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Activist whose RTI flagged ‘Smriti Irani-linked Goa cafe’ alleges home ministry ‘witch-hunt’

A Goa-based activist has alleged that he is being targeted for taking up public interest issues against “successive governments” and for trying to point to alleged illegalities surrounding BJP leader and former minister Smriti Irani’s daughter’s cafe in Goa through RTI applications.

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What’s Your Ism? First-time MP Sasikanth Senthil on Congress-ism

What are the ways in which the Congress is changing? What do you mean by the Hindu Left? Does the focus on building a larger coalition against the BJP dilute core issues? How does it deal with ideological conflicts within the INDIA coalition?

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What’s Your Ism? Sharda Ugra on sports, BCCI, wrestlers and more

How did the entry of the BJP and Hindutva complicate the already chaotic world of Indian sport? Are cricketers by design less anti establishment than footballers?

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RG Kar Doctor murder case: FORDA announces nationwide halt of elective services on Monday

The Federation of Resident Doctors Association on Sunday announced a nationwide halt of elective services in hospitals on August 12 to show solidarity with the residents of RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Unregulated vigilante armies push Indian state of Manipur to brink of civil war

Thousands of rifles are in the hands of civilian militia who freely mobilise every night, with police and the state accused of being powerless

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BJP’s Shazia Ilmi sues India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai over ‘defamation’

BJP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi has lodged a defamation case against India Today anchor Rajdeep Sardesai over a video posted by him on social media, accusing Ilmi of “abusing” the channel’s video journalist, Bar and Bench reported.

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From Manipur silence to ‘love jihad’ remarks: 5 gems from Rekha Sharma’s tenure as NCW chief

When Rekha Sharma joined the National Commission for Women as a member in 2015, she was winding up a political role as the BJP’s state media in-charge in Haryana. As she wraps up her tenure at the commission this month, she is leaving behind a similar legacy.

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‘Islamophobic, alarmist’: How some India outlets covered Bangladesh crisis

India media make claims linking China and Pakistan intelligence to protests and exaggerate scale of attacks on Hindus.

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Waqf Bill: Akhilesh Yadav lambasts BJP, jeers '...Zameen bechna nishana hai'

The SP Chief said, "BJP is working like a real estate company. It should change its name by adding 'Zameen' instead of 'Janta': Bhartiya Zameen Party." Read further on Dynamite News:

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ECI announces elections on 12 vacant seats in Rajya Sabha on Sep 3

As per the ECI, the last date for making notification is August 21, and the scrutiny of nominations will be held on August 22. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani admitted to hospital, kept under observation

New Delhi Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishan Advani was admitted to the Neuro Department of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital on Tuesday again around a month after being discharged.

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Sudhanshu Trivedi asked about fake news in RS. Was it an investment in irony?

There seemed to be an investment in irony in the form of an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha last month.

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Akhilesh Yadav targets BJP on Waqf Act amendment: "Attempt to snatch the rights of Muslim"

"BJP has no work except Hindu-Muslim or how to snatch the rights of Muslim brothers." Read further on Dynamite News:

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TV Newsance 261: UPSC aspirants’ deaths bring Godi media anchors to ground zero

This week started off with a tragedy as three UPSC aspirants drowned in the basement library of a coaching institute due to rainwater flooding in Delhi’s Karol Bagh. It soon triggered the usual blame game between the BJP and AAP.

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At Olympics, India’s top women wrestlers have more at stake than medals

In Haryana, the fear of one man has threatened to destroy many champions’ dreams. Now, they are fighting back.

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Congress Prez lambasts Centre, claims 'B in BJP's Budget stands for Betrayal'

The Congress Chief said that crores of youth want a permanent solution to their plight of jobs, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government "bitterly deceives" them by not even giving a "temporary solution!" Read further on Dynamite News:

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NITI Aayog stuck in partisan politics, struggles with key mandate

In 2014, when the Planning Commission was disbanded, a commentator observed that the defunct body was like “those old men who are no longer harmful but are reviled because they once were.” It was one of the vestiges of centralised planning that India adopted in the early years of the…

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India offer jobs and perks worth billions in first budget after polls

India in its first budget after elections this year promised to focus on jobs creation and farmers while offering lavish benefits to key partners of the coalition government.

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Akhilesh Yadav hits back at Anurag Thakur caste remarks, says ‘CM house was cleaned with Gangajal…’

"I will never forget the day when CM's house (in Uttar Pradesh) was cleaned with Gangajal. How can a CM house be cleaned with Gangajal..." Read further on Dynamite News:

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The New India by Rahul Bhatia review – how nationalism changed a country

The voices of ordinary Indians take centre stage in this absorbing account of political transformation

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Middle-class rage, TRPs: Why legacy media is sliding off the govt’s ‘godi’

India’s middle class is a bit like me. When unhappy we both simmer for a while, get more and more resentful and then explode suddenly. Once our rage is out in the open, we start looking for random reasons to fuel our fury.This is precisely what we are seeing with…

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‘Cartoonists part of the press’: HC quashes case against Malayala Manorama over BJP leader’s complaint

The Kerala High Court has held that cartoonists are part and parcel of the press and are entitled to freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘They could’ve been saved’: 3 days before coaching hub deaths, student’s complaint flagged waterlogging

Two days after the Delhi coaching centre deaths, student protests continue while a war of words rages on between the AAP government, the BJP and the Lieutenant Governor’s administration.

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‘Lame excuse’ to ‘waking up late’: Letters show L-G, AAP govt tussle’s shadow on Delhi flood control

Delhi’s coaching centre deaths have once again spotlighted not just the problem of waterlogging but also the impact on civic governance due to a power tussle between the elected government of Delhi and the Lieutenant Governor’s administration.

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What’s Your Ism? Shivasundar on the ‘Hindu Left’

In these Indian elections, a cross section of progressive mass organisations helped the Congress curtail the BJP’s electoral power. But what does the Congress resurgence mean for the progressive agenda and the fight against Hindutva? What do we make of Rahul Gandhi’s good Hindu versus bad Hindu narrative?

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