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Ex-Amnesty India head Aakar Patel says he was not allowed to leave for US from Bengaluru airport
Fp Staff •Patel took to Twitter and said that a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation
Our Hindu Rashtra review: In new book, Aakar Patel charts India's descent into a majoritarian nation
Samrat •Comparing India’s case to Pakistan’s, it becomes clear that the mainstreaming of religious politics is having the same kind of effect here that Pakistan has already undergone.
Kashmir human shield row: Honour for Major Leetul Gogoi is a disdain for human rights, says Amnesty
•The Indian Army's decision to award Major Leetul Gogoi, who had tied a man to a jeep in Kashmir purportedly as a shield against stone-pelters, shows "disdain" for human rights, the Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
Sedition charge is silly but Amnesty's moth-eaten credibility has taken further beating
Sreemoy Talukdar •In trying to fish in political waters, Amnesty risks sullying its image further. A rights organisation's moral weight depends on whether its integrity is unimpeachable. Amnesty's is up for questioning.
Amnesty India staff asked to stay away from offices over fears of backlash
Ians •Fearing protests, staff of Amnesty International India were on Thursday advised not to come to their offices and work from other locations, following instructions from police
Amnesty India's sedition charge is second such complaint registered in Karnataka this year
Indiaspend •Police investigation against Amnesty International India is the second such sedition complaint registered by the police in Karnataka this year
The Aakar Patel column: Gurgaon turns to Gurugram, but a new name doesn’t make a city better
Aakar •The BJP has changed another name, turning Gurgaon into Gurugram. The RSS has been using the name Gurugram for a long time and the government has followed its lead
The mentors who taught Modi his management skills
Aakar •According to Modi himself, his management training has come from a management school that he thinks is as good as Harvard and Stanford.
North and south: The twain shall meet
Anant Rangaswami •It’s all about osmosis of a country, which has ensured that all parts of India are now equally indisciplined on the roads; that the contempt for authority is now universal, and so on.