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From spiritual leaders to doctors, hundreds of influencers demonstrating "signs of a male child", "how to have male child" come under the govt scanner.
Amid weak regulation online and falling sex ratio, here's how sex determination has taken a digital turn.
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Delhi SIR: 4,263 ‘objections’ missing from CEO's website.
Between August 31 and October 16, 13,462 objections were received but only 9,199 were disclosed publicly. Importantly, no action can be taken on an objection without publishing it in public domain.
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Fidal Royas travelled the length of the country from his hometown in Kerala to Delhi to fight for democracy and demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. He returned home 11 days later to seek treatment for severe ear injuries that may require surgery after having been hit, kicked, and slapped while detained by the Delhi police on October 11.
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Those defending surveillance (mostly the British-supporters lineage), may read this book. Never ever let anyone take your freedom for granted.
A number of protesters injured on Oct 10, 11 protests were taken to hospitals under police supervision, and not given any medical records; contrary to regular practice. Some were even given slips, and later told that they were "shared by mistake".
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How dystopian are the times we live in that students have to be detained in prisoner buses with cages?
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Anti-CEC protest: Dilli Haat becomes Jantar Mantar for a day @ButaniAshna reports thehindu.com/news/cities/Del…
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#Watch | A protester bleeds profusely from a head injury as fellow protesters urge police to stop the vehicle near the Safdarjung Flyover bus stand in New Delhi on Saturday (October 10, 2026), so he can receive medical assistance. Video: @ButaniAshna
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On Delhi, safety, and solidarities, @ButaniAshna
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Is the medicine in your hand really what it says it is?
From ₹1.5 lakh cancer injections to basic antibiotics, our investigation traces how counterfeit, spurious, illegally diverted medicines enter supply chains and reach patients.
With @ButaniAshna
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This action by UP police against a 20-year-old student is facing heavy criticism from all quarters including Supreme Court and earlier Allahabad High Court observation incase of another student protester where district admin behaved atrociously. Reporting with @ButaniAshna
A 20-year-old student of Gautam Buddha University (GBU) was served a show-cause notice on September 4 by the Greater Noida Commissionerate for “spreading anti-government propaganda” and “inciting” university students to join the Jantar Mantar protests. The notice was withdrawn the next day.
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Missing: boundary walls, bathrooms, blackboards. The Hindu reports on the state of govt schools in four States-UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, MP.
Common Q they faced- Are you from CJP?
At govt school on the outskirts of Bhopal- The classrooms don’t have an electricity connection and many do not have fans or lights. The switchboards have been removed and the wires taped shut. Over the phone, Malviya says that the school building has been in poor condition for about five years. The electricity connection had to be cut since water was leaking through the ceiling and there was risk of it reaching the wires, he says. @ButaniAshna @AmarnathTewary @MehulMalpani and Mayank Kumar report
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A day after Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) cancelled permission to hold an auditorium discussion on a book by former student Umar Khalid, the students’ union went ahead with the plan and held the talk outdoors on Monday. Despite the rain, students turned out in large numbers for the event held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. outside the School of Social Sciences.
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While running a @Google search, why do I have to type -AI with every search? Shouldn't those who want an AI overview be asked to type +AI instead??
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Living with pellets in their body- Two weeks after at least four protesters sustained pellet injuries during the July 20 protest march to Parliament, some pellets remain lodged in their bodies, with doctors removing only those that pose a greater risk if left inside.
Prashant Kumar Singh, a 25-year-old artist who was among the protesters injured by pellets, was discharged from hospital on Tuesday after undergoing surgery to remove multiple pellets.
According to him, around 15 pellets were lodged in his body, causing multiple injuries to his arm, forearm and chest.
Last week, Mr. Singh had said he was unable to work on his artwork because the injuries were on his right hand.
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ChatGPT said I had pellet injuries, Safdarjung Hospital backed it, says scribe with 30 wounds.
A 28-year-old journalist with Outlook, among those injured in the July 20 protest, said knew something was off when he saw an officer deployed on law and order duty at the Statesman House near Jantar Mantar fire his weapon. @ButaniAshna brings the story of another pellet gun victim.
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#Watch | A 19-year-old protester injured during the Cockroach Janta Party’s July 20 march to Parliament may lose vision in his right eye, according to his family. Sahil Lochab underwent surgery at AIIMS after being hit by metal pellets during the police action. The injury has intensified questions over the alleged use of pellet guns and the handling of the protest crackdown.
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Even as the Delhi Police denies the use of pellet guns on July 20, Sahil (19), a DU SOL student, who has always wanted to be a police officer himself, faces a threat of losing vision in his right eye over a pellet injury.
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A friend of Shaikh Irshad Mansoori (25), said that he was hit near Palika Bazaar in Connaught Place by an RAF jawan in uniform. Hospital source confirms injuries are caused by metal pellets.
Reporting with @vijaita
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Delhi Police must explain the use of pellet guns on protestor. #MustRead story @vijaita @ButaniAshna
In a first, pellet guns, shock-batons used against protestors in Delhi. Part of RAF’s gear for crowd control measures, pellets were last used during 2024 farmers protest in Haryana, Manipur (2023) and Kashmir (2016). Pellets can potentially blind the target.
Though police denied and CRPF did not comment, at least one among 80 protestors injured during CJP march was operated upon at a govt hospital, pellets removed from under his eye and neck . @ButaniAshna and I ✍️
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