Hyderabad: Every year ‘World Press Freedom Day’ is celebrated on 3 May to commemorate journalists and highlight the difficulties they face while reporting truth. Journalists require a degree of freedom, which is usually guaranteed in the constitutions of various democratic nations and in the UN’s
A.G. Noorani In its entire history, even at the best of times, press freedom in Kashmir has suffered constraints that were absent in the subcontinent. This was particularly true of the phase from 1947 to 1953 when Shaikh Mohammed Abdullah was prime minister of Jammu &
New Delhi: In yet another move to stop voices of dissent against its culture of hate mongering, India has blocked 16 Pakistan based YouTube channels. India has blocked 16 Youtube channels and different Facebook accounts alleging that these are working against the Indian content. The blocked
Uttar Pradesh: An 18-year-old nurse was found hanging from a pillar of a nursing home in Indian state Uttar Pradesh during night shift on the first day of her job. Body of the nurse was found hanging at New Jeevan Nursing Home in the Bangarmau area
Agartala: The Roman Script for Kokborok-Choba (RSKC), a conglomeration of 56 indigenous socio-cultural organisations of Tripura, have opposed the move to make Hindi a compulsory subject till Class 10 in the northeastern states. RSKC president Bikash Roy Debbarma told reporters that “RSKC is neither against Hindi
Tamil Nadu: A group of Dalit Catholics in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu held a protest march against the installation of a non-Dalit archbishop of Pondicherry-Cuddalore Archdiocese. The march was held by the Dalit Christian Liberation Movement (DCLM), whose members held banners highlighting the
New Delhi: India's western state of Maharashtra has registered 25 deaths from heatstroke since late March, the highest toll in the past five years, with more fatalities likely elsewhere in a country sweltering in temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius. Scientists have linked the early onset of
New Delhi: After Bharatiya Janata Party-led governments in four states espoused teaching the Bhagvad Gita in schools, the Uttarakhand government has announced a decision to redo its syllabus to include Hindu scriptures including the Vedas, the Gita and the Ramayana. The state’s education minister Dhan Singh
London: The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Pandemic linked with mental health issues in kids The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted
London: In an unprecedented move, the Crimson Editorial Board, a daily student newspaper of Harvard University, announced its support for Palestinian liberation. The newspaper published an editorial, “In support of boycott, divest, sanctions and a free Palestine” endorsing its support for the oppressed Palestinians. The Crimson Editorial