Author: Dilip

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Two reportedly killed as women take part in rare protest in Afghanistan (9 June 2026)

Through vindictive edict after edict, these five years have brought an ever-escalating repression of Afghan girls and women – with far too little done by any outside authority to speak up or stand up against the most egregious denial of girls’ rights in the world today. Flora Drury & BBC Afghan Taliban police used live fire to… Read More Two reportedly killed as women take part in rare protest in Afghanistan (9 June 2026)

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How gen Z exposed India’s prime-time propaganda machine

The Cockroach movement protesters used memes, mockery and collective action to cut through mainstream media’s refusal to tackle problems plaguing the country’s politics Niha Masih Hello! Welcome to This Is India from the Guardian. I’m Niha Masih and I’ll be writing to you every week about the stories, ideas and news makers of modern India. I’ll do… Read More How gen Z exposed India’s prime-time propaganda machine

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Teaching a Lesson

How the NEP’s killing of the public university brought Gen Z out on the streets… According to the National Crime Records Bureau, student suicides have jumped eighty percent in the last decade—more than a hundred and twenty thousand over ten years—and over two thousand students die annually due to exam failures भारतीय ज्ञान परंपरा या… Read More Teaching a Lesson

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How women protesters became targets after the Jantar Mantar protest

NB: In September 23 2023, a BJP MP used filthy slurs against a Muslim MP on the floor of the house. Using foul language is permissible for the members of the ruling party. Their army of trolls uses the most filthy abuses and threats against critics of the ruling dispensation. Now they have all become very sensitive… Read More How women protesters became targets after the Jantar Mantar protest

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Focus on MPs who have criminal cases, not a 25-year-old: CJP slams Zero FIR

NB: In September 23 2023, a BJP MP used filthy slurs against a Muslim MP on the floor of the house. Using foul langiage is permissible for the members of the ruling party. Their army of trolls uses the most filthy abuses and threats against critics of the ruling dispensation. Now they have all become… Read More Focus on MPs who have criminal cases, not a 25-year-old: CJP slams Zero FIR

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Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Mental Health Crisis Deepens

Two Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide in the Past Two Days Full text of the letter “We Refuse!”  Colonel (Ret) Ann Wright, Popular Resistance Israeli High School Seniors Continue to Go to Prison Instead of Into the Israeli Military. According to a July 29, 2026 article in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, two women Israeli soldiers have died… Read More Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Mental Health Crisis Deepens

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A shrinking weapons stockpile is testing the Pentagon’s sweeping new strategy

By Pranshu Verma In a late-June meeting with more than a dozen of the nation’s top defense technology firms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an urgent message: The Pentagon needed their help to rapidly replenish America’s weapons arsenal. Outside the room, the United States was mired in a conflict with Iran that was rapidly depleting U.S.… Read More A shrinking weapons stockpile is testing the Pentagon’s sweeping new strategy

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