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Updates: Sonam Wangchuk rejects ‘deal’ allegations, 18 Delhi Metro stations closed
Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday rejected allegations that he had cut a deal with th…
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‘Open Intelligence’: An eye-opening account of the future of creative arts in the age of AI
In one of the early chapters of his latest book, Open Intelligence: Education Between …
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Youth protests: Why India’s streets have become the new floor of the House
Every democracy has two arenas of politics. One is formal: legislatures, courts, commi…
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Gandhi to Wangchuk, what history says about the success of hunger strikes in India
On Thursday night, educator and environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk ended the hunger…
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk breaks fast after 26 days in presence of Union ministers
Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday ended his hunger strike after 26 days at Gurugram’s…
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How Mumbai Police is using surveillance to stop youth from protesting
On July 20, hours after students marching to Parliament were beaten up by the police i…
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In a new book, a journalist recounts what a scam taught her about the blind spots of online payments
Take a moment to think about your day: How many things did you do online? Perhaps you …
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Four factors explain why Gen Z toppled rulers in Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. Is India different?
Three South Asian governments in four years have been dislodged by young people in the…
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Updates: CJP alleges police fired pellet guns at protesters, demonstration resumes at Jantar Mantar
The Cockroach Janta Party on Monday alleged that the police had fired pellet guns at …
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Cockroach Janta Party protest: How liberal scepticism induces paralysis in oppositional politics
The most corrosive feature of India’s current political landscape is not merely the ov…
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Why tree cutting on Dehradun highway could upend the life of a community
On July 7, citizens gathered along a road in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district, near th…
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No permission granted for CJP march to Parliament on July 20, says Delhi Police
The Delhi Police on Sunday said that no permission has been sought or granted for the…
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‘The Once and Future Riot’: On Joe Sacco’s new book (and a conversation with him) on Muzaffarnagar
Joe Sacco’s excellent report from India, The Once and Future Riot, was published by M…
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‘Fractured Communities’ by Umar Khalid: Scholarship meets commitment to marginalised lives
Since Umar Khalid first told me during one of our meetings at Jawaharlal Nehru Univers…
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The Indian Foreign Service built the country’s reputation. Now, it seeks ‘awards’ for one leader
By seeking foreign awards, India’s diplomats are letting the ruler overshadow the repu…
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‘Gulabiya’ is an alternative imagination of personal rebellion against caste and patriarchy
Angika, spoken by millions across Bihar, Jharkhand, and parts of Nepal, is yet to be r…
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What Irom Sharmila, who fasted for 16 years, thinks about Sonam Wangchuck’s hunger strike
Manipur activist Iron Sharmila said that Indians in large numbers should join activist…
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Tracing Odysseus’s journey shows myths and the real world overlapped in maps of the ancient world
Homer’s Odyssey is a quest, following King Odysseus’s ten-year journey back home to It…
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‘Bol Bol Rani’ review: Sai Tamhankar prevents a mind game thriller from being a brain fade
Sai Tamhankar is one of Indian cinema’s most velveteen femme fatales, effortlessly con…
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HC sends Assam woman to foreigners tribunal for relief. She is arrested and pushed into Bangladesh
In April, Mumtaz Begum’s husband got a call from her lawyer. She had good news. The Ga…
