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Why gau rakshaks are not unconditionally backing BJP in Haryana’s elections

Gau rakshaks are lobbying candidates across parties, offering their votes in return for greater support for their vigilantism.

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Supreme Court strikes down rules promoting caste-based allocation of work in jails

The court ordered that caste details of prisoners be deleted by prison registers to end discrimination.

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‘Perverted idea’: Opposition on Maharashtra’s decision to introduce female attendants on buses

The state government on Tuesday said the ‘Shivneri Sundari’ initiative is modelled after in-flight services.

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Samsung India factory workers on strike seeking pay hike, better working conditions and days off

The electronics giant has threatened to cut wages and sack employees who have struck work at the factory in Sriperumbudur since September 9.

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US election: Surveys show Kamala Harris leads in the race but margins are tight

There are significant variations in support among different groups as well as a large gender gap with women much more likely to vote for her than men.

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Writer R Raj Rao on why biographies of living poets are crucial to understanding their work

‘What goes into the writing of these poems? What goes into the making of the poet? This, only a biography can tell.’

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‘Manvat Murders’ review: A solid whodunit but a sketchy whydunit

Ashish Bende’s eight-episode Marathi series is out on Sony LIV.

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Castles in the air over India’s 2036 Olympics bid

There is a tussle within the Indian Olympic Association while a lobby of builders and businesses is all set to profit from Gujarat as the decided venue.

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