach by the education department has left out most of the children from access to education during the lockdown
Court begins recording statements of Babri demolition accused
The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for completion of hearing in the case up to August 31
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra makes offensive remark against AltNews co-founder Mohd Zubair
Iyer-Mitra is associated with The Print and several Twitter users have demanded that the publication drop his columns
CJP writes to NBSA over Zee News’ deeply communal broadcast on “Zameen Jihad”
CJP Team -
The channel has submitted its response and the hearing will commence once NBSA resumes functioning
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