Henry Kissinger Dies at 100
November 30, 2023 13:46A key player in many significant global events of the 1970s, Kissinger’s legacy is deeply controversial. Some saw him as little more than a war criminal. “Dr. Henry Kissinger, a […]
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US Justice Department’s Timeline: How Indian Official ‘Plotted’ to Kill Khalistan Activists
November 30, 2023 13:05New Delhi: On Wednesday, November 29, federal prosecutors in the US filed explosive charges in a New York court which detailed how a plot to kill a US citizen who runs a pro-Khalistan […]
After 26/11 Mumbai Attacks, India Has Weaponised Economic Transactions for Mass Surveillance
November 26, 2023 19:24The tragedy in India is that an external threat to security has seen the state weaponise all forms of governance systems against its own citizens. India is rapidly digitising. There […]
The Key Promises Made by BJP and Congress to Five States in 2023 Assembly Elections
November 26, 2023 18:06In their poll manifestos, both the parties have emphasised their commitments on socio-economic issues, addressing the farmers’ crisis, women’s empowerment, LPG cylinder prices, unemployment, inflation, health, and education. New Delhi: As […]
In ‘Interest of Gender Neutrality’, Parl Panel Recommends Keeping Section 377, Criminalising Adultery
November 16, 2023 15:08New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs that was tasked to examine the three new criminal Bills has recommended that in the interest of gender neutral laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita […]
Supreme Court Circulates Interim Guidelines for Seizure of Devices
November 15, 2023 15:58New Delhi: Five renowned academics, Ram Ramaswamy, Madhava Prasad, Sujata Patel, Deepak Malghan and Mukul Kesavan petitioned the Supreme Court in 2021 to regulate the search of electronic devices by agents […]
Links of Son of Delhi Chief Secretary to Beneficiary’s Family in Land Over-Valuation Case Raise Questions
November 10, 2023 16:04New Delhi: In the very public tussle between the Narendra Modi government and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over how the national capital should be administered, Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar […]
In SC, Centre Prioritises Donor ‘Confidentiality’, ‘Privacy’ as It Defends Electoral Bonds
November 2, 2023 11:02New Delhi: The solicitor general (SG) of India Tushar Mehta on Wednesday, November 1, defended the contentious electoral bonds scheme in the Supreme Court, saying they protect the privacy of citizens […]
NewsClick: Govt Impunity Caused Seizure of as Many as 250 Devices, Paralysing Work of 90 Journalists
November 1, 2023 13:51The 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 […]
Apple Warns Top Indian Opposition Leaders, Journalists About ‘State-Sponsored’ Attack on Phone
October 31, 2023 12:44New 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 […]
Gujarat High Court Judge Apologises After Outburst in Court
October 26, 2023 11:52New 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 […]
Odisha: Is V.K. Pandian a Step Closer To Becoming Naveen Patnaik’s Successor?
October 25, 2023 10:42Though 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 […]
Ghaziabad College: Two Teachers Suspended for Asking Student to Leave Stage Over Jai Shri Ram Slogan
October 22, 2023 11:57New 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 […]
How Standards Were Created to Fit the SC’s Denial of the Right to Marry to LGBTQ People
October 22, 2023 11:43This 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 […]
Officers In Charge of CAG Reports on Ayushman Bharat Graft, Bharatmala Cost Irregularities Transferred
October 11, 2023 14:32New 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 […]
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 […]
Delhi Police Conduct Raids, Question Journalists, Commentators, Activists Over UAPA Case
October 3, 2023 14:02New 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 […]
Dev Anand, The Man Who Faced The Ups And Downs Of Life With A Smile
September 26, 2023 15:54Dev 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 […]
‘Sign of Intolerance’ Say Opposition Parties as BJD Expels Media Baron Soumya Ranjan
September 24, 2023 11:04Bhubaneswar: 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. […]
On ED Chief Sanjay Mishra’s Last Day, No Decision Yet on His Successor
September 19, 2023 14:33New 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 […]
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