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Bihar & the Delusion of Independent Journalism: A Free Speech Record of Five Years

Free Speech Collective (FSC), has published a detailed report of Bihar’s Free Speech Record, November ‘20-’25 which it released on November 5 and may be accessed hereFree Speech CollectiveWith...

Thanks From The Depths Of Waters

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Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar passes away at 95

Veteran journalist and author Kuldip Nayar passed away in...

What exactly do Muslims commemorate on Baqr Eid?

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Indian nation should forget supremacy of Vedas, Puranas: Savarkar (as Quoted by Dabholkar)

Narendra Dabholkar, victim of "Hindutv terror" shot dead on...

The Muslim in Hindi Cinema

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Republic TV has refused to furnish proof of my involvement: Sudha Bharadwaj

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B R Ambedkar: India and Communism

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Aretha Franklin: sublime soul diva whose voice inspired the civil rights movement

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Atal Behari Vajpayee: A saint and a sinner

Was the BJP stalwart and former prime minister really...

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