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'It was not just an operation against NewsClick'

'The entire operation was meant to have a chilling effect on independent journalists, those not completely subservient to the regime, the small section still doing what the Fourth Estate should do......

Activists voice concern over report ranking India most dangerous country for women

Activists have voiced concern over the findings of a recent survey that ranked India the most dangerous nation in the world for women, saying the government should introspect the......

Survey ranking India 'most dangerous for women' inaccurate: WCD

The women and child development ministry on Wednesday dismissed as “clearly inaccurate” a survey that ranked India the world’s most dangerous country for women, saying the report......

India world's most dangerous country for women: Survey

India is the world's most dangerous country followed by war-torn Afghanistan and Syria for women due to the high risk of sexual violence, according to a poll of global experts released on Tuesday.......

Crimes against women rise while PM tiptoes around garden: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of women's safety, and said it was "a shame" that a survey found India to be leading in rape and......

India's growth story is over

You can make all the speeches you want, you cannot argue against 39 straight months of slowing, observes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a post Budget press......

India's big development plans could force more from homes, fuel tension: research

India's development plans, requiring 11 million hectares of land over the next 15 years, is likely to stoke tensions India's ambitious plans to develop infrastructure, mining and renewable energy......

India's coal mining ambition hurting indigenous group: Amnesty

Coal accounts for more than 60 per cent of India's electricity capacity, and the government plans to nearly double annual coal output by 2020, opening a new mine nearly every month India's drive......

No law broken in funding cluster bomb maker: SBI

SBI said it provided credit to Orbital ATK Inc as part of a syndicated deal with other banks. IMAGE: Banks, pension funds and insurance companies, had invested over $28 billion in seven......

India Shining! Precious forest land wiped away for 23,716 industrial projects

The government may claim planted trees compensate for forests lost, but that does not mean complex flora and fauna destroyed have been restored, points out Himadri Ghosh. Over the last 30 years,......

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

'No coach has ever stood up in defence of any lesbian players. Some even refuse to include us in their teams' IMAGE: Members of the ‘Chosen Few’ soccer team train during a practice......

The Aussie connect behind Prasidh Krishna's rise...

'He is a huge fan of Brett Lee and likes to bowl fast and with fire like him.' IMAGE: Prasidh Krishna registered a haul of 4/54, the best by an Indian debutant in ODIs, in the opening match......

Meet Argentina's first openly gay basketball star

IMAGE: Argentina’s Sebastian Vega posted a letter on social media coming out to his fans. Photograph: Sebastian Vega/Instagram Traveling Argentina and the world as a professional basketball......

Iran lets hundreds of women attend Asian Champions League final

IMAGE: Fans arrive prior to the 2015 Asian Cup match between Iran and Bahrain (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Iran allowed hundreds of local......

Will Iranian women get access to Asian Champions League final?

IMAGE: Iran fans show their support. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Campaigners in Iran remain hopeful that local women will be permitted to attend the Asian Champions League final in......

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