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Can’t vilify any community through speeches, memes, cartoons: Supreme Court

Presiding over the case concerning the Netflix film title “Ghooskhor Pandat”, the Supreme Court has observed that it is “constitutionally impermissible” for any person or entity, including state and non-state actors, to "vilify or denigrate any community” through “speeches, memes, cartoons or visual arts”.

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गलगोटिया का ‘कुत्ता’ न घर का न घाट का और मोहन भागवत निकले हिंदू बचाने

दुनिया सोशल मीडिया पर बदायूं जिले का एक वायरल वीडियो देख रही है. हिंदुवादी संगठन का एक मनबढ़ गुंडा खुलेआम तीन मुस्लिम पुरुषों को थप्पड़ मार रहा है, गालियां दे रहा है. तीनों पीड़ितों का अपराध बस इतना था कि उन्होंने उस मनबढ़ गुंडे की स्कूटी को रास्ता नहीं दिया.…

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JNU V-C’s podcast remarks spark ‘chaos,’ FIR against students, and campus ‘lockdown’

On the night of February 22, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) organised a rally against “casteist remarks” made by JNU Vice Chancellor Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit in a podcast.

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‘This is dictatorship’: Inside Delhi court face-off over Youth Congress ‘shirtless conspiracy’

Today, the Delhi Police produced Youth Congress National President Uday Bhanu Chib and seven others in the Patiala House Court amid tight security in connection with their shirtless protest during the recent AI Impact Summit.

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‘Kerala is secular’: HC flags concerns over The Kerala Story 2’s portrayal of state

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday, February 24, questioned the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) over the certification granted to The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond, which has triggered outrage with its provocative portrayal of the Muslim community. The film's trailer shows the community as intending to turn India into an…

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UK must recognise militant Hindutva as a form of extremism: Report on 2022 Leicester violence

The 2022 clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the city of Leicester, England, were heavily fueled by “disinformation and misinformation”, an independent inquiry into the violence has found. The inquiry was carried out by researchers from the School of Oriental and African Studies and the London School of Economics.

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Stop press! Delhi is going through a ‘cultural renaissance’ under Rekha Gupta

Forget the 14-century Renaissance in Europe. Unbeknownst to the average Dilli-wala, the national capital is going through a “cultural renaissance” right here right now in 2026.

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From Pune to Kolkata: Political cartoonists say online reach is being cut

Political cartoonists across India are increasingly finding their work restricted on social media following legal requests from law enforcement — often without any clarity on the law invoked.

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Feb 23, 2026: Warmer air but AQI near ‘poor’ even in green zones

Warmer air may have improved the city’s air quality but it is still far from satisfactory even in greener areas.

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This is not 2017. Modi’s Israel visit risks India’s moral position, tests global standing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned two-day visit to Israel starting February 25, which will include an address to the Knesset, comes at a moment of extraordinary international scrutiny for the Israeli government. Far from being a routine diplomatic engagement, the trip risks being read globally as a political endorsement of…

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1 in 4 tap water samples fail tests. 3 in 4 households drink it untreated

One in four water samples collected from India’s household tap connections did not meet microbiological standards, according to a 2024 assessment of the Jal Jeevan Mission. While 76 percent of samples passed laboratory tests, 24 percent did not, according to the Ministry of Jal Shakti’s national report.

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From ‘Food Jihad’ to ‘Love Jihad’: Rise of communal content online

If this is what they call journalism, we should probably pack up and go home.

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South Central 63: TNM turns 12 and here is how we got this far

The News Minute turns 12 on February 21, and to commemorate, in this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna bring together the old and new team of TNM. The group goes over how TNM started – a one-room venture with an intern and one reporter, and traces…

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Are India’s art fairs just glittery distractions or can they actually redefine a city?

In India’s urban landscapes of decay – where the state has normalised 1000 AQI pollution for over 20 years, fails to manage toxin-leaching waste mountains, and aggressively gulps down public land – what bearing can art and culture have on a city’s defining criteria?

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The Guardian, Outlook, and the elite delusion of ‘reading for pleasure’

Despite the proliferation of hundreds of literature festivals across the country, The Guardian published a piece arguing that Indians don't read for pleasure, which generated significant controversy. Some wrote rebuttals; some expressed their opinions on their social media, like Facebook, X, and every other platform possible, dismissing the piece as…

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Galgotias: Who’s really to blame? And what India’s AI summit got right

My six can be your nine.

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TV Newsance 333 | The Galgotiyapa of TV news

This week on TV Newsance, one university dominated the headlines: Galgotias University! Not because of a groundbreaking invention, but because a robotic dog they claimed to have developed on campus turned out to be a commercially available model from a Chinese robotics company.

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Hafta Letters: On ‘insensitivity’ of NL hosts, app issues, and advice for RaGa

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Tamil Nadu’s Lavanya case: Communal narrative vs evidence

Four years ago, a teenager in Tamil Nadu was dying.

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From banned to behemoth: Unpacking the 100-year legacy of the RSS

In an era of high-octane Bollywood hagiographies – the latest example being Shatak featuring Ajay Devgn – and endorsements from film celebrities, the RSS is often presented through the lens of “selfless service”. But behind the nostalgia of khaki knickers and nationalist fervour lies a complex, century-old evolution.

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Kerala Story 2: Why propaganda needs to be opposed with more than just humour

Offense, packaged as jokes, memes and serious discourse, was loudly and clearly expressed within minutes of the release of the trailer for The Kerala Story 2. Almost three years ago, its prequel had demonised the southern state and gone on to win the National Award for 2023. If part one had painted…

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Modi’s ‘guarantee’, Gupta’s ‘priorities’: A year on, Delhi women wait for their Rs 2,500

It has been a year since Rekha Gupta took oath as chief minister, but the women of Delhi have not received the Rs 2,500 they were promised every month.

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What’s common between juice, weddings, QR codes? Jihad, if you watch enough TV

Gather around. It’s primetime, where nuance goes to die. Planning a wedding? Cue “Mehandi Jihad”. Scanning a QR code? “QR Jihad”. Down with the flu? “Virus Jihad”. Craving mango juice? “Juice Jihad”. A train derails? “Rail Jihad”.

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The making of Galgotias: An expansion powered by land deals and media blitz

A Chinese robodog dressed up as indigenous innovation. Students going viral outside the Congress headquarters in 2024, unable to explain the protest they were part of. For Galgotias University, spectacle has a way of recurring.

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‘Aaj jail, kal bail’: Tracking 30+ FIRs against Pinki Chaudhary

Just days after his arrest for distributing swords in the name of “self-defence of Hindus”, Hindu Raksha Dal president Pinki Chaudhary was out on bail. Within hours, he was back on camera, warning that his “warriors” would “straighten up” Deepak Kumar – dubbed “Mohammad Deepak” after a viral video in…

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