Jahnavi Reddy
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Bengaluru, KA, India
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‘Not ED summons, it is Modi summons’: KTR reacts sharply to ED notice to Kavitha
Calling agencies such as CBI, ED, and I-T � puppets� in the hands of the Union government, KTR slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). → Read More
News18 India fined for celebrating police violence against Muslim men in Gujarat
The order came on two complaints alleging that the show anchored by Aman Chopra celebrated police violence against Muslim men, and also targeted and vilified the Muslim community. → Read More
PM CARES: How the Union govt projects ownership but evades transparency
While Chief Minister s funds in states usually fall under the ambit of the RTI Act, the Union government has repeatedly evaded answers regarding PMNRF and PM CARES over the years. → Read More
Explained: Why Andhra has taken Telangana to court over asset division
Eight years after bifurcation, assets worth over Rs 1.4 lakh crore are yet to be divided and most of them are in Hyderabad, hugely benefiting Telangana, the AP government� s petition in the Supreme Court said. → Read More
Bengaluru voter data theft: Four reasons you should worry about Aadhaar data taken
For anyone who is unsure how such data can be misused, and how linking Aadhaar to electoral rolls could be used to manipulate them, here� s a quick explainer. → Read More
TRS wins Munugode bye-poll, big upset for BJP in Telangana
Congress lost its deposit in the crucial bye-election, with its candidate Palvai Sravanthi Reddy polling only xxx votes. → Read More
The Wire says they were deceived, Amit Malviya to sue: Five developments so far
After BJP s IT cell head Amit Malviya announced that he would sue The Wire for � forged documents� , the Editors Guild of India has also responded to the controversy. → Read More
97.2% of UAPA accused jailed for long periods and eventually acquitted, study finds
The PUCL study found that 8,371 persons were arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act between 2015 and 2020, while only 235 were convicted under the draconian anti-terror law in the same period. → Read More
TCS MeToo case: Company tacitly supporting accused, alleges union
The Union of IT and ITES Employees has alleged that the company is covertly punishing the complainant for speaking up by frequently changing her projects. → Read More
How centralised tests like CUET clash with India’s federalism
While the Class 12 board exam results were the main criteria for admission to undergraduate courses so far, this year onwards, admissions to 90 universities will happen based on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score. → Read More
Ground report: Protests over death of TN student leave behind a trail of destruction
Police say there were vastly outnumbered and far more people than they had anticipated showed up. → Read More
Should Razorpay have shared Alt News donor data with cops? What experts say
On July 5, fact-checking portal Alt News shared that the payment gateway Razorpay, which they used for accepting donations, had shared its donor data with the police. The news triggered outrage with many social media users expressing disappointment with Razorpay, calling the act a violation of privacy. → Read More
Explained: What is the Muslim quota proposal in Telangana that BJP is opposing
The debate on Muslim reservations in Telangana is a longstanding one, and the BJP has been opposed to it from the start, since a Bill in this regard was passed in the Assembly in 2017. → Read More
Explained: Why the Charaka Shapath is controversial and has no place in modern medicine
The oath recommended for medical students is adopted from an ancient text on Ayurveda that tells physicians to not treat people hated by the king, � extremely abnormal� people, and women unattended by husbands or guardians. → Read More
Telangana docs blame uni for losing eligibility to participate in NEET-PG counselling
Nearly 100 candidates who resigned from PG medical seats allocated under KNRUHS and have now lost eligilibilty to further participate in counselling process have blamed the university for misguidance and demanded to restore their previous seats. → Read More
Can MBBS students from Ukraine continue their studies in India? Not easy, say experts
While there have been suggestions and offers to let Indian students from Ukraine complete their MBBS here, experts say it would be difficult to simply transfer them to Indian colleges. → Read More
Why Indian students go abroad for MBBS: The inadequacy of opportunities at home
While 8.70 lakh candidates cleared NEET-UG in 2021, there were only 88,120 undergraduate seats in medical colleges in India as of December. → Read More
New overseas scholarship rules show govt's fear of Dalit scholars, say students
Varsha*, a history student pursuing her Masters degree, wanted to research how the Namantar Andolan in Maharashtra – a movement to rename the Marathwada University after Dr BR Ambedkar that went on from the late 1970s till 1994 – impacted caste consciousness and the progress of education among Scheduled Caste communities in the Marathwada region in its aftermath. → Read More
Chennai sees COVID-19 clusters of hospital staff, experts warn workforce crisis
Scores of doctors and nurses have tested positive for the coronavirus in Delhi, Mumbai and now in Chennai. → Read More
Hyderabad cops register FIR in ‘Bulli Bai’ case, say trafficking charges don’t apply
Based on a complaint from veteran social activist Khalida Parveen, the Hyderabad police have registered an FIR in the case of the now-deleted ‘Bulli Bai’ app, which had targeted several Muslim women and “auctioned” them as “Bulli Bai”, a derogatory term used to describe Muslim women. → Read More