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NAPM unequivocally condemns ‘Emergency Regime’ and assault on independence of the media and all questioning elements in a democracy unacceptable 7th Nov, 2016: The National Alliance of People’s Movements unequivocally condemns the high-handedness of the BJP-led Central Govt. for its… Continue Reading →
‘There is perhaps a need to pay heed to L K Advani’s belief about an Emergency re-run,’ says Amulya Ganguli. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com This arbitrary dictatorial order must be opposed The blacking out of a television channel for a day… Continue Reading →
We strongly condemn the arbitrary and vindictive action by the Narendra Modi government, ordering the popular Hindi news broadcaster NDTV-India off the air for a twenty-four hour period. NDTV-India has been accused of violating a 2015 amendment to the… Continue Reading →
NDTV ban: Kejriwal warns channels of similar reprisals, Prashant Bhushan calls it serious attack on free speech By JKR Staff – November 3, 2016 1 Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday warned the news channels in India to take… Continue Reading →
COMMUNALISM Halting history The National Book Trust has decided to stop printing the historian Bipan Chandra’s book Communalism: A Primer. By ZIYA US SALAM THE noted historian Bipan Chandra may not be alive today, but his ghost continues to haunt… Continue Reading →
How can I insulate my art from moral policing? SWARA BHASKAR | Do note, sir, that the only work of art a policed society is able to produce (with state permission) is propaganda. Respected Mr. Pahlaj Nihalani, At the outset sir,… Continue Reading →
Stop Criticising Modi’, Tehelka Journalists Told as Crisis-Hit Magazine Stumbles Again BY AKHIL KUMAR Employees cry foul as management fails to clear three months’ salaries despite repeated assurances. More than 20 staff members were not allowed to enter the office. Senior… Continue Reading →
Text of Undelivered Late B G Deshmukh Memorial Lecture 2016 Madhav Godbole was the former Union Home Secretary and Secretary, Justice, Government of India. This is the full unedited text of the speech titled “Is India a Secular Nation?” that… Continue Reading →
The group is objecting to the title Aligarh, stating that the film — based on Professor Ramchandra Siras who was suspended from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 2010 after he was filmed having consensual sex with a man —… Continue Reading →
ORIJIT SEN LAMAT R HASAN@lamatayub |2 February 2016 In 2013, Facebook blocked the god of comics, Rob Denbleyker, for allegedly poking fun at the Crucifix. Two years later, the social networking site has blocked graphic artist and novelist Orijit Sen…. Continue Reading →