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"When the Pulwama incident (of 2019) happened, I told PM Modi it was our fault. He asked me to keep quiet about it. I thought they would initiate a probe. A while later, NSA Ajit Doval called me and asked me to keep quiet too. He was with me in law school. There has been no probe since. They started taking political benefits from it right from the next day saying, 'When you vote, remember the sacrifices of Pulwama soldiers'," said Satya Pal Malik, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, as spoke about the 2019 Pulwama terror attack. Today marks seven years since 40 CRPF personnel were martyred in the terror attack that shook the nation on 14 February 2019. Here's a lookback at Malik's conversation with Eshwar in February 2024 in which he levelled allegations against his own party's government. When asked why he did not step down as the Governor following the attack, he said: "The truth is, I had spoken up two hours after the incident. The PM was on a shoot at Jim Corbett National Park. He met me in the evening and asked about what happened. I thought there would be a probe. All this was while I was the Governor. They had asked for 5 aircraft which they had denied. I would ferry stuck students in aircraft. If they hadn't taken the road, the incident would not have happened." "People say whatever they want to. If one is to look at it responsibly, I was the head of a state. I was not there to precipitate a crisis. I could only try to explain things. I did that. I spoke to the PM about that. But I cannot be expected to resign every day over everything. I highlighted it, and I spoke up," he said.
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Haji Ashraf Munyar was travelling from Kalyan to Mumbai to meet his daughter when he was assaulted by a mob who accused him of carrying beef. The mob hurled rape threats at female members of his family, all while recording the incident. Ashraf is now admitted to a Mumbai hospital
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“India calls itself a secular country, but discrimination based on religion, appearance, and region remains common—people from the Northeast are called ‘chinky’, Kashmiris are labelled ‘terrorists’, and South Indians are often mocked for their identity.” Watch the full video report: Quint Hindi #RacismInIndia #Discrimination #Othering #JanabAiseKaise
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Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy took oath today as a Member of Parliament, becoming India’s first openly queer MP. She is known for her role as one of the lawyers who argued in the #SupremeCourt during the case that led to the reading down of Section 377 in 2018. Guruswamy has previously served as a senior advocate and has been involved in several constitutional law matters. With her entry into Parliament, she joins the list of legal professionals who have transitioned into legislative roles. Her oath marks a first in terms of openly queer representation in #Parliament.
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"Our Body, Our Right" #RejectTransBill2026 Activists and students protested at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. Protesters say the Bill dilutes the right to self-identified gender, introduces restrictive definitions, and risks excluding identities like transmasculine persons. Many warned it could weaken existing safeguards and disrupt vital community support systems. Demonstrators demanded the Bill be revoked or sent for wider consultation, stressing that laws impacting transgender persons cannot be made without their participation. For many, the issue goes beyond legal language—touching access to identity documents, healthcare, housing, and protection from discrimination. Eshwar reports.
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A pregnant woman is picked up from Delhi, blindfolded, and abandoned in a forest hundreds of kilometers away. When the blindfold is removed, she realizes she is in Bangladesh. This is the story of Sunali Khatun from West Bengal, who claims that in June 2025, she and her family were deported to Bangladesh, where they spent 101 days in jail. After the intervention of the Supreme Court, she returned to India with her son in December 2025, but her husband and others are still stranded there. This is not just one family’s story—it raises serious questions about the system, citizenship, and justice. In this video, Sunali shares her ordeal—watch the full story to know more:
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"A terrible rape takes place at RG KAR, God forbid if the rapist was a Muslim, God forbid! Terrible rapes take place in different parts of the country. Are we going to define the scale of the crime based on the religion of the perpetrator?" said Rajdeep Sardesai, as he expressed his angst against the sowing of hate by India's 'mainstream' media on the basis of religion. "Television media has much to answer for. I am not going to stand here and claim I am different. I am a part of that wider television mainstream media. We are also at fault," he said. In his latest book - ' 2024: The Election that Surprised India' - the veteran journalist talks about the damage done by the Indian media to the country's social fabric. But on the latest episode of 'Badi Badi Baatein', Sardesai also explains why "it is not easy for a TV news channel as big as India Today to have him as a prime time news anchor." Watch Rajdeep Sardesai in this fun, passionate, and heartfelt conversation on 'Badi Badi Baatein' with Associate Editor Eshwar and other journalists from The Quint. HarperCollins HarperCollins
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#Delhi Queer Pride Parade begins at Barakhamba Road and will move to #JantarMantar on 26 November.
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"You may now be arrested in India for helping a transgender person..." Raghavi Shukla, first openly transgender lawyer to have argued in the Supreme Court, explains how the new Act can be weaponised. "There are friends of mine who have been forced into conversion therapies, shock treatment, corrective rapes. When people like these run away from homes, and if I or any NGO or organisation try to help them, these families can weaponise the new law against us saying we are 'alluring' or 'coercing' them to become a trans person," Shukla explained. Watch this full interview on 'Badi Badi Baatein' with Eshwar on government's new Transgender Act:
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For years, Pakistan has been trying to make the Kashmir issue an international one, while India has done everything required to ensure it remains a bilateral matter between the two countries. While taking credit for stopping the India-Pakistan war, US President Donald Trump offered to ‘resolve’ the Kashmir issue. Does that legitimise Pakistan's efforts? “We should very gently and firmly convey — ‘thanks, but no thanks!’” said Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. But at the same time, what’s behind PM Modi's silence on Trump’s barrage of such comments in the past few days? In this episode of Badi Badi Baatein, Dr Tharoor talks to Eshwar about the US' role in the conflict, the ‘re-internationalisation’ of Kashmir, and the significance of his new book 'Our Living Constitution' in the present scenario. Aleph Book Company
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The Rajya Sabha on 25 March passed the controversial Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, drawing sharp responses from Opposition leaders and members of the transgender community. The Bill proposes changes to how transgender persons are recognised under the law, including provisions related to certification processes and access to welfare schemes. Critics have raised concerns about the role of authorities in determining identity and the potential impact on rights and autonomy. Speaking during the debate, Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury said, “Even if four MPs can explain to me what LGBTQIA+ means, I will accept this Bill.” The government maintained that the amendments are intended to improve implementation and delivery of existing provisions.
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Umar Khalid has been in jail since 14 September 2020. He has not faced trial. He has been denied bail, again and again. In this video, Umar’s friends read out excerpts from a piece he wrote from inside Tihar Jail for The Quint. From referencing Dostoyevsky’s The House of the Dead to telling the story of a prisoner who spent 29 years in jail without parole, Umar Khalid writes about hope, despair, and what it means to live between life and death.
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