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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
Sab ka Malik Ek: Sai Baba and pluralism within Hinduism
The attack on, or antipathy with Sai Baba of Shirdi has much to do with his universal appeal
Fortieth anniversary of the forgotten mass 1984 killing of Sikhs, rapist and killers yet to be identified and punished
Four decades of apathy and empathy have marked the failure of the Indian State and Judiciary to provide substantive justice to the Sikh victims of 1984
From ‘Ab Hoga Khel’ to ‘Kuch Bada Hone Wala Hai’: the trap set by thumbnails
In today’s digital landscape, the quest for engagement has turned thumbnails into triggers for sensationalism and hate news
CJP files complaint against India TV’s anti-Muslim show
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The host Saurav Sharma generalised the incidents of violence, attributing blame solely to Muslims and portrayed them as extremists and aggressors; this narrative emerged following a tragic event on October 13, when tensions during a Durga Puja immersion procession escalated into violence in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
Temple Management & Tirupati: the ‘WHYs’ behind temple regulation explained
State and now government control have been an integral part of temple management especially since vast donations have been a form of seeking favour and patronage
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleges state-sponsored violence in Bahraich, UP, brings attention to the attack on journalist who captured the initial outbreak of violence
Samajwadi Party chief accuses Uttar Pradesh administration of orchestrating communal violence, as media groups raise alarm over the increasing targeting of journalists amid rising communal tensions and state censorship
Zakir Naik’s lecture tour sparks outrage in Pakistan: Misogyny and extremism in the spotlight
Controversial preacher's inflammatory remarks against women and dismissal of critical social issues like paedophilia have led to widespread backlash, raising concerns about religious extremism and intolerance.
Supreme Court grants interim protection from arrest to UP journalist
The division bench said that the rights of the journalists are protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India; merely because writings of a journalist are perceived as criticism of the Government, criminal cases should not be slapped against the Journalist
Bharat Dabholkar’s adulation of Nathuram Godse is titled Nathuram Godse Must Die
During NDA I under Atal Behari Vajpayee, Hindutva propagandists who also vilify Gandhi had used the original play by Pradeep Dalvi Mee Nathuram Boltey to shift discourse towards his veneration, now under a far more aggressive regime, Bharat Dabholar of the Amul ad fame follows suit with a new adaptation
Supreme Court pulls up Andhra CM for making unsubstantiated public remarks on Tirupati laddu ghee, which led to controversy
Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan question timing of CM’s statements amid ongoing investigation on the ghee; stress need for prudence in sensitive religious matters
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