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What Is The RSS Stand On Inter-Faith Marriages? Mohan Bhagwat Won't Say
Thu Sep 20 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Chief answered all questions but one on the final day of his lectures....
Journalism Needs to Reinvent Itself: A Q&A with OSF’s Maria Teresa Ronderos
Thu Sep 20 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
How should philanthropies with limited resources act to stem the tide of a global recession in independent journalism?...
The Police “Threatened Us With An Encounter”: Student Who Waved A Black Flag At Amit Shah’s Convoy
Thu Sep 20 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
On 27 July, BJP president Amit Shah was in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, to assess preparations for the 2019 Kumbh Mela and meet sadhus in the city....
How The BJP Is Using Censorship And Surveillance To Destroy FTII
Wed Sep 19 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
India's premier film institute is witnessing a breakdown due to a culture of fear and ideological imposition....
Using a cheap smartphone to catch fish
Tue Sep 18 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
Trapped between rising sea levels and development projects that are eating into the coastline of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, fishing communities using cheap technology...
How #MeToo China Inspired a User-Generated Model of Investigative Journalism
Tue Sep 18 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
As the Chinese Communist Party tightens its grip on the news media, investigative journalism has suffered a heavy toll, disappearing from China’s newsrooms....
Rajasthan Quietly Given Extra Water By Bhakra Dam Board To Improve BJP's Poll Prospects
Mon Sep 17 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
Haryana and Punjab allege Rajasthan was favoured due to political compulsions....
From PM To MCD Contractor, There Is A Competition To Deny Responsibility: Bezwada Wilson
Sun Sep 16 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
On 9 September 2018, five sanitation workers died due to inhalation of toxic fumes while cleaning a sewage tank in West Delhi. ...
Record Petrol, Diesel Prices Are Hurting Narendra Modi’s Middle-Class Voters
Fri Sep 14 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
Could rising fuel inflation derail Narendra Modi’s propaganda machine?...
UIDAI Aadhaar Hack: New Analysis Shows Hackers Changed Enrolment Software Code In 26 Places
Fri Sep 14 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
The UIDAI hopes the enrolment hack will just go away. It won't....
German Heat, Austrian Arms, Quebec School Fees and Salvadoran Kidney Disease
Thu Sep 13 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
What’s the global data journalism community tweeting about this week?...
As Kerala Rebuilds Itself After Floods, Will Centre’s Relief Policies Get In The Way?
Thu Sep 13 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
The frequency of extreme weather events is increasing, and the Kerala floods point to a key tension in India’s disaster relief framework....
Big Oil's black mark on California's climate record
Thu Sep 13 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
The state’s oil regulator has the dual burden of facilitating oil development while protecting the environment and public health. Can it do both?...
Big Impact: A Pocket-Guide to the Financial Benefits of Major Investigations
Thu Sep 13 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
Investigative reporting is an adventure in delayed gratification...
Kanhaiya Kumar Says Narendra Modi Can’t 'Divert' People From High Petrol Prices, Unemployment And Corruption Anymore
Wed Sep 12 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
In an interview, Kanhaiya Kumar explains why he thinks Narendra Modi's 'Divert And Rule' politics is over....
Collaborations Help Strengthen Journalism in Venezuela
Wed Sep 12 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
Amid protests, human rights violations, social instability and an unprecedented food crisis, collaborative journalism is getting stronger in Venezuela. ...
UIDAI’s Aadhaar Software Hacked, ID Database Compromised, Experts Confirm
Tue Sep 11 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
Skilled hackers disabled security features of Aadhaar enrolment software, circulated hack on Whatsapp...
Churu Drug Trials: Four Months On, Dalit Victims Report Severe Damage To Health And Caste-Based Harassment
Tue Sep 11 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
It was mid April, the onset of the heat wave in Rajasthan. ...
Authorities Can Now Deny Visa and Green Card Applications Without Giving Applicants a Chance to Fix Errors
Tue Sep 11 2018 | By Cobrapost Desk
Immigration lawyers call the policy change, which kicks in today, another brick in Trump’s “invisible wall” to make legal immigration as difficult as possible....