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NewsClick: Govt Impunity Caused Seizure of as Many as 250 Devices, Paralysing Work of 90 Journalists

November 1, 2023 13:51

The raids on journalists associated with NewsClick have resulted in the Delhi police’s Special Cell filing a case against only two members – founder-editor Prabir Purakayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty – of the New Delhi-based news portal, but may have succeeded in paralysing the workflow of over 90 scribes. The Special Cell seized around 250 electronic devices, including […]

Apple Warns Top Indian Opposition Leaders, Journalists About ‘State-Sponsored’ Attack on Phone

October 31, 2023 12:44

New Delhi: Multiple top leaders of India’s opposition parties and at least three journalists have received a notification from Apple, saying that “Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID ….” Here are the people confirmed to have been notified by Apple […]

Gujarat High Court Judge Apologises After Outburst in Court

October 26, 2023 11:52

New Delhi: Justice Biren Vaishnav of the Gujarat High Court apologised to his puisne judge, Justice Mauna Bhatt in open court on Wednesday (October 25), days after he had an outburst in open court and walked out. “What happened on Monday, shouldn’t have happened. I was wrong. I am sorry for that. We begin a new […]

Odisha: Is V.K. Pandian a Step Closer To Becoming Naveen Patnaik’s Successor?

October 25, 2023 10:42

Though not made a functionary of the ruling Biju Janata Dal yet, there is little to doubt that the former bureaucrat will hereafter publicly dabble in politics. Odisha has more than 200 serving IAS officers, but it is only one of them who is hogging all the headlines. Ever since the news broke late Monday […]

Ghaziabad College: Two Teachers Suspended for Asking Student to Leave Stage Over Jai Shri Ram Slogan

October 22, 2023 11:57

New Delhi: Two faculty members of an engineering college from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh have been suspended for asking a student to step down from the stage after he greeted the audience during a student induction ceremony with a loud ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan. Over the years, the religious slogan has gained political connotations with […]

How Standards Were Created to Fit the SC’s Denial of the Right to Marry to LGBTQ People

October 22, 2023 11:43

This is the first in a series of pieces on the Supreme Court’s marriage equality judgment. This week, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty v. Union of India, accepting the existence of the manifold disadvantages faced by non-heterosexual couples, while simultaneously refusing to express such disadvantages in the language of constitutional […]

Officers In Charge of CAG Reports on Ayushman Bharat Graft, Bharatmala Cost Irregularities Transferred

October 11, 2023 14:32

New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has transferred officers, including three who were coincidentally involved with and in charge of two of the twelve key audit reports that were presented in parliament during the monsoon session. These twelve CAG reports revealed corruption and irregularities in the functioning of several Union government ministries and departments. […]

Terrorising Journalism

October 4, 2023 14:55

‘Raiding’ an entire media organization and snatching the electronic devices of journalists without due process is a bad omen for a free press but a worse signal for the continuation of democracy. The arrest of Newsclick editor Prabir Purkayastha and the head of the portal’s HR department, Amit Chakravarty on terrorism charges has pushed the Modi government’s […]

Delhi Police Conduct Raids, Question Journalists, Commentators, Activists Over UAPA Case

October 3, 2023 14:02

New Delhi: In early morning raids on homes of several journalists and commentators associated with the news outlet Newsclick, Delhi police has started interrogations in matters “related to terror links” in a case involving the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The Wire has learned that the raids are in connection with FIR number 224/2023. This case was […]

Dev Anand, The Man Who Faced The Ups And Downs Of Life With A Smile

September 26, 2023 15:54

Dev Anand, who was the first hero who projected the modernity that a newly independent nation looked forward to, would have been 100 today. In the 1950s, India looked to Jawaharlal Nehru to lead it to a new future. Millions migrated to the cities, which promised jobs, incomes and a life which shed the baggage […]

‘Sign of Intolerance’ Say Opposition Parties as BJD Expels Media Baron Soumya Ranjan

September 24, 2023 11:04

Bhubaneswar: Political temperature in Odisha has shot up with the expulsion of media baron and Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday, September 21. Though chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik also expelled Remuna MLA Sudhansu Sekhar Parida for indulging in “anti-people” activities, the focus was clearly on […]

On ED Chief Sanjay Mishra’s Last Day, No Decision Yet on His Successor

September 19, 2023 14:33

New Delhi: Today is the last day in the term of Enforcement Directorate director Sanjay K. Mishra, who many extensions created a controversy for the Union government. Though the Supreme Court had earlier held Mishra’s extension to be “illegal”, it later allowed him to continue till September 15 “taking into consideration the larger public interest”. The […]

In Combating Drug Trafficking, Knowing the Enemy Is the First Step

September 13, 2023 14:58

Around the world, narcotics trafficking has been found to be the most resilient and adaptive crime. In India, too, the pattern of narcotics trade and consumption has broadened into a bewildering kaleidoscope, manifesting itself in heightened organised crime, a narco-terror nexus and an exponential rise in substance abuse. Unravelling the proportions of the narco trade […]

Share of Students Among Suicide Victims in India Grew 70% Over Past Decade, NCRB Data Shows

September 11, 2023 15:23

New Delhi: The number of students who committed suicide in India rose by 70% between 2011 and 2021, Moneycontrol reported. Today (September 10) is World Suicide Prevention Day. In India, its observance comes just days after coaching centre hub Kota recorded its highest number of student suicides since 2015 and two Dalit students at IIT Delhi committed suicide within two months. Data […]

G20’s New Delhi Declaration Released: Consensus Text Backs ‘Sovereignty’ in Ukraine War

September 9, 2023 17:10

New Delhi: A day before the end of summit, G20 members reached a compromise over the language over the Ukraine war, to allow for the release of a joint communique at the end of the summit, with India proposing a new text overnight which has led to a consensus. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he wanted to convey the “good news” […]

Political Power Has Brokered Peace in the Gujarat Murals Row. But How Long Will it Last?

September 7, 2023 16:09

Lately, sanatan dharma has become a rallying point for more than one reason. When the national media was busy with the aftershocks of Udhayanidhi Stalin’s statement of eradicating sanatan dharma, another controversy related to sanatan dharma was raging in Gujarat. The core issue was a mural in a Swaminarayan temple at Salangpur in Saurashtra, in which Hanuman was […]

RBI Refused Govt’s Push to Transfer Rs 3 Lakh Crore in 2018 Ahead of General Election: Viral Acharya

September 6, 2023 14:49

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) refused the government’s proposal to extract Rs 2-3 lakh crore from its balance sheet in 2018 for pre-election expenditure ahead of Lok Sabha polls in the following year, former central bank deputy governor Viral Acharya said in a new prelude to his book, Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India. According […]

Caste Census, Privacy and the Control of Social Information

September 6, 2023 12:40

India is rapidly digitising. There are good things and bad, speed-bumps on the way and caveats to be mindful of. The weekly column Terminal focuses on all that is connected and is not – on digital issues, policy, ideas and themes dominating the conversation in India and the world. At the Internet Freedom Foundation’s Annual privacy conference […]

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Plans To Demolish Iconic Sardar Patel Stadium: Report

September 4, 2023 14:46

New Delhi: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is planning to demolish the city’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) Stadium, the Ahmedabad Mirror has reported, quoting an unnamed senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The SVP stadium is not to be confused with Ahmedabad’s more popular Narendra Modi Stadium, which was formerly known as the Sardar Patel Stadium and colloquially as […]

‘One Nation, One Election’, Fourth Committee

September 2, 2023 14:36

New Delhi: Union minister for parliamentary affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday, September 1, said that a committee has been formed to examine the possibility of a system of “One Nation, One Election”, under which simultaneous elections would be held for the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The idea of simultaneous elections is not new and has […]

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