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The Politics of Memory: Controversy over graves of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt

The bid to erase Muslim graves is political theatre, denying dignity in death and casting an entire community as the perpetual 'other'

Three hundred Ramayans

The epic story’s spectacular journey through the ages: An extract from The Collected Essays of AK Ramanujan

GoI targeted Apple days after the Hi-tech cos notified journalists & opposition politicians of phone hacking: Washington Post Exclusive

The aggression did not stop there; elected officials and representatives of the ruling regime even demanded that Apple “soften the impact of the warnings”

Delhi: Protest meeting on journalists rights and democratic rights

Wearing Black Badges and ending with candles of protest and slogans, the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ), teachers associations and trade unions, together held a protest meeting to discuss the state of Democracy and Journalists' Rights at the Delhi Union of Journalists' Amphitheatre, on Saturday December 23, 2023.

CJP’s NBDSA Complaints 2023: How persistent monitoring put a check on unbridled hate, one channel at a time

Keeping a hawk’s eye on the most egregious hate violations on television through 2023, CJP filed eight complaints with the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority, seven of which were against Times Now Navbharat; eight favourable orders came from the NBDSA

Gujarat now adds one more textbook on Gita for Std VI and VIII

Following up on a March 2023 govt circular, this decision will be followed by another that will introduce the essentially religious text to even those in Stds 9 to XII

Media organisations criticise freezing of NewsClick accounts by I-T Department

‘The salaries of all employees, including support staff, cannot be disbursed, including for the 19 days of work in December,’ a joint statement said

Meeras Mahal: A Journey Through Kashmir’s Timeless Heritage

SOPORE: In a picturesque corner of north Kashmir’s Sopore...

The fall of the Indian University now a “Selfie Point” under Modi Raj 

A professor who is guest faculty at the Delhi University recounts in this first person account how, autonomy of educational institutions is being eroded, ‘selfie-points” promoted, all to mis-use public money to self-promote the image of a particular leader

Union mum on EWS representation in Central Universities?

Education Minister's responses fall short in revealing EWS faculty representation in central universities, sparks transparency concerns in Parliament inquiry

Union data on faculty position in Central University: 14.3% SC, 7% ST, 23.4% OBC

Mission Recruitment unable to achieve diverse representation of marginalised groups, need for equitable faculty distribution in Indian Central Universities still remains; no data on professor posts held by marginalised communities provided by union

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