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The Unaccounted Covid Deaths of Rural Uttar Pradesh | A Ground Report

The Unaccounted Covid Deaths of Rural Uttar Pradesh | A Ground Report

ScoopWhoop Unscripted — Coronavirus is now spreading in rural India and images of dead bodies floating in rivers, buried on banks of Ganga are testimonies of how bad the situation is.
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Investigating Deaths of 700 Teachers in UP Panchayat Polls | Ground Report

Investigating Deaths of 700 Teachers in UP Panchayat Polls | Ground Report

ScoopWhoop Unscripted — More than 700 teachers lost their lives while on duty during the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections. While we saw the videos of huge crowds during the poll, w...
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In Photos: Farmers Tractor Parade from Singhu to Red Fort

In Photos: Farmers Tractor Parade from Singhu to Red Fort

The Citizen — Following the farmers protest Photojournalist Prabhat Kumar covered the farmer's tractor rally on Republic Day, starting from Singhu Border to Red Fort. The rally was given permission, as farmers continue their protest against three controversial farm laws. Images and videos of police firing tear gas at crowds of farmers have since gone viral, fuelling anger amongst the protesting farmers.
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Watch | After Adani Group Files Suit, Court Passes Strictures Against Loktantra TV

Watch | After Adani Group Files Suit, Court Passes Strictures Against Loktantra TV

The Wire (India) — Acting on a suit by Adani Agri Logistics (Panipat) Private Limited (AALL) against a man named Vinay Dubey, a civil court in Ahmedabad banned Dubey and YouTube channel Loktantra TV from airing "any defamation story, articles, videos and tweets" on them. YouTube channel Lok Tantra TV broadcasted Dubey's video.
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Watch | The Badaun Horror Story

Watch | The Badaun Horror Story

The Wire (India) — A 50-year-old anganwadi worker was gang-raped and murdered allegedly by a priest and his two accomplices in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh, triggering widespread outrage.
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Watch | Tikri Border: How Are Farmers Surviving the Cold Nights?

Watch | Tikri Border: How Are Farmers Surviving the Cold Nights?

The Wire (India) — Protests have been going on in opposition to agricultural laws for nearly a month. Both the elderly and young people are participating in this. How are they surviving in makeshift camps in the shivering winter of Delhi? The Wire spoke to people on the border.
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Watch | Tikri Border: Protesters Struggle With the Issue of Sanitation

Watch | Tikri Border: Protesters Struggle With the Issue of Sanitation

The Wire (India) — Demonstrations against agricultural laws have been going on at the Singhu and Tikri borders for more than 20 days. Among the many problems facing farmers protesting far from their homes is cleanliness. The Wire spoke to doctors present at the border about the situation and the arrangements that have been made.
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Watch | One Year Since the Police Brutality at Jamia, a Look Into the Violence

Watch | One Year Since the Police Brutality at Jamia, a Look Into the Violence

The Wire (India) — On the first anniversary of the police violence against students which stirred the conscience of the whole country, The Wire talks to the students of Jamia Millia Islamia and social activists on the memories of December 2019, and the future of the anti-CAA agitation.
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Police Lathi Charge, Fire Teargas Shells at Delhi Students Protesting Citizenship Amendments

Police Lathi Charge, Fire Teargas Shells at Delhi Students Protesting Citizenship Amendments

The Citizen — Injuries and arrests reported at Jamia Millia Islamia NEW DELHI: "When the Citizenship Bill was passed there was a lot of anger here. I'm a hostel student, that evening a lot of students came out of the hostel and marched towards the girls' hostel in Jamia.
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नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के खिलाफ जामिया बना पुलिस और छात्रों का कुरुक्षेत्र

नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के खिलाफ जामिया बना पुलिस और छात्रों का कुरुक्षेत्र

Newslaundry — संसद के दोनों सदनों से पास होने के बाद नागरिकता संशोधन विधेयक (सीएबी) राष्ट्रपति के हस्ताक्षर के बाद अब कानून बनने जा रहा है. इस बिल के विरोध में पूरे देश में प्रदर्शन और हिंसा शुरू हो गई है. देश के कई विश्वविद्यालयों में भी इसके खिलाफ माहौल गर्म हो गया है.
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Watch | Ground Report: Centre Backs Down, Delineates Nirankari Grounds as Protest Venue

Watch | Ground Report: Centre Backs Down, Delineates Nirankari Grounds as Protest Venue

The Wire (India) — Farmers travelling to Delhi in protest against the agricultural laws, were allowed to come to Nirankari Grounds in Delhi on Friday. The Wire reports from the ground and interviews a wide cross-section of people present at the protest site.
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Watch: UP's Love Jihad Ordinance: What Will Be the Implications on Interfaith Marriages?

Watch: UP's Love Jihad Ordinance: What Will Be the Implications on Interfaith Marriages?

The Wire (India) — The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved the draft of a stringent law to deal on religious conversion for the sake of marriage, keeping its promise to tackle the Sangh parivar-imagined concept of 'love jihad '. Punishment under the new law is a jail term between one and five years, and a fine of Rs 15,000.
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Watch | The Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance Was an Example of Misuse of Power

Watch | The Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance Was an Example of Misuse of Power

The Wire (India) — The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala on Monday put on hold the implementation of the controversial amendment to the state Police Act, citing criticism from various quarters. The amendment which introduces a section that deals with punishing defamatory communication would deal a severe blow to free speech, many had argued.
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Watch: Not Paid For Four Months, Medical Staff at NDMC-Run Hindu Rao Hospital Rise in Protest

Watch: Not Paid For Four Months, Medical Staff at NDMC-Run Hindu Rao Hospital Rise in Protest

The Wire (India) — Resident doctors at civic-run Hindu Rao Hospital have been protesting against the non-payment of their salaries for more than four months. They have not received salaries since June. On October 5, doctors and nurses of the hospital announced an indefinite strike against the administration. The hospital's emergency services are, however, running smoothly.
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People of Ayodhya On Ram Mandir Nirman

People of Ayodhya On Ram Mandir Nirman

ScoopWhoop Unscripted — A day after the Ram temple's inauguration, we spoke to the locals in Ayodhya to get a sense of what the day meant for them and how they perceived the closure...
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Migrant Workers Walk, Cycle Home on Empty Stomach and Pocket

Migrant Workers Walk, Cycle Home on Empty Stomach and Pocket

The Quint — (Click here for live updates on Also visit for comprehensive coverage on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.) A lot has already been reported on how the sudden lockdown has left migrant workers with no choice but to walk towards their hometown.
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Delhi Police watched as Hindu mob brutally beat Muslim man, looted shop in Maujpur

Delhi Police watched as Hindu mob brutally beat Muslim man, looted shop in Maujpur

The Caravan — On one side of the road under the Jaffrabad metro station was a group of anti-CAA protesters, a sit-in comprised entirely of women, followed by a group of protesters, mostly Muslim, and then a blockade erected and manned by the Delhi Police.
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जामिया प्रदर्शन: पुलिस की भूमिका पर फिर उठे सवाल

जामिया प्रदर्शन: पुलिस की भूमिका पर फिर उठे सवाल

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No indulging in protests, signature campaigns, if you want admission in Jamia's girls' hostel

No indulging in protests, signature campaigns, if you want admission in Jamia's girls' hostel

Newslaundry — Nearly 250 women students from Jamia Millia Islamia have written an open letter to Vice Chancellor Talat Ahmad following the imposition of new hostel curfew timings and guidelines. In the letter that was handed over to the VC on July 3, the students have demanded a response from the college administration within the next 72 hours.
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