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Harsh Mander
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Harsh Mander: As India gasped for oxygen in the second wave, those in power looked the other way
Why did the country have to go through the Covid-19 horrors of the summer of 2021?
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Harsh Mander: Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002?
Reconstructing the murder in Ahmedabad of the politician-poet during the Gujarat riots.
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Harsh Mander: How some exploited India’s Covid-19 crisis to make money
Amid the pandemic, the country experienced cruel extortion from corporate leaders to the smallest providers of medical and funeral essentials.
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Trending
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Yati Narsinghanand calls upon Hindus to boycott ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign
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Opinion: The reasons why Pakistan turned out different from India and Bangladesh
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‘Online auction’ of women: Supreme Court refuses to stay proceedings against alleged creator of app
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Watch: Fifty-metre segment of Chandigarh-Shimla highway collapses near Solan, posing traffic danger
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In the shadow of Bhutan’s tag as the ‘happiest country’ is the trauma of Nepali-origin refugees
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As the wealthy converge on Davos to discuss the world’s problems, a case for taxing the rich
Harsh Mander and Prabhat Patnaik discuss funding universal social and economic rights, not just a universal basic income, in a time of widening inequalities.
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Harsh Mander: Why did hospital beds fall so disastrously short during India’s second Covid-19 wave?
The World Health Organization recommends at least five beds for a population of 1,000, ten times more than what the country had accomplished since its freedom.
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As Khargone smoulders, a former civil servant recalls the Ram temple riots in the town in 1989
The Madhya Pradesh town has a long history of communal violence, notes Harsh Mander.
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Video
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Watch: Water leaks from surface above seats inside SpiceJet plane flying from Mumbai to Jabalpur
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Watch: Roadside shop collapses into river during flash flood in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
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Watch: Pregnant woman carried on a cot across river in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul to reach hospital
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Watch: Fifty-metre segment of Chandigarh-Shimla highway collapses near Solan, posing traffic danger
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‘Based on true traumatic events’: Comedian Mouli on how ‘pros’ give directions to delivery guys
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Harsh Mander: Despite warnings, Modi government had let India sleepwalk into the second wave
How did the country slip deep into the coronavirus hell of the summer of 2021?
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Harsh Mander: The many sacrifices of unsung heroes on India’s Covid-19 frontline
Many at the lower ends of the public health hierarchy were highly stretched, barely recognised, rarely celebrated and almost totally unprotected.
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Harsh Mander: Covid-19 has left India’s workers more powerless than ever before
They are now alone in the world, hungry, jobless and with zero bargaining power and protection – and the employers know that.
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The Reel
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‘Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons’ review: Jeffrey Epstein and the dark side of marketing
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‘House of Hammer’ trailer: Docuseries explores alleged abuse by Armie Hammer and his family legacy
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‘Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach’ trailer: Pankaj Tripathi’s lawyer represents a murder accused
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‘Raksha Bandhan’ review: An outdated ode to brotherly love
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‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ review: Faithful ‘Forrest Gump’ remake has its big-hearted moments
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Harsh Mander: School closures amid Covid-19 have left a whole generation of Indians behind
As education went online during the pandemic, lakhs of children from poorer households with no smartphones and access to the internet were missed out.
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Harsh Mander: How many Indians actually died during the second Covid-19 wave?
Some people on the ground offer compelling reasons to believe that the actual toll during the Delta surge was much higher than the official numbers.
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Harsh Mander: How India’s middle classes ignored the suffering of the poor during the second wave
The affluent have become bereft of compassion to the deprivation of the socially disadvantaged.
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The Field
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Football: Struggling Barcelona sign digital deal worth 100 million euros
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Badminton: PV Sindhu on playing with injury during CWG 2022, preparations for World C’ships and more
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Pro Kabaddi: Pawan Sehrawat for Rs 2.26cr, Vikash Khandola for Rs 1.7cr & other top signings
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Premier League: Tottenham's title credentials face Chelsea test; pressure on Gerrard, Lampard
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Hockey: Forward Abhishek says he’s motivated to work harder after impressive CWG performance