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‘Electoral bonds created uneven playing field’: Navy veteran and transparency crusader on SC verdict
These funding arrangements ensure that only the super-rich can contest polls and make laws for everyone else, said Lokesh Batra.
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Interview: Political reservations for women are the best strategy for long-term change
Sustained improvement requires changing embedded norms. Evidence from panchayats shows that women’s quotas do this effectively, says economist Rohini Pande.
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Interview: Comprehensive review needed of cases like Bhima Koregaon, says former SC judge
Courts should scrutinise the case of the investigating agency and if it lacks credibility, act against the investigating officer, said Justice Madan B Lokur.
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Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Why the Opposition is alleging that a WhatsApp forward from Modi is a poll code violation
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Interview: BJP’s preemptive strike in Maharashtra before 2024 will play out in other states too
More communal polarisation can be expected as the BJP stands to lose ground if Hindu voters are divided on caste lines, says journalist Girish Kuber.
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Interview: It is deplorable, but wrong to say Bengal’s is the only kind of violence in the polity
Political violence perpetrated on lines of caste and religion common across India, says political scientist Neelanjan Sircar.
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Interview: ‘Big filmmakers are being mobilised by the state to further the majoritarian project’
Many movies slated for release in the run-up to 2024 have a definite purpose – to generate hatred of Muslims, says Ira Bhaskar, a professor of cinema studies.
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Video
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Watch: Actor Vijay’s car is damaged after thousands of fans throng to meet him in Trivandrum
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Interview: ‘Augment capacity instead of running Vande Bharat luxury trains that add to congestion’
Our trunk routes are running 25% above capacity, compromising safety, speed, says retired Indian Railways engineer Alok Kumar Verma.
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Interview: Manipur government complicit in offensive against Kukis, used radicalised Meitei groups
The violence, political scientist Kham Khan Suan Hausing says, is a result of a long-term integrationist and majoritarian agenda of the BJP state government.
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Interview: ‘Biren Singh pushed rash policies in Manipur, added to Kuki resentment’
Historical divisions, the BJP chief minister’s handling of an anti-poppy drive and the NRC contributed to the violence, said journalist Pradip Phanjoubam.
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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Interview: For BJP, polarisation has hit saturation point – but Karnataka will deliver clear verdict
The state will not have a hung assembly, said political scientist Sandeep Shastri.
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Interview: Two petitioners explain why same-sex marriage case is not an urban-elitist concept
There are many like us in India’s towns and villages who fear coming out, a favourable SC ruling will give them confidence, say petitioners Kajal and Bhavna.
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Interview: ‘Gay, lesbian couples should be allowed to adopt. No evidence this could harm the child’
The Indian Psychiatric Society has extended support for same-sex marriage, adoption, on the basis of scientific research, says psychiatrist Alka Subramanyam.
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The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour