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‘Bulldozer justice’: Domicide doesn’t just destroy homes – it turns homelands hostile

From ‘slum clearance’ to a majoritarian-backed dispossession of Muslims, the deliberate eradication of homes leaves a devastating legacy.

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Why the Supreme Court criticised the delay in bail for Opposition leaders in Delhi liquor case

The court rejected the claims of the central agency and took lower courts to task for refusing bail to Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and K Kavitha.

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Maharashtra: Bail cancelled for three accused of assaulting elderly Muslim man on train

The court cancelled the bail after the Government Railway Police added a non-bailable section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to the case.

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‘Significant escalation’: Manipur Police on use of drones by alleged Kuki militants

The involvement of ‘highly trained professionals, possibly with technical expertise and support’ cannot be ruled out, said the police.

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Challenge to restore land degraded by coal mining in India, finds study

Reduced forest cover, shrunk water bodies and increased vulnerability to climate change aberrations were among some of long-term effects.

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The early years of Nandlal Kapur, the young Indian recruited as a British spy in the 1920

An excerpt from ‘The Silk Route Spy: The True Story of an Indian Double Agent’, by Enakshi Sengupta.

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‘Masala’ revisited: Why the cult cosmic comedy has retained its kick three decades later

A restored version of Canadian filmmaker Srinivas Krishna’s movie will be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Paralympics 2024: Nitesh Kumar, Sumit Antil deliver gold on historic day for India

With eight medals secured on Monday, India’s medal tally swells to 14 with three golds five silver and six bronze medals.

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