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How bench changes have meant unending bail proceedings in the Delhi riots case

Long delays in bail are, in theory, against the law. But they are still common in practice.

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WhatsApp vigilantes in India are converting Christians by force

How far-right Hindu nationalists use WhatsApp to target Christian families when they’re most vulnerable – by preventing them from burying their dead.

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Jemimah Rodrigues’ father denies using Mumbai club premises for religious conversions

The cricketer’s father said he had conducted several prayer meetings at the Khar Gymkhana but stopped doing so at the management’s request.

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Muslim-owned shops vandalised, police injured as anti-mosque protest in Uttarkashi turns violent

Hindutva groups dismissed the district administration’s statement that the religious site was built legally.

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Over 90,000 Indians tried to enter US illegally in the past year, shows official data

This means that about 10 Indians were caught every hour trying to cross the border from Mexico or Canada into the United States without documents.

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‘A memoir is also about the process of ‘becoming’ who you are’: Author Malavika Rajkotia

An interview with the author of ‘Unpartitioned Time: A Daughter’s Story’.

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Nobel laureate Han Kang’s ‘The Vegetarian’ offers us a new vocabulary on illness and sickness

Yeong-hye, the protagonist of the novel is described as an ordinary woman – an obedient wife – until she quits eating meat after having dreams.

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‘Do Patti’ review: Thriller deals its heroines and itself a bum hand

The Hindi movie, starring Kajol and Kriti Sanon, is out on Netflix.

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