Society

Contrasting two lists: one with “facts” on right-wing deaths, the second, targeting other writers after Gauri Lankesh

This second excerpt from the much-acclaimed book by Rollo Romig, an American journalist (2024) who lived in Bengaluru (Bangalore) and knew Gauri Lankesh, I am on the Hit List,...

NBDSA issued advisory to all broadcasters, tickers and thumbnail should conform to the actual of the discussions

Responding to a complaint filed by Indrajeet Ghorpade, about communally charged clickbait, the NBDSA has ordered Times Now Navbharat to remove/edit misleading thumbnails from a report on a Shimla Mosque, NBDSA ruling condemns the practice of using sensational visuals to twist narratives and create fear, issued advisory to all broadcasters that tickers and thumbnail should conform to the actual version of the discussions and interviews

Free unrestricted access to Gaza: Reporters without Borders & CPJ issue open letter

Open letter from media and press freedom organisations on Gaza access

Decoding Brahminical-Gene Through Popular Films

After centuries of domination, surprisingly it is the ‘Brahminical-Gene’...

Bengal: Is Govt-Aided School Education Heading For Privatisation?

Poor jobless families in Jangal Mahal area are being forced to pull out children from schools due to acute shortage of teachers and high cost of private education.

UP: Ramayana, Vedic Workshops in Govt Schools Challenged

Why the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government’s move of using public funds for imparting religious instruction violates Article 28 of the Constitution.

Pahalgam Attack: Kashmir unites in heroic resilience amid terror attack, proving humanity’s strength against hate narrative

Kashmir, renowned for its breath-taking landscapes and the warmth of its people, became a place of tragic sorrow, loss and anger, on April 22 when a terror attack claimed 26 lives at Baisaran, Pahalgam.  In the face of the chaos that followed, local heroes like Syed Adil Hussain Shah and Sajad Bhat risked their own lives to save others;  despite the tragedy, the people of Kashmir, transcending religious and cultural divides, stood in fraternal solidarity, showing that humanity, love, and peace are stronger than terror and hatred

Mughals deleted from curriculum: history as political tool

The new education policy 2020 is being implemented gradually....

Mahabodhi Vihar, Gaya: a conspiracy of silence across the political spectrum

Despite several months-long agitation for the management of the shrine to be handed over to Buddhists, none from the opposition parties, be it the INC, RJD, SP or TMC have leant any voice to this demand

Revisiting Gijubhai: Pioneer of child-centric education and the caste debate

It was Krishna Kumar, the well-known educationist, who I...

Apology and Accountability: CJP files complaint with six news channels for airing misleading war clips, false terror claims in ‘Operation Sindoor’ coverage

CJP files complaints with six major news channels — Aaj Tak, India TV, News18, Times Now Navbharat, ABP News and NDTV — for airing misleading Israeli defence footage from 2021 and 2023 as Indian strikes, and falsely presenting archived combat visuals as real-time action during 'Operation Sindoor; ' News18 also misrepresented Indian educator Maulana Mohammad Iqbal as a terrorist; Poonch police refuted the claim, his family demands accountability

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

Allahabad HC grants bail in UAPA case over WhatsApp video; raises questions on overuse of stringent national security laws

Accused Savej, charged with ‘waging war’ and serious BNS offences for circulating a Pakistan-made video critical of PM Modi, released on bail; Court cites lack of criminal history, procedural lapses, and Article 21 right to speedy trial, raising concerns about misuse of stringent anti-terror provisions

Supreme Court grants six-week interim medical bail to Bhima Koregaon accused Mahesh Raut

Raut, in jail since 2018 under UAPA, secures interim relief for rheumatoid arthritis treatment; despite being granted regular bail by Bombay High Court in 2023, he remains in custody as the order has been under Supreme Court stay for two years

15-year-old Muslim teen died by suicide in Gujrat, alleged communal harassment

Saniya Ansari, a 15-year-old aspiring police officer from Ahmedabad, died by suicide after months of harassment over a house purchase, her death has sparked questions, exposing how Gujarat's Disturbed Areas Act is allegedly being misused to marginalise Muslim families

Anti-Dalit Crime: Dalit Family brutalised in Ghaziabad

A Dalit family in Masota village, Ghaziabad, was allegedly held hostage and beaten by dominant-caste men following a minor road altercation, FIR has been registered, at least six individuals have been detained so far

Supreme Court seeks states’ replies on pleas for stay of anti-conversion laws, to decide on interim stay after six weeks

CJP highlights UP’s 20-year minimum sentence and PMLA-style bail conditions, warn of “weaponisation” of laws against minorities and interfaith couples; Court directs nine States to respond within four weeks

Death in Assam’s Detention Regime: 56-year-old Bengali Muslim succumbs to cancer amid denial of release

The deceased, branded a “foreigner” despite decades-old family records, died of untreated cancer after authorities denied his release; his case adds to a grim record of deaths, rights violations, and ignored Supreme Court rebukes against Assam’s detention regime

Navratri: Communal demands mark pre-festival protest in Jabalpur

Right-wing outfits AHP–Rashtriya Bajrang Dal demands Muslim ban at Navratri garba in Jabalpur, citing ‘love jihad’, demand Aadhaar checks, warns administration of consequences if tensions escalate

ECI’s nationwide SIR plan: a ‘unified’ push, applied differentially across states

The Election Commission is stepping into a nationwide rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) with a unified goal — but state-level realities remain fractured, as Bengal revisits 2002 data, Assam ties voter rolls to citizenship, and Bihar faces Supreme Court scrutiny