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Ranjona Banerji
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Interview: How migration is affecting Uttarakhand’s voting patterns
While the hilly districts of the state witnessed low voter turnout in 2017, Assembly seats in the plains saw some of the highest polling.
Ranjona Banerji
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Period leave is not an admission of weakness for women – it is an acceptance of need
Zomato’s decision to introduce up to 10 days of ‘period leave’ a year is a welcome step.
Ranjona Banerji
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Cobrapost exposé shows Indian media is sinking. Now we can fight back or be drowned for good
Are there any journalists left who didn’t realise the situation was so bad? And how do they continue to work for such organisations?
Ranjona Banerji
Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Indore Congress candidate backed out days after attempt-to-murder charge added to 17-year-old case
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Dehradun didn’t make it to the smart city list for the third time, but that may not be a bad thing
For this city in the Himalayan foothills, any improvement, however small, must start with the environment.
Ranjona Banerji
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Geography lesson: Yes, I live in Uttarakhand but that doesn't mean I can see the fire from my window
'It’s a bit like my calling people in Mumbai and asking them how bad the drought in Marathwada is.'
Ranjona Banerji
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Dehradun’s citizens fought Uttarakhand over a tea estate (and may have won)
Residents of the Doon Valley were concerned about a proposal to turn hundreds of acres of greenery into a concrete and glass smart city.
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Video
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Yoga can cure cancer? A yoga-practising cancer survivor has some queries for the AYUSH minister
It is curious that a minister should speak of a cure for a disease that is still baffling scientists and doctors.
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Be warned: India is being taken over, one Pakistani movie at a time
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s ban on the release of the Mahira Khan starrer 'Bin Roye' defies logic.
Ranjona Banerji
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For India's rich, justice is a one-way street on which poor people shouldn't be sleeping
On Wednesday, it seemed that the rich and famous could face punishment for their actions. By Friday night, we were confounded by our own arguments.
Ranjona Banerji
The Reel
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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#GoHomeIndianMedia was an international relations disaster waiting to happen
Social media and TV news in India have turned Nepal’s tragedy into a display of self-aggrandisement.
Ranjona Banerji
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Why Modi supporters #Love2HateNDTV so passionately
In these overblown oversensitive times, supporters get easily swayed ‒ and the prime minister has a remarkable set of supporters.
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