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Madhya Pradesh wants to snoop on denotified tribes, reviving colonial-era injustice, activists say

A letter calls for interrogations and searches by dog squads in settlements of Pardhis and other denotified tribes. This is discriminatory, experts say.

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Delhi: BJP MLAs push for renaming Najafgarh, Mustafabad, Mohammadpur areas

Mohan Singh Bisht, one of the legislators to propose the name changes, said the move would fulfill a poll promise made by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Allahabad HC orders survey of ‘alleged’ Sambhal mosque to assess need for maintenance before Ramzan

In its eight-page order, the High Court used the word ‘alleged’ five times to describe the masjid.

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Shashi Tharoor accuses ‘The Indian Express’ of misquoting him

The Congress MP said that the newspaper misrepresented an innocuous statement to imply that he was exploring other political options.

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Fixing what isn’t broken: The problem with reactionary amendments after crimes of sexual violence

Enhancing punishment distracts the outraged public from structural flaws in the criminal justice system and the administration’s own failures.

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How will India’s tariff cuts on US imports impact economic growth?

The Modi government’s diplomatic strategy is a tightrope walk – balancing trade liberalisation while protecting domestic interests.

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In his new book, Pico Iyer travels deep into inner stillness and joy during his stays at a monastery

An excerpt from ‘Learning from Silence’.

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‘Superboys of Malegaon’ review: A fond tribute to small-town cinema dreams

Reema Kagti’s Hindi film stars Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Shashank Arora.

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