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How Muslims treated non-Muslims in early Islam
Every discussion about the treatment of non-Muslims under Muslim rule tends to revolve around one subject — the Jizya, or the so-called “discriminatory” poll tax
Journalist cannot cover the labour beat without questioning extreme inequality- P Sainath
Workshop in Chennai initiates a much-needed critical dialogue about vanishing Labour Beat in the media landscape
Redefining Indian Tradition Minus Christianity & Islam is Intellectual Dishonesty
I recently received information about a two-day national seminar...
Chaos in Bangladesh provides opportunity to right-wing social media to spread misinformation regarding Hindus, temples being attacked in the country
False news regarding rape of Hindu women, arson of Hindu temples being spread, fact-checkers take to busting these false narratives, sharing videos of students protecting temples in Bangladesh
NCERT drops Preamble of the Constitution from Class III and VI textbooks
The NCERT, which published textbooks between 2005 and 2008, is updating them in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) introduced by the NDA government in 2020
Listen to Criticism
The dictionary defines the word ‘propaganda’ as being ‘information,...
Central Government silent over the number of YouTube channels blocked in last 5 years; dismisses concern about press freedom and internet shutdowns
Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha requested the data on number of Youtube channels blocked by the government in last 5 years, but the figures were not disclosed
Editors’ Guild of India warns of rising threats to journalists under new criminal laws in letter addressed to Home Minister Amit Shah
In the letter to Home Minister Amit Shah. EGI condemns misuse of BNS and BNSS to silence critical reporting, highlights expanding police powers and historical abuse of hate speech laws against journalists while calling for deep consultation and an alternate mechanism for prosecuting journalists
Urdu signboard reinstated at Varanasi City Railway Station after intervention from the civil society members
In the memorandum submitted to the superintendent of the Varanasi City Railway Station, the civil society group had questioned the railways for failing to reinstate Urdu board and demanded its reinstallation
Why Babadom Flourishes: Insecurity is the Core
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If malpractice is widespread, across most exam centres, localised analysis will fail to detect anomalies: NTA’s flawed defence
The authors, students of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education and IIT-Mumbai critique NTA's data Interpretations on NEET 2024 Irregularities
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