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Articles by Riddhi Alok Puranik

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Foul Play In Fair Proceedings: Independence Of Judiciary And Safety Of Judges In India

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   25 July 2022 at 10:43

AbstractAn Independent Judiciary is the crown jewel and bedrock of any democracy. Independence of the judiciary signifies its autonomy of operations, exclusive of other organs of the government, the executive, and the legislature. This is the only tr ..


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The Proverbial Forest Fire: The Aarey Forest Conundrum

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   25 July 2022 at 10:43

Key Takeaways Mumbai’s Aarey forest, in Goregaon, has taken center stage regarding a previously contested development project. Previously, this development project was shut down, owing to environmental reasons. However, the new cabinet in Mahar ..


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Alt News And Mohd Zubair’s Dance With The Devil

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   23 July 2022 at 11:00

Key Takeaways This article will cover the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of the fact-checking platform, Alt News. Zubair has been arrested for hurting religious sentiments in a tweet he posted in 2018. Zubair recently reported the highly conte ..


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Invisible Haters, Visible Hate: Social Media’s Hate Speech Problem In India

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   23 July 2022 at 11:00

Abstract Ever since the advent of the Internet, the transmission of information has revolutionized. This spectrum of information is vast and seemingly never-ending. Social Media, a considerable chunk of a layman’s internet usage witnesses a ple ..


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Does The Plot Run Deeper, Yet Again: The Lulu Mall Controversy In Lucknow

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   21 July 2022 at 11:09

IntroductionThe recent controversy at Lulu Mall, Lucknow has yet again highlighted the growing trend of Indian religious intolerance. In less than 10 days since it started operations, the mall has become a hotbed for a Hindu-Muslim clash. But in a br ..


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Failure Of Faith: Renaming Of Cities And Bias Underneath

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   19 July 2022 at 11:28

Key Takeaways Maharashtra recently passed a resolution to rename two cities namely Aurangabad and Osamanabad to Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively The article explores the history of both cities. Constitutional Guidelines for renaming a city ar ..


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A Gag Order In Parliament

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   16 July 2022 at 12:06

Key Takeaways The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a new booklet, claiming the use of certain words as “unparliamentary”. This booklet places a gag order on the usage of such words in either of the houses-Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. A gag ..


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National Emblem Row

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   15 July 2022 at 13:11

Key Takeaways India adopted a national emblem on Jan 26, 1950. The emblem is based on The Lion Capital of Ashoka, found in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh. The emblem is said to be of great significance, accounts of which vary from historian to historian. The ..


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Maharashtra Political Debacle

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   14 July 2022 at 10:50

Key Takeaways The current government of Maharashtra was overthrown and a new Government has been established. The overthrown Government was the Maha Vikas Agadhi, an alliance, primarily between Shiv Sena, NPC, and, INC. The overthrown CM was Shiv Sen ..


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Kaali Poster Controversy

  Riddhi Alok Puranik   13 July 2022 at 10:53

Key Takeaways “The Kaali Poster” controversy revolves around the poster of a documentary, depicting goddess Kali smoking a cigarette and holding an LGBTQ flag, presumably presenting herself as an ally. The poster has hurt sentiments of ce ..


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