2018-06-22 13:53
Author: Vidyut
It wouldn’t be the first time news stories reporting unfavorably on BJP President Amit Shah vanished from news websites without explanation. At other times, news organiz… Read More
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Amit Shah Director Of Co-op Bank To Highest Amount Of Demonetised Notes Among DCCBs, Finds RTI Reply
2018-06-22 05:48
Author: Orphaned News Desk
Originally published by The New Indian Express, deleted without explanation. MUMBAI: A district cooperative bank, which has Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President… Read More
2018-06-08 00:20
Author: Vidyut
Automated surveillance technology using drones to spot problematic human behavior in crowds is going to be tested at Technozion and Spring Spree festivals at NIT Warangal, rep… Read More
2018-06-06 16:36
Author: Suren Rao
Dear Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and Mr.Aamir Khan As an Indian, I feel absolutely elated that Indian Film superstars such as yourselves not only enjoy the adulation and demigod s… Read More
2018-05-26 14:29
Author: Orphaned News Desk
Economic Times had covered the expose of PayTM by Cobrapost in Operation 136, Part II. Subsequently the story was quietly deleted without any official retraction… Read More
2018-05-25 21:42
Author: Vidyut
This post is republished in public interest from the Cobrapost website, which appears to be having trouble. Cobrapost exposes more than two dozen media houses, including some… Read More
2018-04-30 21:16
Author: Deepa Punjani
A historic event has taken place in the Supreme Court of India. There will be no independent probe into Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya’s death. This is one of the… Read More
2018-04-22 07:31
Author: Vidyut
This is a letter by Dr. Kafeel Khan, whose sole “crime” was trying to prevent deaths from deprivation of oxygen. He was arrested and has now spent 8 months in jail… Read More
2018-04-13 12:01
Author: Vidyut
(This story will be updated once Prime Minister Narendra Modi actually speaks about theKathua and Unnao rape cases.) Originally reported by the quint.
The post… Read More
2018-04-13 02:29
Author: Suri
We failed as a society – not the first time We are ashamed of ourselves – damn right, we should be We will never forget – until the next time it happens again… Read More
2018-04-05 20:17
Author: JayEnAar
Governments all over the world resort to spin to present themselves in the best possible light. The boundary between gloss and outright lies can often be blurred. Statistica… Read More
2018-02-22 08:14
Author: Vidyut
In October 2017, the Jharkhand Government introduced a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) pilot for the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Nagri – a block on the outskirts o… Read More
2018-01-18 15:38
Author: Sulaiman Bhimani
G A Builder arm of RNA Corp. Cheats senior citizen Murlidhar Prabhu age 85 He is homeless for last 12 years since he gave his home for redevelopment to RNA corp. The… Read More
2017-12-21 18:22
Author: Prem Panicker
During my time away, a story that fascinated me — in a train-wreck kind of way, and as a cautionary tale of the danger of the media disseminating half-baked news… Read More
2017-12-03 06:48
Author: Ritesh Puri
The greatest wonders of all time, the tear drop on the cheek of time and the symbol of undying love has been under a lot of controversy recently with a cloud of political… Read More
2017-12-01 20:16
Author: Vidyut
The Hadiya case has quickly turned into a war of political interests between Hindutva and Islamists. Prima facie, the issue is simple. A woman choses to convert to another rel… Read More
2017-11-12 23:56
Author: JayEnAar
DeMonetisation did not promote the uptake of digital transactions Driving India towards a less-cash, digital payments economy was one of the aims claimed by the Prime Minist… Read More
2017-11-04 21:12
Author: JayEnAar
A year on the Prime Minister’s Great Idea may have turned out to be a dud Mao ZeDong’s Great Leap Forward [1] has to be the most outstanding example of the… Read More
2017-10-08 03:22
Author: Sulaiman Bhimani
Open Letter to Gautam Chaterjee 07th October, 2017 To, Shri Gautam Chatterjee, Hon’ble Chairman, Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority, 3rd Floor, A-Win… Read More
2017-10-03 14:08
Author: Vidyut
Varying accounts report between 9 and 18 deaths in 15 days and 800 instances of poisoning and 25 losing vision among farmers and farm labourers after spraying Profex Super pes… Read More
2017-09-30 01:21
Author: Suri
The people who died today taught us a very important lesson that its not only our job to remind our elected officials of their responsibilities but also see to it that, they act… Read More
2017-09-29 19:32
Author: Vidyut
A man who imposes sexual activity on a woman without any indication that she is attracted to him, in the face of blunt refusals or knowing that she definitely does not like hi… Read More
2017-09-25 16:04
Author: Sulaiman Bhimani
Most of the home buyers and investors in Bhagtani Sapphire Project in Dahisar East have purchased at the rate of Rs.6000/- to Rs 6500/- current market price in… Read More
2017-09-25 15:39
Author: Vidyut
This will be a short post of mostly relief. Modi planning to address the country has become a cause for some alarm and ridicule. Absurd tags were doing the round for days befo… Read More
2017-09-23 06:42
Author: Vidyut
Anjali Damania reported that she got a threatening call from a number in Pakistan, Karachi asking her to drop all cases against Eknath Khadse. Transcript of the threatening ca… Read More
2017-09-21 00:37
Author: Vidyut
We’ve been seeing this phenomenon all through since the 2014 Lok Sabha election that swept the BJP to power in India. Assorted supporters of Modi and BJP backing off war… Read More
2017-09-14 14:41
Author: Vidyut
On the 1st of September 2017, farmers of the Akhil Bharatiya Kisab Sabha called for an indefinite mahapadav or gherao of the various District Collectorates in Rajasthan. Like… Read More
2017-09-12 13:02
Author: Prem Panicker
The post The domination game plan by Prem Panicker appeared first on Aam Janata Read More
2017-09-11 22:18
Author: Vidyut
The post What is wrong with what Ramchandra Guha said? I agree with him by Vidyut appeared first on Aam Janata Read More
2017-09-11 21:55
Author: Prem Panicker
The post So hey, let’s talk about Kerala by Prem Panicker appeared first on Aam Janata Read More
2017-09-11 20:14
Author: Vidyut
The post Full text of Ram Jethmalani’s letter to Narendra Modi by Vidyut appeared first on Aam Janata Read More
2017-09-09 22:11
Author: Vidyut
The post Historic Patna Museum’s centenary sees it stripped of antiques #updated by Vidyut appeared first on Aam Janata Read More
2017-09-09 11:05
Author: Vidyut
The post Do parents really care about child safety or do they want to outsource caring for children? by Vidyut appeared first on Aam Janata Read More
2017-09-09 08:02
Author: Anupam Saraph
The post How does linking your Aadhaar to your bank account destroy the banking system? by Anupam Saraph appeared first on Aam Janata Read More
2017-09-08 16:00
Author: Vidyut
The post Dweshbhakts want you to unsee #GauriLankeshMurder by Vidyut appeared first on Aam Janata Read More
2017-09-06 17:00
Author: Vidyut
The post Scenes from protests nationwide against Gauri Lankesh’s murder by Vidyut appeared first on Aam Janata Read More
2017-09-05 18:22
Author: Vidyut
Senior journalist and rationalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead at home today. Her killers knocked on her door and when she opened it, they gunned her down. Yet another vocal cr… Read More
2017-09-01 15:26
Author: Vidyut
Mr. Gauhar Raza, an eminent scientist and poet, was maligned, defamed and hate engineered against him by the malicious, concocted and motivated news telecast carried by Zee Ne… Read More
2017-09-01 14:54
Author: JayEnAar
Many of the problems and issues in India – witness the political debate and the controversies that are so rife on twitter and other social media – are to do with… Read More
2017-09-01 02:30
Author: Suri
No more crying in the middle of the night No more playing in the middle of the street No more mischief in the class No more tantrums in the house No more exams to pa… Read More
2017-08-30 23:14
Author: Vidyut
I am often challenged about my political views, because I am “anti-BJP”. So naturally, BJP trolls imagine that I am a Congressi, or Commie or Aaptard depending on… Read More
2017-08-30 13:31
Author: Vidyut
On August 24th 2017, WikiLeaks published secret documents from the ExpressLane project of the CIA pertaining to the cyber operations the OTS (Office of Technical Services), a… Read More
2017-08-29 21:28
Author: Vidyut
Rape apologist is a term I have become very familiar with it. Every time there is an outrage on social media with accusations of rape or harassment made against a man, my refu… Read More
2017-08-29 13:03
Author: Vidyut
In a rather bewildering tweet today, Madhu Kishwar asked, “Do champions of #RightToPrivacy realise that if 2 women hadn’t complained, #babaRamRahim doings in his … Read More
2017-08-26 18:49
Author: Vidyut
The Scroll has reported that the state government of Maharashtra has used a loophole created by the center in the National Food Security Act to subvert its recommendation of h… Read More
2017-08-25 20:58
Author: Vidyut
Who is Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insaan? Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insaan is the founder of a large spiritual cult called Dera Saccha Sauda and claims to spread the message of lov… Read More
2017-08-25 07:42
Author: Vidyut
Too late! A 9 judge bench uninamously declared privacy to be a fundamental right This opens a whole new can of worms and is a threat to many of your favorite ways of bullying… Read More
2017-08-25 00:43
Author: Suvojit
Democracies are expected to empower citizens to take genuine control of instruments of the state for their development. At the core of this concept is the idea that citizens… Read More
2017-08-24 11:58
Author: Dr Vivek Kumar Srivastava
In a landmark challenge to Aadhaar on the grounds of privacy being an inalienable fundamental right, a 9 judge bench of the Supreme Court of India upholds R… Read More
2017-08-24 11:45
Author: Vidyut
After false Aadhaar benefits claims perjury to deny citizens right to privacy in case, R S Prasad claims govt always saw privacy as a fundamental right after landmark defeat i… Read More
2017-08-21 15:27
Author: Vidyut
Manual scavenging is a brutal occupation often imposed on the most disenfranchised dalits. Hazardous and with poor income and dignity, it often kills manual scavengers enterin… Read More
2017-08-21 03:18
Author: Vidyut
Big moral question these days, this business of who a legitimate citizen of India is. As fate would have it, as the super-Hindu government fucks up over and over, Muslims are… Read More
2017-08-20 01:38
Author: Vidyut
It was 5am and there was still work left to do. The weather outside looked lovely – I love the monsoon. So I decided to go for a morning “walk”. I picked up… Read More
2017-08-20 00:44
Author: godavar
This article examines @santvarun’s tweets summarizing the press briefing by senior INC leader Ajay Maken and connects them with relevant information in the public domai… Read More
2017-08-19 19:38
Author: Vidyut
#JawabDo campaign on Social Media Lyrics of “Jawab Do” जवाब दो (थीम सॉंग) … Read More
2017-08-15 08:14
Author: Pratik Tembhurne
Challenging the Metanarrative Of Indian Independence Struggle. A historian ought to be exact, sincere and impartial; free from passion, unbiased
The post The R… Read More
2017-08-15 04:36
Author: Hari Prasad
Next week, we will celebrate yet another independence day. Yet another independence day with fighter planes whirring, tanks roaring, military
The post Independence Day by… Read More
2017-08-14 23:14
Author: Vidyut
Before I get into deconstructing the coverup, let us get one thing straight. If the government were innocent, taking straightforward
The post Fact-checking the Gorakhpur massa… Read More
2017-08-13 20:25
Author: ParthMN
As I watch the Gorakhpur tragedy unfold, “Nero’s Guests”, a documentary by P Sainath, comes to my mind. It concludes
The post The Gorakhpur tragedy and Nero… Read More
2017-08-13 13:50
Author: Vidyut
The death toll in the tragedy at BRD Medical college in Gorakhpur has reached 63, but there are no signs
The post An irresponsible government hunts for scapegoats for Gorakhpu… Read More
2017-08-11 20:24
Author: JayEnAar
Apologists for Prime Minister Modi’s Demonetisation policy are now claiming it led to a big rise in direct tax revenues
The post Misusing Statistics by JayEnAar… Read More
2017-08-10 22:06
Author: Vidyut
Was the demonetisation a success or failure? Various government claims and the subsequent lacklustre results leave no doubt that the demonetisation has resulted in no signific… Read More
2017-08-10 09:27
Author: Preeti Sharma Menon
This article about the Maratha Kranti Morcha was published in 2016. It remains as valid today, as Maratha Morcha Mumbai
The post Maratha kranti morcha: What… Read More
2017-08-06 09:41
Author: Hari Prasad
In 1865, a child was born in Madras, India. Her parents named her Lucy Deane. As destiny would have it,
The post GMOs – STOP. NOW! by Hari Prasad appeared first on… Read More
2017-08-03 19:24
Author: Vidyut
This is the second day in a row I’ve discovered something suicidally whacky on Twitter. The first was when I
The post The Blue Whale Suicide Game Challenge #bluewhalecha… Read More
2017-08-03 15:36
Author: Vidyut
Under the Aadhaar system, all Indian citizens are being allotted a unique twelve-digit identity number by the State upon obtaining
The post Fundamental conceptual concerns reg… Read More
2017-08-01 16:24
Author: Vidyut
Something strange came to my attention today. An otherwise anonymous Twitter profile, but it had an Aadhaar UID number in
The post How Aadhaar UID verified the identity of an… Read More
2017-08-01 09:03
Author: Vidyut
With the government making the Aadhaar-PAN linkage mandatory, many people now find themselves in a position where the government has
The post Forced to get an Aadhaar to link… Read More
2017-07-31 17:11
Author: Vidyut
It is rare that one needs to speak up as an atheist and disown the speech or behavior of other
The post Atheism, rationalism, free speech and communalism #NotInMyName by Vidyu… Read More
2017-07-30 23:51
Author: Vidyut
The ongoing denial of UIDAI and the government of Aadhaar vulnerabilities remains a concern. Many people don’t understand how Aadhaar
The post 3 Aadhaar vulnerabilities… Read More
2017-07-29 15:53
Author: Vidyut
This story about disproportionate growth of assets of Gujarat leaders appeared in the Times of India and affiliated publications and
The post Reports of suspicious growth in a… Read More
2017-07-29 11:17
Author: Anupam Saraph
The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture
The post A Beginners Guide to Aadhaarspeak by Anupam… Read More
2017-07-28 21:36
I tend to have very strong opinions, so my contempt for the increasing “stupidification” of India is hardly a secret. This is a cause for alarm, because it is indeed contagious… Read More
2017-07-14 20:48
I received the following message from activist Shabnam Hashmi along with a phone call recording: ‘जिसका आधार नंब… Read More
2017-07-12 18:48
10th July, 2017, Mumbai: I handed over a letter to Mr Gautam Chatterjee, Chief of Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (known as MahaRERA), with a sample of one prominent builder&rsq&hell…Read More
2017-06-15 14:45
Suicide is a taboo subject for conversation. Particularly what makes a person want to commit suicide or what to say in the face of their pain Read More
2017-06-03 03:03
Flouting of norms continues Saturday, June 03, 2017 By Raju Vernekar The Golden Chariot hotel and its sister concern Balaji Grand do not seem in the mood to take permissions of the concerned… Read More
2017-05-29 13:57
No plans to lodge FIR against suspended MMRDA officials A K Pahal a habitual offender Mumbai Even after flouting norms by issuing fake work experience certificates to help a private con… Read More
2017-05-27 15:14
In many ways, Narendra Modi’s celebration of three years in power represents what the man and his government stands for. He inaugurated the Dhola-Sadiya bridge in Assam, whic… Read More
2017-05-18 09:30
Since the last few weeks, there has been a sudden uptick of anonymous accounts supporting Aadhaar and dismissing concerns and news of information leaks, security and privacy issues. The… Read More
2017-05-16 15:03
While people question govts in a democracy, in India the govt questions anyone questioning unaccountable govt actions. And supporters think that while India was a democracy under UPA, under… Read More
2017-05-13 21:01
Author: Vidyut
With a new wave of trolls being unleashed to counter criticism of Aadhaar card with wholly original technical arguments like “but
The post Idiot-proof guide to Aadh… Read More
2017-05-12 04:19
Author: Vidyut
I received this email from Change.org – it was Women and Child Minister for India – Maneka Gandhi petitioning for
The post Boycott Change petition site for selling… Read More
2017-05-11 22:26
Author: Vidyut
When a village decides to wash roads with water during drought, because the Chief Minister is to visit.
The post Roads washed in drought hit Yavatmal for Chief Minister’… Read More
2017-05-08 18:23
A prominent builder filed a civil suit against my activist colleague Krish for publishing articles against the builder. Here’s what Krish says about the suit: Last weekend, I was serve… Read More
2017-05-07 08:14
Author: Vidyut
A garbha sanskar event organized in Kolkata got challenged in the High Court by doctors over its claims to create
The post Garbha Sanskar: The “Emperor’s new cloth… Read More
2017-05-03 21:43
Author: scharada
Why is it becoming more and more uncomfortable to live within one’s own country, among people that we took for
The post Hindus Are Not Victims And They Had Better Know… Read More
2017-05-03 15:43
Author: Vidyut
Today’s update from constitutional challenge to linking Aadhaar and PAN from the Supreme Court Arghya Sengupta started with two broad
The post Shyam Divan: Aadhaar is pu… Read More
2017-05-02 15:33
Author: Vidyut
Attorney General on Aadhaar: “You want to be forgotten. But the State doesn’t want to forget you At today’s hearing
The post You want to be forgotten. But th… Read More
2017-05-02 15:29
Author: Vidyut
Press release for Aadhaar – PAN linkage constitutional challenge hearing in the Supreme Court on Friday. Today’s arguments began with
The post Aadhaar’s &ldq&hell…Read More
2017-04-29 01:34
Author: bhimanisulaiman
FIR against Directors Anubhav, Gukul & Saranga Aggarwal of RNA builders for duping buyers EOW not arresting the Accused. The buyers
The post FIR against Dire… Read More
2017-04-27 15:05
Author: Vidyut
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority’s move to cap pricing of coronary stents would adversely affect well-to-do patients and medical tourism industry
The post Licen… Read More
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