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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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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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.
Ranjona Banerji
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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.
Ranjona Banerji
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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