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John Dayal
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On Good Governance Day, recalling Vajpayee’s tarnished record on protecting India’s minorities
The former prime minister, whose birth anniversary is celebrated on December 25, failed Muslims and Christians when they needed him the most.
John Dayal
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Jailed activist Stan Swamy has spent half a century making Adivasi struggles his own
The Jesuit priest has sought to interpret his vocation and training in Ignatius Loyola’s philosophy in the service of the most deprived, the most threatened.
John Dayal
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Agnivesh (1939-2020): The man who tried to reclaim the colour saffron from political opportunists
He devoted his life to India’s most marginalised and to the cause of secularism.
John Dayal
Trending
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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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India’s ‘thought-free’ universities and the danger of the ripples from a single dissenting pebble
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As Haryana votes on May 12, a reminder of a troubling death in a police encounter in Mewat
Several eyewitnesses say Arshad Khan was shot dead at point-blank range in February. This brazen act indicates police are assured of their impunity.
Harsh Mander & John Dayal
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In Bihar, Muslims are facing increasing hostility and hatred after 2017
The state is proof that communal tension between Hindus and Muslims is not spontaneous. It thrives only because of politically engineered polarisation.
Natasha Badhwar, Harsh Mander, Navsharan Singh & John Dayal
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‘We always thought ourselves as Assamese’: Tinsukia killings may have changed Assam village forever
The murder of five Hindu Bengali men by armed gunmen in Kherbari village in November has left its residents anxious.
John Dayal & Harsh Mander
Video
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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Watch: College students swap bags with pressure cooker, sacks and more to observe ‘no bag day’
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out at a wholesale market in Kanpur, at least 500 shops gutted
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Caught in a sexual abuse storm, Catholic Church in India must set up gender justice tribunal
The victims must be counselled and their forgiveness sought. The law of the land is sufficient for the guilty.
John Dayal
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Kerala rape: Why Christians should demand that Bishop Franco Mulakkal be tried in a fast-track court
The Missionaries of Jesus congregation should subsequently be disbanded.
John Dayal
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Rajasthan hate murder: The other tragedy in Afrazul’s killing is a famine of compassion, outrage
A fact-finding team visits the Rajasthan town where Shambhulal Regar killed a migrant Bengali labourer and had the attack filmed.
Harsh Mander, John Dayal & Kavita Shrivastava
The Reel
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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As Sangh renews its anti-Christian drive, the impunity with which its men break the law is worrying
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has taken the credit for the ‘ghar wapsi’ of 53 families in Jharkhand last week.
John Dayal
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The closure of Forward Press print edition is a backward step for journalism
The anti-caste magazine was targeted by the Sangh Parivar as far back as 2014.
John Dayal
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‘You did commit the crime’: An Old Testament quote explains why the Christian community snubbed RSS
On the weekend, 300 leaders of community unanimously rebuffed the idea of an affiliate group of the Sangh Parivar for Christians.
John Dayal
The Field
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IPL 2023: Indian Premier League returns for 16th edition, back to the glory days of home-away format
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Watch: Ajay Devgn stars as football legend Syed Rahim Ali in trailer of ‘Maidaan’
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Sports world daily: Kvitova, Alcaraz in Miami semis; Chelsea stun Lyon in women’s Champions League
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IPL 2023: New rules, Ben Stokes at CSK, JioCinema vs Star Sports – things to watch out for this year
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Watch: Roger Federer gets on the wrong train with Trevor Noah in Swiss tourism advertisement