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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...

Karnataka: Two Private Pre-University colleges allow students to wear Hijab

Government clarified to the K’taka HC that Government Order of February 5, won’t apply to private or minority colleges

Case registered against Saiyada Khatoon, newly elected MLA of Domariyaganj

However, it is not yet known if any case has been registered against ex-MLA Raghavendra Pratap Singh of the BJP who is a serial hate offender

CJP Impact: Hate offender Deepak Sharma’s account suspended by Twitter

CJP was one of the first to flag his profile to the NHRC in 2018; Sharma continues to have a Facebook page

Assembly Election Exit Polls: Will media pundits be proved wrong again?

While most predict that the BJP will comfortably retain control over UP and Uttarakhand, the silence factor has either been ignored or misinterpreted (perhaps deliberately)

Chhattisgarh: Journalist held for writing satire copy against gov’t

Raipur based journalist Nilesh Sharma was arrested for purportedly trying to drive “a wedge between ministers”

Russian TV Staff says “no to war”,  quits on-air 

Staff of TV Rain (Dozhd) took this decision after Russian authorities suspended its operations over its coverage of the Ukraine war

Hijab ban: News media loses interest but student protests continue

Experts have time and again pointed out that students are fighting for their rights in a controversy created for political benefit

20 years after Godhra – Some reflections

Silence is not an option; we must continue to speak truth to power

South Delhi municipal school says no “religious attire” but okays turbans

The hijab row sparked by right-wing elements in Karnataka has now reached all the way to national capital Delhi

Centre excludes overseas humanities and social science courses from SC/ST scholarship

Concerned citizens write an open letter pointing out the new provision will rob several candidates of financial assistance

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