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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...
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Complimentary to Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Badshah Khan also played a crucial role in the sub-continent’s movement for sovereignty over the British and commitment to inter-faith Harmony
Kashmir: Journalist Fahad Shah arrested for FB post on Pulwama encounter
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Afghanistan: Women, Economy and Taliban
By discrimination on the basis of gender, the Taliban are violating key principles of equality laid down in Islam
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Within a span of nearly two months, the state has reported five instances of banning hijab on-campus
Maharashtra students demand cancellation of physical exams
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Karnataka police lathi-charge protesting students
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Urgent need to revive and sustain Banarasi weaving industry
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