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उमर अब्दुल्ला: “बीजेपी ने जम्मू में आतंकवाद का नया फ्रंट खोल दिया है”

जम्मू-कश्मीर की सियासत में लंबे वक्त तक अहम भूमिका निभाने वाली नेशनल कॉन्फ़्रेंस के नेता उमर अब्दुल्ला एक बार फिर चुनावी मैदान में हैं. उनकी कई पहचान और उपलब्धियां हैं. वे प्रदेश के सबसे कम उम्र के मुख्यमंत्री होने के अलावा केंद्र में मंत्री भी रह चुके हैं.

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अलविदा कॉमरेड: राजनीतिक उथल-पुथल के बीच लेफ्ट को सक्रिय बनाए रखने वाले सीताराम येचुरी

सीताराम येचुरी के जीवन के अनेक पहलू हैं. हालांकि, उनके जीवन का सबसे खास पहलू है वामपंथ और भारत की मुख्य धारा की राजनीति के बीच कड़ी की तरह उनकी राजनीतिक मौजूदगी. एक सिद्धांतवादी और मार्क्सवादी विचारक के तौर पर उन्होंने कभी भी अपनी प्रतिष्ठा और गंभीरता के साथ समझौता…

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‘Mewat ruined by BJP’: Congress’s Aftab Ahmed on development, politics, cow vigilantism

Aftab Ahmed, Congress’s Nuh MLA, is set to contest the assembly polls again in a tough triangular fight against the BJP’s Sanjay Singh, the incumbent MLA from Sohna, and INLD’s Zakir Hussain. The deputy leader of the state assembly and former state transport minister has accused the BJP of halting…

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आफताब अहमद: बीजेपी ने मेवात में कांग्रेस के किए विकास को भी बर्बाद कर दिया

हरियाणा में 5 अक्टूबर को विधानसभा चुनाव होने हैं. बीते दस सालों से यहां भारतीय जनता पार्टी की सरकार है. तीसरी बार सत्ता में वापसी करने के लिए जहां बीजेपी दांव लगा रही है, वहीं कांग्रेस दस सालों का राजनीतिक वनवास काटकर सत्ता में वापसी के लिए जोर लगा रही…

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Window of hope, yet little changed in media accountability in Modi 3.0

Since June this year, when the general election results significantly reduced the strength of the BJP in the Lok Sabha, the optimists believed that a party dependent on its coalition partners, even if it continues to be led by Narendra Modi, would be different. That the visible authoritarian tendencies of…

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The question of clothing: No, Muslim women still do not need saving

Last week, in an essay published in Newslaundry, writer Noamankhan Pathan drew upon his mother’s experience as being indirectly or directly forced to adopt the burqa upon her marriage, and the resulting disjunction between her desires and the injunctions placed upon her. He also argued that a prevailing culture of…

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‘What are men fearing?’ Kavitha Lankesh on pushback over PoSH committee in Kannada film industry

In the aftermath of the Hema Committee report that exposed widespread sexual harassment in the Malayalam film industry, women’s bodies in other film industries have demanded that similar committees be established to address the issue of women’s workplace safety.

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Emergency film release stalled to avoid impact on BJP poll prospects: Zee to Bombay HC

Zee Entertainment, the co-producer of Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency, has told the Bombay High Court that the censor clearance is being delayed because the BJP is sceptical that the film may affect its prospects in the upcoming Haryana elections, Bar and Bench reported.

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एक और चुनावी शो: धारा 370, बेरोजगारी और 10 साल बाद चुनाव पर कश्मीर के युवा

जम्मू कश्मीर की राजनीति में वहां के युवाओं की अहम भूमिका है. ‘एक और चुनावी शो’ के सफर में हमने इस बार युवाओं और छात्रों के मन की बात टटोलने की कोशिश की. इसके लिए हमने कश्मीर यूनिवर्सिटी के विधि,पत्रकारिता और मनोविज्ञान संकाय के छात्रों से बातचीत की.

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‘Things have deteriorated’: Kashmiri youth on political stability, jobs, Article 370

In the decade since the last assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the region’s political landscape has undergone a major shift – marked by the abrogation of Article 370, the bifurcation of Ladakh and JK, extensive lockdown, the house arrest of its heavyweight leaders, and the emergence of a new…

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Why did Dehradun Press Club permit an event on ‘how to save women from jihadis’?

Protests against journalists being targeted, discussions on press freedom, round-tables on state of the media – this is what you’d probably expect from events that take place at a press club.

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‘Eclipse of regional issues, implementation tricky’: What papers said on one election nod

With the Union cabinet approving the push for ‘one nation, one election’, there is a political war of words and many questions loom over the way ahead.

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Speculation and sensationalism: Telugu media’s outrageous coverage of Jani Master rape case

Telugu actor Jhansi’s visibly irritated tone wasn’t lost on the reporters covering the September 17 press meet. She was angry with the media’s coverage of the sexual assault case involving choreographer Shaik Jani Basha, popularly known as Jani Master. “You reported on the woman’s real life as if it were…

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Bihar journalist’s BBC documentary exposes systemic rot of female infanticide over 30 years

By the time journalist Amitabh Parashar is introduced in the BBC documentary, The Midwife’s Confession, the audience is invested in his journey.

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No varsity in Nuh despite locals’ demand, govt proposal, 7 years of Aspirational Districts Programme

In 2018, the Niti Aayog identified Haryana’s Nuh as one of the most backward districts in the country and added it to the Aspirational Districts Programme. But seven years on, little has changed in the district’s economy and educational infrastructure.

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मेवात की सालों पुरानी मांग: ‘बच्चे पढ़ेंगे नहीं तो विकास कैसे होगा'

साल 2018 में नीति आयोग ने अपनी एक रिपोर्ट में बताया था कि नूंह भारत का सबसे पिछड़ा जिला है. जिसके बाद यहां के पिछड़ेपन को दूर करने के लिए इसे आकांक्षी जिले में शामिल किया गया. ग्रामीणों की मानें तो आकांक्षी जिले में शामिल होने के बावजूद भी आर्थिक…

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‘Took time to pick up the pieces’: A trio’s struggle after ‘ULFA label’ and ‘staged’ police shooting

On December 23 last year, Dipjyoti Neog, Biswanath Borgohain, and Manuj Buragohain left their homes in Assam’s Tinsukia district for a picnic in Arunachal Pradesh, packing themselves into a Maruti 800. But it turned out to be a trip that haunts them even today.

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The X account of RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya has been suspended.

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Faridabad Smart City: Crores spent on paper, infrastructure in shambles

Haryana’s Faridabad – one of the 100 cities selected to be developed as a “Smart City” – received Rs 833 crore from the centre and state government under the Smart Cities Mission till February this year. Out of this, Rs 822 crore was reportedly spent on various infrastructural projects.

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फरीदाबाद स्मार्ट सिटी का सूरत-ए-हाल: करोड़ों खर्च का दावा पर जमीनी हकीकत खस्ताहाल

सत्ता में आने के बाद भारतीय जनता पार्टी की सरकार ने 100 स्मार्ट सिटी बनाने की घोषणा की. कुछ अंतराल के बाद इन शहरों के नाम घोषित होते थे. जिन शहरों के नाम इसमें आ गए वहां के लोग खुशी से झूम रहे थे. अख़बारों में खबरें छपती थी, जिसमें…

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Explained: What’s ANI vs Wikipedia legal battle all about?

ANI has lodged a lawsuit of Rs 2 crore against US-based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, for “allowing misleading, negative, and defamatory” edits on their Wikipedia page.

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‘Kashmiris have become fodder for politics’: Sajjad Lone on BJP, communalism, polls

Jammu Kashmir People’s Conference leader Sajjad Lone began his political career following in his father Abdul Ghani Lone’s footsteps of separatist politics. However, he eventually joined mainstream politics and has a strong influence in North Kashmir.

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सज्जाद लोन: “कश्मीरी बाक़ी भारत में पॉलिटिक्स का चारा बन गया है?”

जम्मू कश्मीर पीपुल्स कॉन्फ्रेंस के नेता सज्जाद लोन की इस चुनाव में उतनी चर्चा नहीं है जितनी अन्य पार्टियों के नेताओं की हो रही है. लेकिन राजनीति में कब, कौन और कितना महत्वपूर्ण हो जाएगा कहा नहीं जा सकता है. अतीत में सज्जाद लोन कश्मीर की राजनीति के एक अहम…

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The burqa paradox: Feminism’s blind spot amid patriarchal impositions

My mother was born into a traditional upper-caste, upper-middle-class family. Though her upbringing came with its share of restrictions for women, the mindset in her household was not as conservative as that of my father’s family. My father, hailing from a Peshawari lineage, grew up in a household with a…

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What’s Your Ism? Nikita Sonavane on caste origins of modern policing

What are the caste origins of words such as “rowdy” and “goonda” in the police vocabulary? Did India’s caste system help colonial anthropology? What was the role of eugenics in the creation of the country’s modern police force? How do Dalit women negotiate in the savarna-dominated judiciary? And what does…

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