Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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Kerala: Church justifies screening of Adult film ‘The Kerala Story’ for minors; reignites Islamophobic bogey ‘Love Jihad’

Protests surrounding the Hindutva propaganda movie, 'The Kerala Story', resurfaced after the movie was screened by a church, which also organized a class on one of its Islamophobic themes,...

34 crore blood money: Thousands join fundraiser to save Kerala man from death row in Saudi

Thousands have joined a Mother in Kerala’s Kozhikode in a last bid to save her son from being...

Analysing dip in Academic Freedom Index: Who takes the deepest plunge?

Dr. Shirin Akhter, Dr. Vijender Singh Chauhan The recent revelation on the Academic Freedom Index (AFI) shows that academic...

Election 2024: Samajwadi Party’s internal chaos might open a window for AIMIM in UP’s Meerut

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a joint rally alongside the NDA's new partner, Jayant Chaudhary’s...

Representation, reservation, caste census: Ashoka University students’ battle for social justice

Slogans of “Brhamanwaad, Baniyawaad Murdabad”, echoed at the Ashoka University (AU) campus on March 22 as a part...

Why do thousands participate daily in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra?

: People participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra to support issues like inflation and unemployment being raised by Rahul Gandhi. Many join as they have realized Narendra Modi has fooled the nation in the name of development.

Making ‘fake fan’ accusations, critics miss football fever of Indian migrants in Qatar

"West have no clue about the rich footballing culture of South Asian countries. For them [critics], every migrant here is a construction worker, living a miserable life," Hashim told Maktoob.
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Delay of exam results, Mismanagement of funds; CAG report reprehends Kerala University

In spite of the delayed publication of results leaving many to lose their hopes for higher education in this academic year, the discrepancies regarding the administration of  Kerala university remain yet to be addressed.

RSS member accused of con Hindu farmers by pushing Islamophobia in MP

Khargone town of Madhya Pradesh which witnessed anti-Muslim violence in April this year once again became headlines after a decades-old scam using Islamophobia gets exposed. Two foundations, namely Prakash...
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In pictures | One year of longing in Kashmir

A year has passed since Firdausa’s eldest child was killed. In the living room, she looks at her other children, and says “I have four more children, but there is a hole in my heart that longs for him.” 

Chronic illnesses put jailed PFI founder E Abubacker’s “life at risk”

"Cancer, Parkinson, diabetes, memory loss...," Amal Thahseen tries to name chronic illnesses of his father Erappungal Abubacker, the founding chairman of Popular Front of India — a Muslim socio-political group banned by the Indian government last month.
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Property, propriety: Conscreating women’s bodies

The construction of the female body as a battleground for bigoted masculinity, a holy land that has to be guarded or invaded, depending on the religious identity of the...

“Heartbroken,” says Kashmiri photojournalist India stopped from travelling to receive Pulitzer

On 20 October, the 2022 class of Pulitzer Prize winners gathered at Columbia University's Low Library for a dinner ceremony celebrating their awards. 2021-2022 Pulitzer Prize Board Co-Chair John Daniszewski...
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Khargone violence: Muslims fined by Claims Tribunal accuse bias

"We were called every 10–15 days and whenever we went to the tribunal for the hearing, it looked as if the judge was the lawyer, fighting the case on...

What drives Indian women out of jobs?

“I feel that what we miss out on depends a lot on our gender,” says Dr Pallavi Mahajan, who is a dentist and a freelance poet based in New...
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Fabricated to take revenge: Kin protest UAPA against Muslim youth in UP with PFI links

On 29 September, around 5 pm, three officers in plain clothes arrived at the house of Abdullah Saood Ansari in summoning him to the police station for "chit-chat". When they...

Khargone: Tribunal fined Muslim boy on BJP leader’s complaint filed 4 months after violence

On 10th April 2022, Khargone city in Madhya Pradesh witnessed anti-muslim violence by Hindutva groups during Ram Navami processions which led to large-scale destruction of government and private property,...
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