Ashutosh Sharma Special Correspondent

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Ashutosh works with Frontline’s New Delhi bureau.

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Shailendra was one of Hindi cinema’s most prolific lyricists whose work appealed to audiences across India.

Shailendra: Lyricist who found divinity in humanity

This year marks the birth centenary of the lyrical genius whose verses transcended borders.

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Police barricades put up at Connaught Place to regulate traffic movement ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi.

Delhi in the grip of ‘not a lockdown’ ahead of G20 summit

As the Centre deploys extensive efforts to beautify New Delhi, stringent restrictions engulf the capital, impacting work and life.

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Students in Kota returning after classes on August 31. The city is packed with hostels and coaching institutes.

Rising student suicides shock Kota, India’s coaching capital

Nearly two dozen students have taken their lives in Kota in the past eight months. What’s killing them?

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Youngsters during a candlelight march to pay tribute to Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in Jalandhar in June 2022.

Rebel without a cause: Review of ‘Who Killed Moosewala?’ by Jupinderjit Singh

This book, which attempts to demystify the life and death of controversial Punjabi hip-hop superstar Sidhu Moosewala, is a missed opportunity.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (left) and Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurate the redeveloped Shaheedi Park in New Delhi on August 8

Delhi Services Act and AAP’s battle for federalism

As the Act tightens the Centre’s hold on Delhi’s administration, a constitutional clash erupts between the BJP and AAP.

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Roma Malik, an activist from All Indian Union of Forest Working People, speaks during a ‘People’s Summit on G20” in New Delhi on August 19, 2023. Prominent activists, academics and politicians have gathered ahead of next month’s G-20 Summit to highlight issues that directly affect citizens, challenge those in power and build an alternative forum, organisers of the We20 said.

Delhi police’s heavy hand at ‘We20: Peoples’ Summit’ highlights Modi government’s fear of dissent

Clampdown on the civil society summit on August 19, citing permission issues, sparks concerns about free speech before the G20 summit.

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Nomadic Gujjars and Bakarwals hold torches as they shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar on July 25.

Gujjar-Bakarwal agitation: Why Kashmiri tribals are up in arms

Tensions escalate as the government pushes to extend Scheduled Tribe privileges to non-tribal communities.

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to speak to the media before the opening of the Monsoon session of Parliament in New Delhi on July 20, 2023

Brand Modi faces tough challenges as 2024 election shapes up into a war of alliances

With opposition uniting under INDIA and BJP facing fresh challenges in political alliances, 2024 is set to be a high-stakes battle for Modi and NDA.

Ashutosh Sharma

Persecuted in Purola

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The remains of a burnt church in Langching village, which lies nearly 45 km from Imphal on May 31, 2023

Over 400 anti-Christian attacks in 2023 alone: report

A report by the United Christian Forum slams the government’s denial of rising attacks on Christians and calls for an independent probe.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the concluding programme of the centenary celebrations of Gita Press, in Gorakhpur on July 7.

When Modi’s Mann Ki Baat goes mute

As law and order crumbles in Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces backlash for his silence on the crisis. But for him, this is not a first.

Ashutosh Sharma

Live telecast of the gurbani from the Golden Temple.

AAP, Akalis in spat over rights to gurbani live streaming from Golden Temple

The AAP government’s attempt to end Shiromani Akali Dal’s monopoly over the daily broadcast is being seen as interference in Sikh religious affairs.

Ashutosh Sharma

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