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Himanshu Upadhyaya
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How the government covered up the severity of Teesta floods by blaming them on a ‘cloudburst’
The disaster was far more serious: a glacial lake in Sikkim had burst, and its surging waters had washed away dams in the Teesta basin.
Himanshu Upadhyaya
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Tabling of CAG reports in Parliament is frequently being delayed, helping government evade scrutiny
In 2018, the last year of Modi’s first term, the presentation of eight of the 17 audit reports was delayed by more than 90 days.
Himanshu Upadhyaya & Abhishek Punetha
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Will slaughter curbs lead to cattle surplus? Indian academicians have been debating this since 1926
As the Centre looks to modify the rules on cattle trade, it would do well to consult experts about how the changes would affect farmers.
Himanshu Upadhyaya
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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Congress moves Madras HC seeking Election Commission action against Modi for propagating hate speech
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?