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Can the Ladki Bahin scheme prove to be a gamechanger in Maharashtra elections?

Many women find the cash transfer useful, but inadequate in the face of inflation and other concerns.

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Proposed Waqf Act amendments strike a discriminatory note for Muslim charitable organisations

Allowing the appointment of non-Muslims to waqf boards threatens the community’s autonomy and is unlike the rules for Sikh, Hindu and Jain trusts.

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Manipur: 10 suspected Kuki militants killed in gunfight with security forces in Jiribam

A Central Reserve Police Force officer was also injured in the exchange of fire.

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Disabled community’s dream of an accessible India gets longer still

The Supreme Court verdict has struck down a rule and sought mandatory norms. But till then, India is back in the wild, wild west when it comes to accessibility.

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‘No Pausa’ walks with women on long road through menopause

The South America-based organisation tackles stigma and information gaps about how this phase life affects women mentally, physically and even psychologically.

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‘It has the power to provoke’: Theatre director Sunil Shanbag on the dilemma the medium faces today

An excerpt from ‘This Too Is India: Conversations on Diversity and Dissent’, edited by Githa Hariharan.

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How the Sri Lankan civil war made its way into a French film about an undercover cop

Lawrence Valin’s ‘Little Jaffna’ examines the duality of being a French citizen with Sri Lankan Tamil heritage.

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