(The Wire) Israeli reporter for the New York Times says India's contract allows its intelligence agencies to target up to 50 phones simultaneously with spyware attack.
Read More »Article: Insults, Isolation, Broken Friendships: Dalit Students Open Up on Caste Discrimination in US
(The Wire) The inclusion of caste in its anti-discrimination policy by the California State Universities is as a major triumph for activists.
Read More »Article: Hamid Ansari, a man with indefatigable hope and courage to speak the truth
(The Wire) The former vice president of India is now under attack from leaders of the ruling party for defending the fundamental values embodied by the Constitution.
Read More »Feature: J&K Police affidavit shows Army made contradictory claim on Hyderpora ‘encounter’ intelligence
(The Wire) In a tweet, the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps had claimed that the joint operation was carried out on intelligence inputs of J&K Police. Police say it was the Army’s 2nd Rashtriya Rifles which gave intelligence inputs.
Read More »Article: Yogi’s report card: Five years of crumbling health infrastructure
Arshi Qureshi According to the fourth edition of the Niti Aayog’s State Health Index (2019-20), Uttar Pradesh ranked first out of 19 large states, with year-on-year incremental performance in health outcomes and overall status. In December 2021 – Rajiv Kumar, the chairman of the NITI Aayog, congratulated Uttar Pradesh Chief …
Read More »Feature: Sharjeel Imam completes two years in prison
Maktoob Media 28 January 2022 marks the two years of incarceration of Sharjeel Imam, a research student at Jawaharlal Nehru University and one of the country’s rights defenders who were targeted by the Hindu nationalist BJP government for their disagreements and dissents. In January 2020, during the historic agitation against …
Read More »Article: Kashmir policy to counter Indian atrocities in IIOJK
Dr Muhammad Khan Kashmir, not the Kashmiris, is what India wants in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). At the time of operationalization of its Constitution in January 1950, India tried to entice Kashmiris of IIOJK through Article 370 (a special status), later reinforced through Article 35-A in 1954. …
Read More »Article: Inside India’s Clubhouse of Islamophobia
Mohammad Asif Khan Clubhouse started as an app for social interaction through live audio, but now it’s a breeding ground for communal hatred and Islamophobia in India. The Clubhouse app gives Hindutva factions an open platform to spread hatred against minorities, particularly Muslims. Popular Clubhouse groups such as “Hind Hindu …
Read More »Feature: 90 days in jail, for cheering cricket
Bhat Yasir After the Indian cricket team lost in the T20 World Cup match to Pakistan last October, three Kashmiri students in Agra Showket, Arsheed Yusuf, and Iniyat Altaf were accused of celebrating the win of the Pakistan cricket team, following with the three were suspended by college authorities. After …
Read More »Article: America’s simmering Hindutva extremism problem
CJ Werleman The Biden administration, whether aware or not, is aiding and abetting the reach and influence of Hindu nationalist groups through associated charity organisations. After nearly a full month of domestic and international pressure, Yati Narsinghanand, one of the Hindu extremists who organised an event in Haridwar, India, that …
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