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Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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How Hindu-Muslim tensions in Leicester were fanned by fake news from India
The unrest in the UK showed the power of unchecked social media to spread disinformation and stir violence far away, experts said.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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A lawsuit against facial recognition in Telangana could set a precedent for the rest of India
As facial recognition systems get deployed nationwide, digital rights activists warn about the infringement of privacy.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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‘Sinister form of censorship’: India’s ‘cyber volunteer’ programme pits citizens against each other
The project to flag unlawful online content risks turning the country into a surveillance state.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Watch: The trailer of Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part 2 is out
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Is ‘glass skin’ achievable? A dermatologist answers this and other skincare questions in a new book
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Delhi’s urban planners must stop ignoring the shoddy infrastructure in its 135 urban villages
These ‘lal dora’ lands are run by influential families with little civic oversight.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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Delhi’s Central Vista tells ‘the history of India’. Why is the Modi government redeveloping it?
The 3.2-km stretch includes the Parliament, Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the India Gate war memorial.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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How rapid deforestation and urbanisation in Asia is aiding the spread of infectious diseases
About 60% of infectious diseases in humans come from animals.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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Watch: Journalist Nishant Shekhar hilariously mimics everyday conversations in Indian newsroom
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Watch: Fire spreads through hotel in Indore, rescuers evacuate trapped guests with ladders
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Watch: Trapped miners rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo as onlookers cheer in relief
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Watch: Israeli commando units stage undersea protest against government’s judicial overhaul plans
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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A decade after Sri Lanka’s civil war, Tamil women are leading the fight to reclaim their lands
The decades-long war had forced tens of thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils to flee their homes.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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Can Andhra Pradesh’s ‘three capitals’ plan ensure equal development across the state?
'We do not want to develop one area utilising all our available financial resources,’ the chief minister said.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News