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Rochelle Pinto
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A plea by Bhima Koregaon accused’s family reminds us how prisoners are routinely denied their rights
Hany Babu’s wife said that the Delhi University lecturer is in great pain from a spreading eye infection that could potentially reach his brain.
Rochelle Pinto
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Why is GN Saibaba being denied adequate medical care and a life of dignity in prison?
Several legal provisions exist through which prisoners can secure medical care but none seem to have been used to ease the suffering of the disabled professor.
Rochelle Pinto
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Eunice de Souza (1940-2017): Poet and inspirational teacher who lived with enjoyment and defiance
A tribute to the poet, who died on Saturday, by a former student.
Rochelle Pinto
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Bodies with hands tied uncovered from mass graves in Gaza, says UN
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Hrithik Roshan's Pope joke: Catholics should stop participating in the politics of competitive hurt
The actor's throwaway tweet would not receive more than a passing glance at another moment.
Rochelle Pinto
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Iceberg democracy: How the BJP has tried to use JNU to undermine the Rohith Vemula protests
As solidarity grew around the Dalit scholar's suicide, it was inevitable that the ruling powers would seek to add Kashmir to the mix.
Rochelle Pinto
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Pirates in our public library: Why Indian scholars are closely watching a court case in Quebec
The online library aaaaarg.fail, which is being sued for copyright violation, gives researchers access to a wealth of vital texts that are inaccessible in the subcontinent.
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Video
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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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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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How social theorist Benedict Anderson's influenced a generation of scholars
The author of the seminal 'Imagined Communities', who died on December 13, changed the way nationalism is studied.
Rochelle Pinto
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The teacher and the film star: What denying bail for wheelchair-bound GN Saibaba says about us
On Saturday, Delhi university teachers sat on a hunger strike in solidarity with a colleague who was arrested on May 9, 2014, for suspected links with Maoists.
Rochelle Pinto
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Not skirts or bikinis, but the very idea of Goa is at stake
The recent actions of several Hindu organisations point to a concerted attempt to de-legitimise other cultures in a state where a quarter of the population is Catholic.
Rochelle Pinto
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer