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Ajaz Ashraf
BJP Does to J&K Media What Indira Gandhi did in Emergency
25 Jun 2020
The ruling party’s remembrance of the dark days of Emergency cannot conceal its role in curbing free speech.
Apurba K Baruah
Law Regulates But Politics Governs: The Sad Case of Akhil Gogoi
24 Jun 2020
This practice of re-arresting the accused in old cases, when the charge sheets could not be filed in any major charges, is an attempt at circumventing the judicial scrutiny of executive actions.
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Citing ‘Inhuman Treatment’ of 11 Activists, Brinda Karat Writes to Amit Shah, Seeks Early Bail, Jail Decongestion
21 Jun 2020
In a letter to the Home Minster, the CPI(M) leader flagged the fragile health condition of several Bhima Koregaon accused, such as Rao and Navlakha, lodged in “unhygienic” jails.
Suhit K Sen
Modi Regime’s Blame-Shifting Won’t Impress Bengal
21 Jun 2020
By denying them aid, the Centre is punishing ordinary people in states where the BJP nurses high hopes of political gains.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
WB: Assembly Polls Become Talking Point While State Struggles with Pandemic, Post-Amphan Recovery
19 Jun 2020
The BJP has launched a virtual campaign on an aggressive note with a nine point chargesheet against the TMC government, even as elections are more than 10 months away.
Satarupa Chakraborty
How a Students’ Collective is Helping Fellow Students Negotiate Tenancy Issues
19 Jun 2020
Without access to hostels, the majority of Delhi’s student population is faced with different problems, some of which have been magnified by the pandemic. The Students’ Tenant Union seeks to…
Subhash Rai
BJP Turns to Digital Politics Amid Pandemic
12 Jun 2020
What started off as an outreach programme by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its affiliates to attract diaspora Indians, has morphed into a well-oiled machinery with the emergence of social media…
Suhit K Sen
Looks Like India Flattened All the Wrong Curves
12 Jun 2020
The Centre woke up to the pandemic so late that India can now only look forward to high-velocity spread of the virus and a flailing economy.
Newsclick Team
Protest in Bengal Against Shah’s Virtual Rally and Govt’s Negligent Approach to COVID-19
10 Jun 2020
In this episode of Daily Round-up, we talk about the demonstration in W Bengal against Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah’s virtual rally ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.
Prabir Purkayastha
Amit Shah Accepts Government Failed on COVID-19, Descends to What-Aboutery
09 Jun 2020
We are now seeing a surge in new cases, with India emerging as a new global hot spot. Does the Modi government have any plans on how to contain the epidemic in its community transmission phase?