Great news — “NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest invalid, orders SC; directs his release on furnishing of bail bonds”, The Hindu:
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BREAKING| Prabir Purkayastha's Arrest By Delhi Police & Remand Illegal : Supreme Court Orders NewsClick Editor's…

Congratulations, Siddharth (Varadarajan), (M.K.) Venu, Sidharth (Bhatia), Seema (Chishti) & Team. Keep the flag of independent, truth-telling, democratic, and progressive journalism flying.

In this signed letter of response he has posted on his official X (Twitter) handle, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appreciates and accepts the invitation to debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on issues that matter in this election and beyond.

The surly partisanship and prejudices of the non-independent Election Commission of India are now out in the open — read “Election Commission’s rant against Kharge breaks many standards”, A.S. Panneerselvan’s column in Frontline frontline.thehindu.com/politics/elect…

Rahul Gandhi says he is 100% ready to debate with the Prime Minister — and that he knows that the Prime Minister will not debate with him.

Is the Indian election turning? The stock markets, the benchmark indices, among other indicators, certainly suggest that it is turning. Is the I.N.D.I.A. bloc — not quite an alliance but a strategic political arrangement with built-in internal contradictions that has some of the…

Don’t miss this invitation to a civil and meaningful debate on issues that matter in this election and beyond — an invitation from three of us that has been just delivered to the PMO and to Mr Rahul Gandhi’s Office.

An informative and uplifting piece: “Tireless and uniquely generous” - by peter lalor cricketetal.substack.com/p/tireless-and…

AlfaFold 3 — hail this stunning scientific breakthrough, this leap forward in AI-powered cell biology. And hail Google DeepMind’s sharing of the free and easy-to-use research tool, the newly released AlfaFold Server, among scientists round the world for non-commercial research.…

Opinion | Journalism in India is under assault, N. Ram, The Washington Post, May 3, 2024: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

In sharp contrast to many western leaders and India’s BJP government, Bernie Sanders speaks the truth on Israel’s genocidal crimes in Gaza: instagram.com/reel/C6Mw_zcuQ…

Fact-check: You seem to have overlooked an elementary fact about Tamil Nadu: who leads the winning alliance in which the Congress is decidedly a junior partner?

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