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Delhi Police raid office of advocate Mehmood Pracha who is fighting cases of victims of Northeast Delhi violence; he calls it an attempt to silence him

A few weeks after the Delhi Police raided the premises of advocate Mehmood Pracha, who is representing many victims of the Northeast Delhi violence in

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A year after being hounded for its alleged role in the spread of COVID-19, the Tablighi Jamaat resumes its activities

Almost a year after being hounded for the alleged spread of COVID-19, things are limping back to normal for the Tablighi Jamaat. Though the organisati

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Imaginary enemies

Contrary to the vilification of Islamic rulers of the medieval era by Hindutva warriors over an imagined past of forcible conversion, historical evide

Interview: Audrey Truschke

Audrey Truschke: ‘I am not alone in refusing to sway with the Indian political winds’

Interview with the historian Audrey Truschke.

Revisiting Pulwama

Jingoism as politics

The ‘nationalist sentiment’ Modi evoked at every election rally post-Pulwama attack and his frequent exhortations around the Balakot air strikes and t

Now academics in government-funded institutions will need External Affairs Ministry clearance for organising, participating in conferences, seminars

The External Affairs Ministry has issued new guidelines under which government-funded academic institutions will have to take prior permission before

Interview: Hamid Ansari

Hamid Ansari, whose autobiography hits the stands in January, exhorts Muslims ‘to struggle for our rights’, ‘focus on education and business, and not respond to any provocation’

Interview with M. Hamid Ansari, former Vice President of India, on his latest book.

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Farmers' Agitation and the CAA protests

A tale of two protests: farmers’ protest and Shaheen Bagh

While the government has shown more willingness to engage with the protesting farmers than it did in the case of the Shaheen Bagh sit-in, nothing has

Prejudice on show in the media coverage of farmers' rally on Republic Day

The emphasis in the media coverage of the untoward incidents on Republic Day was on drama, histrionics and hyperbole.

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Rajiv Kapoor, youngest son of Raj Kapoor, passes away

More than three decades after he was last seen on the silver screen, Rajiv Kapoor was all set to make a comeback with Ashutosh Gowariker’s

Ved Mehta: Painter of words

Famed for introducing the Western reader to India, the prolific writer Ved Mehta (1934-2021) may have lost his vision at the age of three but was gift

Prof D.N. Jha (1940-2021), a rare historian who wore his knowledge with ease

He was the most modest of men. He carried himself with the old world warmth and simplicity. A treasure trove of knowledge and wisdom, he was always wi

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The great Indian family

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A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.

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The hungry river

Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.