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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...

Is Facebook shirking responsibility for enabling the spread of hate in India?

Recent human rights report instead lauds the platform for helping civil society

Gujarat: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind moves High Court against teaching of Bhagavad Gita in schools

The organisation argues that the resolution violates the spirit of secularism and many fundamental rights in the Constitution

Now NCERT removes passages about caste and religious discrimination from social science books

The educational body says this is done to remove “overlapping or irrelevant” content and reduce strain on students after the Covid-19 pandemic

Twitter moves Karnataka High Court against MeitY order to take down over 1,400 accounts

Twitter informs the court that they have been ordered to take down accounts without being told which specific tweets merit such an action

Zee News faces flak for allegedly airing Rahul Gandhi’s doctored byte

Congress moves NBDSA, channel sacks two employees

Haryana: DPS teacher named in teen’s suicide note to return to teach?

The deceased's mother claims that the Academic Head, who had been charged with abetment to suicide four months ago, is all set to return to her post after getting bail

IIT-Bombay to introduce caste awareness courses

As per the minorities cell, the decision came after aggrieved students recommended it

Justice Pardiwala raises concerns over personal attacks on judges via social media

The Supreme Court judge faced criticism from sundry right-wing trolls after he and Justice Surya Kant made oral observations about Nupur Sharma's role in sparking communal violence

Hate Watch: Indians reject communally polarising call to #BoycottMuslims

Right-wing groups and trolls had made communal hashtags viral, but citizens have rejected the absurd call to socially boycott an entire community

Ilyas Sharafuddin spreads communal hate, CJP moves NCM

He has painted a false picture of the teachings of Islam, made anti-Hindu comments

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