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‘Phule’: A Revolution on Screen

No other couple in human history has shown such a spirit filled with revolutionary ambition for change. That too in a stagnant society like that of India.

Striking Down Article 35A Will Open a Pandora’s Box

First Published on: August 7, 2018Article 35A as well...

Seven sisters against big brother over Citizenship Amendment Bill

There is rising internal revolt and external resistance for...

One third of UN workers say sexually harassed in past two years

The survey comes amid the wider “Me Too” movement...

Chandrashekhar Azad wants RLD’s inclusion in the SP-BSP alliance for 2019

The Dalit leader had said he would unite the...

No infiltration in India in the last 10 years says Assam BJP, reneges on 2014 stance

BJP spokespersons claimed at a press conference that the...

Social media and violation of human rights

Advancement of technology, more than benefiting masses, is becoming...

Quantifying the Holocaust: Measuring murder rates during the Nazi genocide

Even though the Holocaust is one of the best...

Indian bill to ‘protect’ trafficking victims will make sex workers less safe

Hoping to protect women from sexual exploitation, Indian lawmakers...

Pakistan releases espionage accused Indian national Hamid Ansari

The Mumbai based software engineer was held by intelligence...

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On the eve of the 168th anniversary of this heroic battle, let not the far right, Hindutva regime undermine the unique heritage of collective sacrifice

After India’s ‘limited strikes’ on Pakistan, de-escalation, restraint, diplomacy needed to avoid war

In similar highly tense situations in the past, both sides have been able to avoid war and work their way back to near normal conditions, and this can happen again

Censorship: The Wire, India’s credible news and analysis portal blocked, widespread condemnation

The Wire, founded by Siddharth Varadarajan, MK Venu and Siddharth Bhatia a decade ago, was served blocking orders by the government of India on the morning of May 9; the censorship action has been widely condemned

Not Fragile, Not Silent: SC chooses principle over punishment in response to BJP MP Dubey’s outburst, reasserts role as Constitutional check

Court underscores its strength and accountability, refusing to be baited by scandalous rhetoric while sounding alarm over communal provocation

Following executive order from government, X asked to block 8000 accounts in India

Social media platform ‘X’ (former Twitter) informed on its Global Affairs account that, “we have begun that process, however, we disagree with the government’s demands, blocking entire accounts is not only unnecessary—it amounts to censorship of both existing and future content,” X acknowledged the decision wasn’t easy but “keeping the platform accessible in India is vital to Indians' ability to access information,” X also added it had received no evidence or justification for the sweeping block order, in a controversial move, even X’s own @GlobalAffairs account was temporarily withheld in India—though later restored

Pahalgam: Voices of peace and reason in times of war

This piece written before India’s air strikes on its neighbour, Pakistan on May 7 remains relevant today

How Indian commercial media channels are using the provocative thumbnail to boost viewers and worse, provoke vicarious viewer response

Visual perception is an inherently selective process and Indian commercial television channels, faced with adverse orders from the NBDSA are now leveraging on misleading click-baits, problematic visuals and texts on the thumbnail of the video displayed: the CJP HW team asks is this a new technique to incite vicarious reactions but escape the monitoring rap and scrutiny?

Poonch Victims: Civilians as targets of shelling

Four minors fell victim to the shelling while a hymn singer, tabla player, shopkeeper and homemaker were also killed and a gurdwara was also struck and suffered damage to its wall; hasty irresponsible reportage included slurring of an innocent civilian killed as a ‘terrorist’; preliminary reportage has counted the victims in Poonch alone to be 15 though numbers are expected to rise further