Free Expression
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The spectre of hurt religious sentiments: On the courage and necessity of Salman Rushdie
He has warned us repeatedly of the dangers of exempting religion from sceptical inquiry, critique or satire, out of fear of offending believers.
Rohit Chopra
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Why we should cancel the ‘cancel culture’
We cannot move forward together if we speak separately and alone.
Dino Sossi, The Conversation
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How the pandemic has allowed governments to step up efforts to police their citizens’ thoughts
Worldwide, the cult of intolerance is growing, with the powerful seeking to silence those they disagree with.
Salil Tripathi
Trending
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Constitution does not allow preferential treatment for religious majority: SC judge BV Nagarathna
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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Interview: India’s exaggerated value and the danger of S Jaishankar’s ‘new world order’ posturing
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Political leaders in Nepal object to ‘Akhand Bharat’ mural in new Parliament
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Who was the photographer who took these dehumanising images of the Madras famine?
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Why is the Indian government at war with Twitter?
The platform’s reach in India is small. But it is critical for political communication. Not surprisingly, the government wants to control it.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Delhi: Rights event disrupted by protestors after venue officials say it’s against national interest
Activist Kavita Krishnan said it was ‘appalling that leading rights defenders cannot hold a meeting in Delhi without such obstruction’.
Scroll Staff
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Kangana Ranaut’s legal notice to journalists’ groups is an intimidation tactic without substance
The most absurd of the charges is the suggestion that the call for a conditional boycott of the actor amounts to criminal intimidation and extortion.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
Video
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Watch: Comedian parodies journalist’s responses about nanochip in Sengol, wrestlers’ medals and more
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Watch: Angry football fans heckle referee and his family, throw chair at him after their team lost
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Watch: Joe Biden trips and falls at the US Air Force Academy graduation, jokes he ‘got sandbagged’
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Watch: How DRI, Coast Guard officers recovered over 32 kg gold from under the sea in Tamil Nadu
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Watch: Rare all-white panda caught on camera at nature reserve in Sichuan, China
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‘The dream we had all agreed to dream’ has been jolted: Ten years of ‘Offence: The Hindu Case’
I said that the forces of Hindutva would make India look like Nazi Germany or Talibanist Afghanistan. The saffron brigade is doing its best to prove me right.
Salil Tripathi
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‘They laugh at me because I look funny’: What life is like for people who cannot smile
Smiling is one of the fundamental ways people communicate.
Neil Steinberg, Mosaic
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A TN man was arrested for posting abusive remarks about Modi in Facebook chat. Is this justified?
The engineer was charged under the Information Technology Act for publishing material that contains a sexually explicit act.
Vinita Govindarajan
The Reel
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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‘School of Lies’ review: An overloaded saga of secrets and trauma
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‘Mumbaikar’ review: A dated, draining exercise
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Review: In ‘Fire in the Mountains’, the enormous burden of womanhood
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Crushing the intellect: Pakistan’s war on free speech in the social media era
Facebook has agreed to remove 85% of content to respect Pakistan's crusade against 'blasphemy', paving the way to a new era of censorship on freedom of thought.
Altaf Khan, The Conversation
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Full text: 'Sing on Nahid, sing on Suhana,' says Muslim group against 'blinkered brand of Islam'
'The maulanas of Assam and the 'Mangalore Muslims' present before others the unpleasant picture of bigoted Muslims and an intolerant Islam.'
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy
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The ‘fatwa’ against Assam singer Nahid Afrin that never was
While there was a pamphlet campaign to shut down the event at which the 16-year-old was to perform, a top Assam cleric says there is no fatwa against it.
Arunabh Saikia
The Field
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Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – ‘We are not letting the two losses last week play on our minds’
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IPL 2023: MS Dhoni doing well after knee surgery, confirms CSK CEO
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Molestation, demand for sexual favours: What wrestlers alleged in FIR against Brij Bhushan Singh
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Cricket: Shweta Sehrawat to lead India ‘A’ squad at ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup 2023
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Sports world daily: Altmaier stuns Sinner at Roland Garros; Messi’s Barcelona return difficult