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➡️ Who are judges accountable to?
Join us for a keynote address by Justice A.S. Oka and special panel discussion organised by @CJARIndia on the Accountability of Judges of the Supreme Court & High Courts.
🗓️October 27 | 🕕6-9pm
📍India International Centre, New Delhi
Journalist Ravish Kumar (@ravish_journo) and Activist Amrita Johri (@johriamrita) join Silhouettes, an evening of theatre and solidarity with independent journalism, organised by The Wire at Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi.
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Are the Claims of a Dramatic Upturn in India’s R&D Scenario Credible?

Biswajit Dhar writes
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The steep rise in R&D spending claimed in the latest official publication by the DST raises many doubts, starting with the research methodology, which has been changed, but the data and new survey mothodology have not been revealed to the public.
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#TheInterview | Macron Hasn't Been Able to Handle the Protests; He is a Failure
@GillesVerniers and Mohan Kumar in conversation with Karan Thapar for The Wire
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‘I Will Sue the Government’: Manipuri Journalist Charge With NSA for Critiquing Biren Singh Acquited After 8 Years | @antarabaruah__
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"Without accountability, this is going to continue. The police and bureaucracy work in collusion with the government,” Kishorechandra Wanghemcha said.
@antarabaruah__ reports
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“From the very beginning, they were trying to suppress his voice – the fundamental right that has been given to us. His freedom of speech was being curtailed. This judgment clearly states that what he did was not wrong,” Wanghemcha’s lawyer Emmaneul said.
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When Fear Stops Working and Dissent Becomes Public
Soumyajit Bhar writes
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The shift underway is not simply from political support to opposition; that movement will be slower and uneven. What appears to be changing is more basic: the sense that dissent must remain private, isolated and inconsequential, writes Soumyajit Bhar
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The vehicles following Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s car collided on the Purvanchal Expressway in UP’s Sultanpur district on Monday (October 26). Gandhi’s car was not involved in the collision.
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Vehicles in Rahul Gandhi’s Convoy Collide on Uttar Pradesh Expressway
The UP police have formed an SIT to investigate the incident.
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'Least We Can Do': The Wisdom of the Elderly Who Stand With Gen Z

There is something to be said about the quiet, hopeful wisdom of those who have witnessed and participated in many battles for democracy. | @writerohit
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We look forward to receiving all those attending the play, Silhouettes, this evening at Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi.
PLEASE BE SEATED BY 6.45PM. See you!
Did Ex CJI Chandrachud take Govt approval Before appointing Judges? Serious Questions on Judicial Independence
@khanumarfa in conversation with Justice Rekha Sharma
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चंद्रचूड़ सरकार से पूछकर करते थे जजों की नियुक्ति? Supreme Court की आज़ादी पर गंभीर सवाल!
@khanumarfa के साथ चर्चा में Justice Rekha Sharma
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