Jaisal E. K.

PhD Candidate, Public Policy, at IIT Bombay

[Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay @cps_iitb]

🔔 Applications invited for IIT Bombay’s PhD programme in Public Policy for the 2026–27 (Autumn) intake.

Form available from: 25 March 2026
Submission deadline: 10 April 2026 (regular); 14 April 2026 (with late fee)

https://t.co/uSwg2XIcCR

[Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay @cps_iitb]

🔔 Applications invited for IIT Bombay’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) programme for the 2026–27 (Autumn) intake.

Form available from: 25 March 2026
Submission deadline: 9 April 2026 (regular); 14 April 2026 (with late fee)

https://t.co/ZLZTyfO5ED

[Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay @cps_iitb]

📢 Planning to apply for our PhD programme in the 2026–27 (Autumn) intake cycle? Here is an early heads up.

[Pratik Sinha @free_thinker]

I am able to use ocrmypdf (https://t.co/NtiMhMBsqR) to add a text layer to the BIHAR SIR files that have been converted by ECI from digital to unreadable-by-machine in the age of digital. This solution can be run free of cost on your computer, takes a while to convert if you have an old computer, but it allows decent amount of searching.

The command I used was:

parallel --tag -j 2 ocrmypdf -l hin+eng --optimize 3 --deskew --rotate-pages --clean '{}' 'output/{}' ::: *.pdf

You'll have to install both english and hindi language files for tesseract.

[Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay @cps_iitb]

@cps_iitb welcomes the seventh cohort of our MPP programme and the ninth cohort of our PhD programme. We extend our best wishes to the new entrants for a rewarding academic journey and an enriching experience at @iitbombay.

[Jaisal E. K. @ekjaisal]

My research article with @shinjineemjmdr, accepted in Discourse & Society, is now on @SAGE_Publishing OnlineFirst. It tries to dig through 54,580 articles downsampled in stages to analyse themes and strategies shaping OpIndia’s Hindu-Muslim representation.
https://t.co/32J2B7tGRF

[Semantic Scholar @SemanticScholar]

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[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

This is an absolutely brilliant video on #GodiMedia by @newslaundry 😂😂

[Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay @cps_iitb]

Dear prospective MPP and PhD candidates to ADCPS, the online application process for this cycle has opened. The deadline for PhD applications is 5 April '24 and for MPP applications is 10 April '24.

For details:

MPP: https://t.co/SdpPSUBerC
PhD: https://t.co/rb5poYhh9Z

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[Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay @cps_iitb]

We remind all policy scholars in India and abroad that the deadline for submitting panel proposals approaches. The India Public Policy Conference will be held at IIT Bombay this December 6 to 8, 2024. Please visit our website for more details here: https://t.co/keuars3pe8

[Satish Acharya @satishacharya]

IT dept freezes Congress bank accounts ahead of elections, citing a 30 year old case! #2024Election #400Paar #Democracy

[Anjali Bhardwaj @AnjaliB_]

Supreme Court must call out SBI’s delaying tactics to evade revealing #ElectoralBonds donor identities before the 2024 elections. Ridiculous that a bank which serves 50 crore customers needs additional 4 months to match purchaser &redeemer information for 22,217 electoral bonds.

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

Breaking:
#SupremeCourt
#ElectoralBonds

[Jaisal E. K. @ekjaisal]

Call for Panels open for the 5th IPPN Conference to be organised by the India Public Policy Network in association with @cps_iitb, from 6 to 8 December 2024.

Link: https://t.co/zpqjp48DAY

#PublicPolicy #Policy #GlobalSouth #India #Conference2024

[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

#SupremeCourt #ElectoralBonds Judgement

[Prakash Raj @prakashraaj]

With 2024 elections nearing .. Let this TRUTH sink in as you look around the VOILENCE in our Country. #justasking

[Express Mumbai @ie_mumbai]

Row over ‘separate place’ for vegetarian students at IIT Bombay hostel mess https://t.co/eKjBZQqEn3 #Mumbai #Maharashtra

[IIT Bombay @iitbombay]

IITB has been ranked 1st in India and has moved significantly up from 172nd rank last year to 149th rank this year in QS World University Rankings. For the first time ever, IITB has been ranked within top 150 and top 10% in QS rankings.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Indian politician Himanta Biswa Sarma lashed out at former U.S. president Barack Obama in a tweet Friday, saying Indian police “should prioritize taking care of” the many “Hussain Obama” in India — a pointed reference to the country’s Muslim population. https://t.co/VXoCZraysP