Tag: current affairs – India

UP govt officials ‘takeover’ non-government institution that propagates Gandhian values

Head of the Gandhi Vidya Sansthan said he had moved a petition before Allahabad High Court alleging the government action violated an earlier high court order. Piyush Srivastava Uttar Pradesh government officials and police allegedly barged into a non-government institution that propagates Gandhian values in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, and said they were… Read More UP govt officials ‘takeover’ non-government institution that propagates Gandhian values

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Modi government should keep its hands off Dr. Navsharan – J. S. Ugrahan 

Joginder Singh Ugrahan, state president of Bhartiya Kisan Union Ekta (Ugrahan), has said that Dr. Navsharan, writer, democratic rights activist, a staunch supporter of people’s struggles and the daughter of renowned playwright Late Gursharan Singh, is being targeted by the Modi government for speaking out the truth.  In continuation with series of attack on intellectuals… Read More Modi government should keep its hands off Dr. Navsharan – J. S. Ugrahan 

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Indian Union Minister’s hate speech about Muslims liable for prosecution

Bharat Bhushan Union minister of state for law and justice, Satyapal Singh Baghel, made a statement that there were very few tolerant Muslims, and even those who appear to be tolerant use it as “a mask” to stay in public life; to become governors, vice presidents and vice-chancellors. Nobody reacted; not the Opposition parties, not… Read More Indian Union Minister’s hate speech about Muslims liable for prosecution

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BJP-bin Dakshin

Mukul Kesavan To watch an election show as an anti-majoritarian spectator in the time of Narendra Modi is a traumatic business for two reasons. One, you mostly lose and two, sometimes even the ones you win, you lose. There was a moment during the Karnataka results show when the Congress’s leads dropped to a bare… Read More BJP-bin Dakshin

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The Caravan awarded Stanford University’s Shorenstein Journalism Award for 2023

This May, The Caravan’s work has been recognised by two institutes. Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center has awarded us the Shorenstein Journalism Award for 2023 for our steadfast coverage that champions accountability and media independence. “Despite intimidation and harassment from the government, The Caravan continues to document the erosion of democracy and… Read More The Caravan awarded Stanford University’s Shorenstein Journalism Award for 2023

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‘Everything is gone’: entire Indian villages burned in ethnic violence

NB: This is the result of the relentlessly divisive politics of India’s ruling establishment. They have no principle other than ‘divide and rule.’ When sections of officialdom go along with this policy, they are doing nothing less than defile the Indian Constitution. The irreparable consequences of this policy will be felt for a long time.… Read More ‘Everything is gone’: entire Indian villages burned in ethnic violence

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Rahul Gandhi Case: Gujarat से जुड़े बड़ी प्लानिंग के तार, सच आएगा सामने – Justice Loya

Some genuine investigative journalism, congratulations to this reporter Rahul Gandhi Case : Gujarat से जुड़े बड़ी प्लानिंग के तार, सच आएगा सामने | Justice Loya ************************* Apoorva Mandhani: Judge Loya’s Confidants Died Mysterious Deaths Death of Judge Loya: A critical examination of the ECG and post-mortem demonstrates the failings of the SC verdict A Family Breaks Its… Read More Rahul Gandhi Case: Gujarat से जुड़े बड़ी प्लानिंग के तार, सच आएगा सामने – Justice Loya

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Shielding governance failure will not resolve Manipur’s problems

The contentious issues of eviction of forest villages, Meiteis demanding ST status and the breakdown of talks on autonomy with the Kukis coalesced, creating an explosive situation Bharat Bhushan The volatile situation in Manipur will no doubt be brought under control by the large-scale deployment of the Army and Central paramilitary forces. However, that will… Read More Shielding governance failure will not resolve Manipur’s problems

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Apoorva Mandhani: Judge Loya’s Confidants Died Mysterious Deaths

First posted October 22, 2019 NB: This report on the deaths of Judge Loya and his two friends appeared in 2018. Our ‘free and unfettered’ media continues to ignore this matter; as it has ignored the suicide of an ex Chief Minister who alleged high-level corruption in the judiciary; and has also failed to pursue the manner in which criminal cases… Read More Apoorva Mandhani: Judge Loya’s Confidants Died Mysterious Deaths

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