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@scroll.inHum Dekhenge is not a meme, but for generations its musical assurance and playfulness has done the same job: stripping the cloak off powerful narcissists, writes TM Krishna
@scroll.inFrom morning till evening, television channels mostly focused on the police bandobast in the high-security area of Central Delhi.
Even the television channels that did report the high number of detentions followed that up by suggesting that the protest failed,âď¸Anant Gupta
@scroll.inOn Sunday afternoon, journalists from several media organisations were detained by Delhi Police while they were covering protests near Lady Hardinge Hospital. Despite wearing their press cards prominently, police dragged them onto a bus and took them away. Nolina Minj reports
@scroll.inReporters from âIndian Express Hindiâ, âHindustan Timesâ, âPeek TVâ, Reporter TV, 24 News and Asianet News were held.
@scroll.inâIt's sad to see that the government is not listening to the future of this country,â a senior citizen tells Nolina Minj amid protests and police action in Connaught Place, Delhi, on the second day of demonstrations.
@scroll.in#SundayBookPick | The readerâs mind automatically turns towards the women in their own homes, similarly bright and talented, but unfairly burdened with filial obligations. This guilt can be productive if channelled correctly.
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@scroll.inOn Saturday, the Modi government pulled out all stops to protect #GyaneshKumar, Indiaâs Chief Election Commissioner.
The police pulled every trick in the book to prevent protests. Detentions were arbitrary to the point of being illegal.
Shoaib Daniyal reports.
@scroll.inThe Cockroach Janta Party had called for a protest in Mumbai at 4 pm, but demonstrators were not allowed to assemble near Shivaji Park and were being detained from Dadar railway and metro stations. Some were detained even for walking in the area. Tabassum Barnagarwala reports
@scroll.inâWe have been seeing the MPSC as one of the most transparent constitutional bodies but there is a complete collapse of the system,â said Sayali Kengale, who was at the protest following a question paper leak in June and examination irregularities.
Divya Aslesha reports
@scroll.inA widely shared video of the incident shows a man beating a male protester while a woman tries to stop him. The police took suo moto cognisance of the incident based on the video.
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@scroll.inDuring the press conference, #CJP leader #SauravDas alleged that the government was suppressing peaceful dissent to protect the #chiefelectioncommissioner and said the country was being pushed towards a âcivil-war-like situationâ.
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@scroll.inProtestors led by Disha Students' Organisation and the Revolutionary Workers' Party of India had taken our march to Delhi's Connaught Place, but many were stopped by the police and then dragged into vans and buses. Nolina Minj reports
@scroll.in"Gyanesh Kumar Ko Jail Bhejo...Gyanesh Kumar, Istifa Do." Young protestors from Disha Studentsâ Organisation and other groups march in Connaught Place in Delhi, demanding the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation. Nolina Minj reports
@scroll.in#NehaBora was detained while leading a protest march from RK Ashram Marg to Connaught Place in Delhi, videos posted online showed. Protesters had been âbadly beatenâ, the AISA alleged.
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@scroll.inThree more journalists along with random bystanders are getting detained.
Nolina Minj reports from RK Ashram metro station in Delhi.
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@scroll.inNeha Bora leads a protest march from RK Ashram Marg to Connaught Place in Delhi. Protestors claimed that the police used brute force to disperse them. Credit: AISA
@scroll.inProtestors along with a journalist and camera person were also detained near RK Ashram Marg, Delhi.
Nolina Minj reports
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@scroll.inHeavy police presence outside RK Ashram metro station where AISA leader Neha Bora had called for a protest. Few students are already detained.
Nolina Minj reports.
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@scroll.inProtestors are being detained near Ramakrishna Ashram Marg.
Nolina Minj reports
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@scroll.inCommunist Party of India (Marxist) MP #JohnBrittas was detained near #ConnaughtPlace.
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