While multi-party, multi-faith delegations of MPs will go abroad to assert India's message of unity and secularism, government must check its domestic messaging too.

Shocking, this arrest of Prof Ali Kahn Mehbubabad, Ashoka University. Please read this post by him and ask yourself: What is anti women about this? How does this spread religious hatred or strife? And how on earth does it constitute an “Act endangering sovereignty, unity and

"Give you me a moment, would you, friend? I've never been on trial for my thoughts before." -- Abbie Hoffman when asked if he hoped to incite violence when he went for the Chicago protests (The Trial of the Chicago 7)

#EXCLUSIVE | Quoting the Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad's social media post, Preeti Choudhry asks, "Where is he anti-national and where is he insulting women? Here's what Renu W Bhatia, Chairperson of Haryana State Commission for Women, said in response. #OperationSindoor #TTP

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Dixit: None of this I can read. These women have... Court: Can you defend these articles? Dehadrai: Not for a moment could I defend some of what is said. But... Court: These kind of languages, whatever may be background, can these kind of language against women permissible in

Court Heard the Advocates. While going through the nature of the language used by the Defendant, the court was the prima facie opinion that it is not permissible in any civilised society and was about to pass interim order. However Mr. Jai Anant Dehadrai appears for the

Veiled, cloaked, pseudo, subtext, rhetoric, reductionist, co-poted, purportedly...subjective words all. #101 How select academia uses adjectives to impute motive to #Mahmudabad's post right before the #Supreme Court is due to hear his bail application👇 indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Justice Oka said he did not believe in “retirement” and wanted to work away his last day today! Alas, fate overruled him and tragically he lost his mother! While expressing deepest condolences, we would all fail in our duty if we also did not thank him from the bottom of our

“SC Court Grants Bail to Prof Mahmudabad But Endorses State Overreach in Free Speech Case. By characterising Mahmudabad’s post as “dog whistling” & sternly warning academics &students supporting him—Justice Kant echoed the coercive language of state power” frontline.thehindu.com/society/suprem…

Free speech does not only include palatable or popular opinion, but also extends to speech that provokes, unsettles, or challenges, as per #SupremeCourt's own landmark ruling. #Mahmudabad

Been over a decade for me at the SC. Every now and then(& rarely off late) comes along a judge who makes you feel this “faith” business may not be such a bad thing. Funny thing is they provide evidence to believe, faith is irrelevant then. Abhay Oka, J. is a lesson in duty.

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The FDI into India as a proportion of its gross domestic product (GDP) or the size of the Indian economy, peaked in 2008-09 at 3.48% of the GDP and has largely been falling since. In 2024-25, it was at 0.76% of the GDP. That's the level of the fall, which no one seems to be

How to derail the conversation from the core issue of deterrence to jingoist #media. Before #ArnabGoswami could, the lady touched a raw nerve. P.S. Strangely, he actually said "thankyou" JUST before the guest "switched off".

#HarvardUniversity is at the centre of a political storm that could upend the futures of nearly 7,000 international students. In an unprecedented move, the US Department of Homeland Security has revoked the university’s certification to host foreign students, a decision that has

There is no bigger dog whistle than the state looking for patriotic merit in speech and for every citizen to prove that they are patriotic. Who sets the standard, asks Pratap Bhanu Mehta, ("failing" which) "to immediately jump to legal prosecution". #Mahmudabad

3 yrs ago today, S6x07 Better Call Saul "Plan and Execution" ⚠️ proceed with caution