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Alarming decline in quality of research & teaching in Indian Universities

In the decades post-Independence, a young independent India made remarkable strides in both pure and applied sciences, transforming sectors like agriculture, food technology, and space science. This is equally...

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

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

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