Gujarat Temple Invites 100 Muslims to Break Ramzan Fast, Offer Maghrib Namaz
Wasim Khan, a Muslim resident of the Dalvana village where the temple is housed, called the invitation for Hindus and Muslims to come together an “emotional moment”.
‘Woh Subah Hamin Se Ayegi’: Full Text of Speech Mahua Moitra Wasn’t Allowed to Complete
“You cannot choose the time of battle. The bugle has sounded – true citizens of our republic need to fight now, no matter what your personal and professional circumstances are.”
NFHS Data Proves ‘Population Explosion’ Is a Myth, Says NGO
The Population Foundation of India (PFI) has said that the complete set of findings from the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) “busts the myth of population explosion” in India, since the total fertility rate (TFR) now stands below the replacement level.
ICMR ‘Tailored’ COVID Findings to Meet Modi’s ‘Optimistic’ Narrative: NYT
Scientists describe a ‘culture of silence’ at ICMR, with researchers worried that they would be passed over for opportunities if they questioned their superiors.
‘Unjustified’: Experts Write to PM Modi Against Hydro Projects in Ganga Himalaya
In 2014, the Union environment ministry agreed with an expert recommendation that HEPs shouldn’t be erected in paraglacial zones.
IT Rules Flout Intl Human Rights Norms, Say UN Experts; ‘Misplaced Concern,’ Says India
Three UN Special Rapporteurs have noted that the broad phrasing of the IT Rules stand to seriously harm privacy and freedom of expression. The government has replied that it doesn’t think so.
‘Release the Bhima Koregaon 16 Immediately’: Nobel Laureates, EU MPs Write to Indian Authorities
The signatories, including Noam Chomsky and Olga Tokarczuk, sought that the temporary order to release prisoners in light of COVID-19 be applied to these political prisoners as well.
When Sardar Patel Took on the ‘Forces of Hate’ and Banned the RSS
“All their speeches were fill of communal poison,” he wrote after banning the Sangh in 1948. “As a final result of the poison, the country had to suffer the sacrifice of the invaluable life of Gandhiji.”
‘System Has Collapsed’: Global Media Minces No Words on India’s COVID Crisis
The surge in India comes at a time when the world is seeing the first signs of recovery from the yearlong crisis; it has led to renewed global focus on the image-conscious Narendra Modi government.
76 Ex-Civil Servants: GNCTD Amendment Act Deprives Delhi’s People of Elected Govt.
‘We are deeply concerned that Parliament should pass a law which appears to make a mockery of constitutional provisions and their interpretation by the Supreme Court’ – say the signatories.