Home Blog Page 20

Political Intolerance and Declining Academic Freedom in India (The Wire)

By Zoya Hasan Academic freedom is a central issue of concern in contemporary India. It has been one of the focal points of public debates...

Nagpur violence claims first victim: 38-year-old succumbs to injuries (Indian Express)

By Ankita Deshkar The March 17 violence that rocked Nagpur claimed its first victim Saturday when 38-year-old Irfan Ansari succumbed to injuries sustained during an...

India Falls Further in Liberal Democracy Index, at 100 of 179 Countries: V-Dem (The...

By The Wire Analysis New Delhi: According to Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), which produces the largest global dataset on democracy, India remains an “electoral autocracy”,...

‘Only the Poor Die’: Nagpur Riots Claim First Victim, Family’s Sole Breadwinner (The Quint)

'Only the Poor Die': Nagpur Riots Claim First Victim, Family's Sole Breadwinner. (Photo: PTI) By Eshwar On 17 November, while communal violence was underway in Maharashtra's Nagpur,...

15 Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Students Suspended for Protesting Sexual Harassment, Face Police Threats...

By Syed Affan On March 6, A female student, pursuing Bachelor’s in Library Science was sexually harassed by Vinay Kumar, an office assistant of the...

Dalit Couple Denied Temple Wedding in Uttarakhand, Priest Booked Under Atrocities Act (The Observer...

By The Observer Post A priest in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal has been booked under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act for refusing to allow a...

‘Cost of damages will be recovered from rioters’: Devendra Fadnavis vows strict action against...

By Ankita Deshkar Days after violence broke out in Maharashtra’s Nagpur following a call by right-wing outfits to remove Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb, Chief Minister...

Waqf vs Holi Show: CJP asks Zee News to take down its divisive debate...

By CJP Team On March 16, the Citizens for Justice and Peace has filed a complaint to Zee News for broadcasting a problematic and divisive...

Kashmiri Journalist Irfan Mehraj Completes Two Years in Jail, Press Body Demands His Release...

By The Observer Post The Journalist Federation of Kashmir (JFK) has called for the immediate release of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj, who has now spent...

Nagpur Violence: Six Accused Booked For Sedition (The Wire)

By The Wire Staff New Delhi: Following the violence in Nagpur, the Maharashtra police have booked six people on charges of sedition and spreading misinformation on...

‘Go Back To Kashmir’: Facing Hate Intimidation & Assault, Kashmiri Traders Live And Work...

By Arjumand Shaheen Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir: “Aap wapas Kashmir jao, aap yahan kaam nahi kar sakte.” (Go back to Kashmir. You cannot work in...

‘CID shouldn’t be used as weapon’: Omar says police verification in J-K will need...

By Arun Sharma The job of the Criminal Investigation Department is not to be used as a weapon, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said at the...

RSS proposes its own ‘3-language formula’, takes aim at those raising ‘North-South divide’ (Indian...

By Vikas Pathak At a time of increasing acrimony between the BJP-led Centre and Tamil Nadu over the three-language formula, the RSS has carefully manoeuvred...

LATEST POSTS

×