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Why did Dehradun Press Club permit an event on ‘how to save women from jihadis’?

Protests against journalists being targeted, discussions on press freedom, round-tables on state of the media – this is what you’d probably expect from events that take place at a press club.

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‘Eclipse of regional issues, implementation tricky’: What papers said on one election nod

With the Union cabinet approving the push for ‘one nation, one election’, there is a political war of words and many questions loom over the way ahead.

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Speculation and sensationalism: Telugu media’s outrageous coverage of Jani Master rape case

Telugu actor Jhansi’s visibly irritated tone wasn’t lost on the reporters covering the September 17 press meet. She was angry with the media’s coverage of the sexual assault case involving choreographer Shaik Jani Basha, popularly known as Jani Master. “You reported on the woman’s real life as if it were…

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Bihar journalist’s BBC documentary exposes systemic rot of female infanticide over 30 years

By the time journalist Amitabh Parashar is introduced in the BBC documentary, The Midwife’s Confession, the audience is invested in his journey.

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No varsity in Nuh despite locals’ demand, govt proposal, 7 years of Aspirational Districts Programme

In 2018, the Niti Aayog identified Haryana’s Nuh as one of the most backward districts in the country and added it to the Aspirational Districts Programme. But seven years on, little has changed in the district’s economy and educational infrastructure.

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मेवात की सालों पुरानी मांग: ‘बच्चे पढ़ेंगे नहीं तो विकास कैसे होगा'

साल 2018 में नीति आयोग ने अपनी एक रिपोर्ट में बताया था कि नूंह भारत का सबसे पिछड़ा जिला है. जिसके बाद यहां के पिछड़ेपन को दूर करने के लिए इसे आकांक्षी जिले में शामिल किया गया. ग्रामीणों की मानें तो आकांक्षी जिले में शामिल होने के बावजूद भी आर्थिक…

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‘Took time to pick up the pieces’: A trio’s struggle after ‘ULFA label’ and ‘staged’ police shooting

On December 23 last year, Dipjyoti Neog, Biswanath Borgohain, and Manuj Buragohain left their homes in Assam’s Tinsukia district for a picnic in Arunachal Pradesh, packing themselves into a Maruti 800. But it turned out to be a trip that haunts them even today.

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X suspends account of RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya

The X account of RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya has been suspended.

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Faridabad Smart City: Crores spent on paper, infrastructure in shambles

Haryana’s Faridabad – one of the 100 cities selected to be developed as a “Smart City” – received Rs 833 crore from the centre and state government under the Smart Cities Mission till February this year. Out of this, Rs 822 crore was reportedly spent on various infrastructural projects.

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फरीदाबाद स्मार्ट सिटी का सूरत-ए-हाल: करोड़ों खर्च का दावा पर जमीनी हकीकत खस्ताहाल

सत्ता में आने के बाद भारतीय जनता पार्टी की सरकार ने 100 स्मार्ट सिटी बनाने की घोषणा की. कुछ अंतराल के बाद इन शहरों के नाम घोषित होते थे. जिन शहरों के नाम इसमें आ गए वहां के लोग खुशी से झूम रहे थे. अख़बारों में खबरें छपती थी, जिसमें…

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Explained: What’s ANI vs Wikipedia legal battle all about?

ANI has lodged a lawsuit of Rs 2 crore against US-based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, for “allowing misleading, negative, and defamatory” edits on their Wikipedia page.

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‘Kashmiris have become fodder for politics’: Sajjad Lone on BJP, communalism, polls

Jammu Kashmir People’s Conference leader Sajjad Lone began his political career following in his father Abdul Ghani Lone’s footsteps of separatist politics. However, he eventually joined mainstream politics and has a strong influence in North Kashmir.

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सज्जाद लोन: “कश्मीरी बाक़ी भारत में पॉलिटिक्स का चारा बन गया है?”

जम्मू कश्मीर पीपुल्स कॉन्फ्रेंस के नेता सज्जाद लोन की इस चुनाव में उतनी चर्चा नहीं है जितनी अन्य पार्टियों के नेताओं की हो रही है. लेकिन राजनीति में कब, कौन और कितना महत्वपूर्ण हो जाएगा कहा नहीं जा सकता है. अतीत में सज्जाद लोन कश्मीर की राजनीति के एक अहम…

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The burqa paradox: Feminism’s blind spot amid patriarchal impositions

My mother was born into a traditional upper-caste, upper-middle-class family. Though her upbringing came with its share of restrictions for women, the mindset in her household was not as conservative as that of my father’s family. My father, hailing from a Peshawari lineage, grew up in a household with a…

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What’s Your Ism? Nikita Sonavane on caste origins of modern policing

What are the caste origins of words such as “rowdy” and “goonda” in the police vocabulary? Did India’s caste system help colonial anthropology? What was the role of eugenics in the creation of the country’s modern police force? How do Dalit women negotiate in the savarna-dominated judiciary? And what does…

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Ruckus outside police station, changed statements: The curious chronology of Ratlam SP’s transfer

➨ In May 2022, a local BJP leader’s nephew was booked for vandalising statues at a temple a day before Eid-ul-Fitr. Hindutva footsoldiers had tried to blame Muslims for the incident in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district.

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Women hair and makeup artists in Malayalam cinema pay the price for speaking out

Trigger warning: Mentions of sexual harassment

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Amid jobs, inflation clamour, Jammu’s Doda divided over Article 370

Jobs, inflation, and statehood have turned out to be the biggest poll issues in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, which has three assembly seats and around 60 percent Muslim population.

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डोडा: कंटीले तारों, भारी सुरक्षा और धार्मिक ध्रुवीकरण के बीच “डांस ऑफ डेमोक्रेसी”

जम्मू-कश्मीर में 10 साल बाद विधानसभा चुनाव हो रहा है. इन 10 सालों में यहां बहुत कुछ बदला है. धारा 370 के बाद कश्मीर घाटी क्षेत्र में स्थिरता आई लेकिन जम्मू के चिनाब घाटी क्षेत्र में हमले काफी हद तक बढ़ गए. इसमें सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावित जम्मू कश्मीर का डोडा…

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SC seeks UP govt’s reply on journalist Siddique Kappan’s plea to ease bail conditions

The Supreme Court has sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response to a petition filed by Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan seeking relaxation of a bail condition in a UAPA case that requires him to report to the state’s Hathras police station every Monday, Livelaw reported.

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Out-station students at Imphal’s IIIT-M beg to go home, college says campus is ‘very safe’

Fearing for their safety in strife-torn Manipur, students at Imphal’s Indian Institute of Information Technology-Manipur have written to the institute’s director asking permission to return to their home states.

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AAP announces that Atishi will be new CM of Delhi after Kejriwal’s resignation

Atishi Marlena will be the new Chief Minister of Delhi after the resignation of incumbent CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.

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Pitroda apologises to India Today reporter for ‘assault’ by Cong workers amid Rahul’s US visit

Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda has extended an apology to India Today US correspondent Rohit Sharma, who was reportedly “assaulted” by Congress workers at Dallas in Texas when he was interviewing Pitroda ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s US visit.

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‘Need for independent probe into Madhabi Buch’: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta on SEBI saga

The Hindenburg Research report alleging multiple conflicts of interest by SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch came out on August 10. Since then, many other questions have been raised about alleged improprieties. But so far, the Narendra Modi government has remained quiet on the issue, neither initiating an investigation nor action…

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भारत में अवैध रूप से प्रवेश के दौरान बांग्लादेश के चार पत्रकार गिरफ्तार

बांग्लादेश के पत्रकार मुजम्मिल बाबू, श्यामल दत्ता और महबुबूर रहमान को कथित तौर पर एक ड्राइवर के साथ उस वक्त हिरासत में लिया गया, जब वे सोमवार को मैमनसिंह में धोबौरा सीमा से अवैध रूप से भारत में प्रवेश करने की कोशिश कर रहे थे.

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