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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

How long will Dalits and Adivasis students succumb to violent caste discrimination before effective measures are created?

In this legal resource, CJP examines the failing guidelines put in place at educational institutions and the continuing culture of caste-based discrimination

Fake News Regarding Situation of Migrant Workers in Tamil Nadu Being Made Viral

One such piece of fake news was attributed to the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran. As per the paper clip, on March 2, the newspaper, in its Lucknow edition, reported that "Hindi-speaking labourers were being killed in Tamil Nadu."

Systematic Entrenched Caste Discrimination in IITs is depriving young students right to dignity and life: PUCL

Representation ImagePUCL Maharashtra has issued a statement expressing distress...

NBDA condemns attack by SFI activists and police search of Malayalam news channel Asianet

New Delhi: March 6, 2023: News Broadcasters & Digital Association...

What Indian Media Didn’t Tell Us About Faiz Festival in Lahore

Javed Akhtar’s remarks at the event are significant, but not more than the progressive environment the fair provides.

TV Journalist Shot Twice in UP’s Jaunpur District

Journalist Devendra Khare alleged that BJP district president Pushpraj Singh’s brother Rituraj was pressuring him not report an attack involving him and his father.

Manusmriti fellowship? Join Benaras Hindu University (BHU)!

The casteist and sectarian text, Manusmriti is controversial for its endorsement of caste system and women's subjugation; Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar had burnt the text in protest at the Mahad convention on December 25, 1927.

#BadSources – How Indian news agency ANI quoted sources that do not exist – EU DisinfoLab

Media management or suppression has been the hallmark of the Modi regime; this detailed investigation by EU’s DisinfoLab unravels the fake news generated by ANI

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Pradip Prabhu, who brought hope to the oppressed, is no more

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