Suppressing Dissent
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The BJP’s increasing authoritarianism may be eroding the support it enjoyed in 2014
In politics as in sports, a team that engages in blatant bullying is eventually exposed as one that lacks both good practice and skill.
Meenakshi Ganguly
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Bihar: Professor assaulted in Motihari for Facebook comment critical of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The police have reportedly booked 12 people, including the local bureau chief of a Hindi daily.
Scroll Staff
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Anti-defection conundrum: Can voluntary resignation from a party be effected involuntarily?
JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav’s disqualification from the Rajya Sabha raises questions about how much dissent is allowed in our political system.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Journalist Nidhi Razdan quits NDTV
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II was the people’s emperor – courteous to his own and the British
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Do humble leaders create better employees? A new book answers the question after years of research
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Remembering the Gujarati lawyer who fought for Indian indentured labourers in Fiji and Mauritius
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Hyderabad’s ‘Dharna Chowk’ has become the subject of a heated agitation in the city
The Telangana chief minister is being accused of stifling dissent and fuelling clashes at the agitation spot earlier this week.
GS Radhakrishna
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Greenpeace says Indian government has cancelled its registration
The NGO said it was yet another 'clumsy tactic' by the Ministry of Home Affairs to curb free speech.
Scroll Staff
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Why Greenpeace is first on the Indian government’s chopping block
The NGO has been at the forefront of a global campaign against coal mining and coal is at the heart of the Modi government’s plan to ramp up industrial production.
Sajai Jose, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Caught on camera: Huge boulder crashes into home, narrowly missing occupant
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Watch: Aamir Khan sings ‘Aaye ho mere zindagi mein’ at a wedding in Bhopal
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Annie Wersching (1977-2023): Glimpses of some of the actor’s most memorable roles
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Watch: This teenage ventriloquist’s ‘duet’ with puppet dog is a huge hit on America's Got Talent
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Watch: David Beckham surprises 102-year-old super fan, thanks her for ‘support over the years’
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What happened to the legal action against 'Gas Wars', the book that took on the Ambanis?
The writer of the book, which is still available easily, details the events of the year gone by since legal processes were initiated.
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
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Turkey moves closer to becoming a police state
A new security law working its way through Turkey's parliament could radically reduce police impunity.
Cengiz Gunes, The Conversation