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‘Disproportionate and Politically Motivated’: Diasporic Outfits Condemn Police Raids on ‘The Wire’
As many as 21 Indian diasporic organisations from across the globe saw the raids on 'The Wire' as part of an "ongoing deterioration of journalistic and press freedoms in …
Karnataka: Pregnant Woman Dies After Being Turned Away From Hospital For Not Having Aadhaar Card
State health minister K. Sudhakar has ordered for the suspension of three nurses of the maternity ward and an on-duty doctor and has constituted a three-member committee to inquire …
A Year Since Breach of Annamayya Dam, Flood Victims Still Await the Homes They Were Promised
Houses left unconstructed, sand left uncleared from their fields and inadequate compensation are only some of the numerous complaints the residents of the affected villages have with the Andhra …
Several Journalists’ Bodies, Others Speak Out on Searches at ‘The Wire’, Its Editors’ Homes
'We call on authorities and politicians to cease the harassment,' Committee to Protect Journalists said.
The Wire’s Statement on Seizure of Electronic Devices by Delhi Police Crime Branch
The Wire's editors and staffers fully cooperated but placed on record that all devices and hard disks were seized without mentioning any hash value – a unique numerical value …
Dark Comedy in ‘Darlings’ Sheds Light on the Complex ‘Cycle of Abuse’
At its core, the film is a story of the relentlessness of hope amidst shattered dreams, and how people who are intimately connected find themselves trapped in these cycles.
‘The Bird Is Freed’: As New Twitter Owner, Elon Musk Fires CEO Parag Agarwal, 3 Other Execs
Agrawal, who was appointed Twitter's chief executive last year, had clashed with Musk publicly and privately in recent months about the takeover.
If Wife Is Asked To Do Household Work, Does Not Mean She Is Treated Like Maid: Bombay HC
The court made the observation while quashing a cruelty case filed against a man by his wife.
‘Kind Enough to Leave Minor Alive,’ MP HC Reduces Jail Term of Convict Who Raped 4-Year-Old
The incident took place on May 31, 2007, when Ram Singh, then 25 years old, had lured the girl to his tent by offering her one rupee and raped …