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A Ram Navami procession in Nadia, West Bengal, on April 10.

The changing contours of Hinduism

As the Hindutva project continues to import ideas of homogeneity from the Abrahamic faiths to strengthen the idea of a single identity for all Hindus,

Book Review: 'Why Do You Fear My Way So Much?' by G.N. Saibaba exhibits a fearless mind

A new collection of letters and poems by G.N. Saibaba brings us the undefeated voice of the jailed professor.

Audrey Truschke.

Audrey Truschke: ‘Attempts to impose Hindi not new’

Interview with Audrey Truschke, author and activist.

At riot-hit Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi on April 26.

Demolition squad: Hindutva mobs go on a rampage

With Assembly elections in three States not far away, the Hindutva machine goes into overdrive, stoking communal tension in several States by targetin

DIVYA TRIVEDI,ANANDO BHAKTO,T.K. RAJALAKSHMI,ANUPAMA KATAKAM,VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED

A Rohingya refugee camp in New Delhi, a file photograph.

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta writes again to Mayors of East and South Delhi asking them to take action against ‘illegal encroachment’ by the Rohingya

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Adesh Gupta, on whose suggestion action was taken in Jahangirpuri by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, h

An Adivasi march seeking rehabilitation, in Delhi on April 6.

Forced out of homes in Chhattisgarh, Adivasis now face second displacement from Telangana

A section of the tribal people who were forced to migrate out of their home State of Chhattisgarh face the prospect of another displacement with Telan

Remand prisoners who climbed up trees and buildings in Madurai Central Prison in Tamil Nadu. A file picture. Indian prisons suffer from a problem of overcrowding that goes up to 300 per cent in some prisons.

Surveillance state: Parliament passes the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, passed by Parliament, allows forcible collection of biological samples from any person arrested fo

Currency note of Rs.2000 denomination.

The missing Rs.2000 notes

The Rs.2000 currency notes introduced at the time of the 2016 demonetisation are hardly seen anymore, and there are concerns whether they are being us

The NOS Scheme predates predates Independence; B.R. Ambedkar secured it from the Viceroy when he was a Member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in the teeth of opposition of some other members of the Council. Here, the outgoing Executive Council on July 7, 1946: (seated from left) Sir Muhammad Azizul Haque, B.R. Ambedkar, Sir Edward Benthall, Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Viceroy Lord Wavell, Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, Sir Mohammad Usman, Sir J.P. Srivastava, Dr N.B. Khare, (standing from left) Sir Eric Coates (Secretary to the Executive Council), Sir Akbar Hydari, Sir Archibald Rowlands, Sir John Thorne and H.M. Patel (Joint Secretary to the Executive Council).

Changes in the Centre’s NOS Scheme restrict what subjects students can study abroad

By barring students from marginalised communities who need to use the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme from studying Indian history, culture and h

Chief Minister Adityanath arriving at the BJP headquarters after his party won the Assembly election, in Lucknow on March 10.

Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results: Hard-fought win for the BJP

The BJP combined welfare schemes with Hindutva and nationalism, and perhaps did some back-room manoeuvring of the Dalit vote, to hold on to its sway i

Venkitesh Ramakrishnan,Divya Trivedi,Anando Bhakto

Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawat, the accused in the Bulli Bai app case, being produced before the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate court, in Mumbai on January 10, 2022.

Victimising women: How the right wing attacks Muslim women

Muslim women have always been in the cross-hairs of the Sangh Parivar, and issues such as the hijab ban and the ‘Sulli Deals’ controversy only highlig

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav at an election rally in Kanpur on February 18.

Down to the wire

The OBC-MBC consolidation created by the BJP has broken down following the desertion by strong regional leaders. The smaller allies of the S.P. are ex

Venkitesh Ramakrishnan , Divya Trivedi

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