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Dholavira now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Dholavira, a Harappan-era archaeological site in Kutch, Gujarat, was on July 27 inscribed on the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Org

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NDRF officials carry out a rescue operation at Chembur, Mumbai on July 18.

Over 130 dead in Maharashtra rain fury, thousands displaced as rescue operations continue

At least 130 people died and thousands were displaced in rain-related incidents across Maharashtra during the past one week. As the monsoon continues

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The 16 activists arrested in relation to the Bhima Koregaon case are victims of witch-hunt

The arrests and incarceration of 16 activists, known as the BK-16, on specious charges relating to the Bhima Koregaon violence case is part of the Cen

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Father Stan Swamy with members of a tribal community at a protest site in Jharkhand.

Father Stan Swamy: Silenced in death

The passing of 84-year-old Father Stan Swamy marks the lowest point in the functioning of several institutions of the state, which seemed to be more k

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Father Stan Swamy, a 2018 file photograph.

Father Stan Swamy is no more

Father Stan Swamy, the 84-year-old Jesuit priest and rights activist who had been jailed in connection with the Bhima Koregaon incident, has passed aw

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A mass cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi in April, at the height of the second wave.

Under-reporting of pandemic toll

The concealing of the actual numbers of the dead is likely to impact research on the COVID-19 pandemic and block efforts to combat the virus.

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Mumbai Samachar’s office building in Horniman Circle, Mumbai.

Mumbai Samachar, India’s oldest newspaper, turns 200

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Mehul Choksi arriving at the magistrate’s court in Roseau, Dominica, on June 4.

The law and an outlaw: the hunt for Mehul Choksi

The Mehul Choksi extradition saga takes a new turn, involving a honey trap, violence and a dramatic escape, but legal hurdles and confusion over citiz

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Stan Swamy requested interim bail so that he could go back to his village in Ranchi.

Father Stan Swamy tells court that he would rather die in jail than be sent to hospital

Father Stan Swamy, who is incarcerated for his alleged role in the Bhima Koregaon case, tells the court that he would rather die in jail than be sent

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Doctors and other medical staff at the newly set up post-COVID-19 recovery ward at the Dhanvantary Covid Hospital (DRDO facility) in Ahmedabad on May 27.

Pyres of a tragedy in Gujarat as the COVID-19 crisis worsens

The State’s fatality rate has not fallen and there is concern over unaccounted COVID deaths.

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A couple taking an oxygen cylinder for a OVID-19 patient at the Goa Medical College and Hospital on May 12.

Failure of leadership in Goa is leading to the second wave of the pandemic not being handled well

There are no signs that the number of infections in Goa is decreasing, and the State’s infrastructure, including its health facilities, cannot cope wi

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Anand Patwardhan.

A battle won

The Mumbai High Court's directive to the Central Board of Film Certification to clear Anand Patwardhan's documentary film `War and Peace' throws up im

ANUPAMA KATAKAM,in Mumbai