Can you imagine a young activist spending 4 years in jail for simply advocating that "we won't respond to hate with hate but with love"? Umar Khalid’s imprisonment is a stark reminder of the cost of speaking truth to power. #UmarKhalid4YearsInJail #4YearsOfInjustice

Listen to the full speech Umar Khalid gave in Amaravati, on the basis of which Delhi Police arrested him, and decide for yourself. What was his crime? youtu.be/lgKcDC9wHwo?fe… #UmarKhalid4YearsInJail #4YearsOfInjustice

Join us on 17th September 2024 from 3 PM to 7 PM at , the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi for event: "Curtailed Freedoms: A Travesty of Justice." This event marks 4 years of Umar Khalid's imprisonment and highlights the struggle for the release of all political prisoners.

"What is the son of a South Indian Brahmin father and a Islamic Sufi mother known as sir?" A Brahmin? A Muslim? A Hindu? A What? "Nothing can describe my Son, other than as INDIAN" - #SitaramYechury

The official X handle of BJP Delhi recently tweeted that Rahul Gandhi had said Congress would scrap reservation. This is false. What did Rahul actually say? Find out:

Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong in this vanity project. Only 12 out of 20 cheetahs survive. Why was this done in the first place? Please read this piece by wildlife expert Ravi Chellam in @thehindu

The EVM debate has run its course. EVMs need small fixes, let’s develop consensus about these and move on. The real problem isn’t the machines, but the vast inequality in media coverage, financial resources, and state power. We must focus on addressing these if we care about fair

The latest in bride hunting in #Punjab is IELTS scores. It opens the floodgates to marriage proposals, finds Anuj Behal in this fantastic piece. frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/…

Revisit Kalpana Sharma's report on how ‘Bulldozer’ reportage shows how little India cares for urban poor. newslaundry.com/2022/04/28/law…

What happens in cosmopolitan cities that our privilege won’t let us see?

Umar Khalid and other accused individuals in Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case have their bail pleas pending before a Bench led by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait in Delhi High Court. On the basis of some unknown fresh material, Justice Kait’s elevation as Chief Justice of J&K High

Watch: Important interview of Justice Hima Kohli. “Judges should not bring their religiousity into public domain. They should remain focused on the Constitution & its founding ideals.”

A different and important report on the #RGKarProtest brings out the voices of women doctors, and the fact that the rape of a woman, who was also a doctor, has somehow been lost in the discussions. Do read. @thehindu

Beautiful piece. Makes you want to run out and buy all Khoury's books Gautam Bhatia

The Indian media has now become so used to not questioning that it is unrealistic to expect a change even if the June results do provide a small window. And ultimately the burden of questioning, falls on independent digital platforms. ✍️Kalpana Sharma newslaundry.com/2024/09/19/win…

"I am writing this because he is no longer alive to defend himself—not that he would have bothered to, because he believed the record spoke for itself".

We have seen a lot in the last one decade of Modi but a sitting High Court judge in his own court calling Muslim area as ‘Pakistan’ is a new low. Imagine such communal people are in positions of power and they have the responsibility to deliver justice.

No outrage, no protest and no debates in the Indian mainstream media.

Despite the BJP's reduced majority and reliance on coalition partners, the first 100 days of Modi's latest term show little deviation from past practices. Media control remains a government priority. ✍️Kalpana Sharma newslaundry.com/2024/09/19/win…

Finally!