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Akanksha Mishra
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How Adivasis in an MP village are being dispossessed: First for ‘development’, now ‘afforestation’
After losing their homes to a reservoir, communities in Hoshangabad are being barred from large parts of forest land taken over for environmental plantations.
Akanksha Mishra
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African-American teen wins US spelling bee, breaking 12-year-long Indian-American winning streak
Zaila Avant-garde also holds three Guinness World Records for dribbling six basketballs simultaneously, the most basketball bounces and bounce juggles.
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Annihilation of Caste: Kalahandi rapper Dule Rocker plans album ‘to take forward Ambedkar’s legacy’
The part-time construction worker jumped into the limelight with his stinging rhymes about the migrant crisis.
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Trending
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Kathmandu mayor installs map of ‘Greater Nepal’ after ‘Akhand Bharat’ controversy
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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In Kashmir, Army unit booked as young man dies of electric shock
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Indian schools are unprepared to deal with heat waves that are already disrupting education
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How a newly discovered spider came to be named after a slain hero of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack
Icius Tukarami is a mark of honour for Mumbai Police officer Tukaram Omble, who was shot dead by Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab.
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With his new album ‘Superpower 2020’, LIFAFA makes a sharp comment on the experiment that is India
Suryakant Sawhney, whose stage name is LIFAFA, explains his love-hate relationship with his country.
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Why Arunachal residents are upset by an event at which Rajnath Singh inaugurated 12 new roads
Some have staged protests against the Border Roads Organisation.
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Video
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‘What The Hell Are We Dying For’: Shawn Mendes’s new song on New York skies after Canada wildfires
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Watch: Elephant gently shakes a tree to get a jackfruit from it
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Watch: Durg-Puri Express passengers evacuate train in panic after spotting fire under an AC coach
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Watch: Google Doodle video celebrates dancer-choreographer Willi Ninja’s 62nd birth anniversary
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Watch: Italian MP breastfeeds baby in Parliament, applauded for setting a precedent
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‘Let the voices of democracy prevail’: Freed activists say they will fight for jailed colleagues
Out on bail, Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal describe their experiences in Tihar jail.
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Why has Chimamanda Adichie’s essay on social media culture sparked a controversy?
She had earlier been accused of transphobic comments by author and ex-student Akwaeka Emezi.
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As first-generation learners seek to crowdfund fees for Western universities, help pours in
With scholarships difficult to come by, Dalit and Muslim students admitted to foreign institutions are finding financial support online.
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The Reel
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‘Bloody Daddy’ review: Plenty of cocaine but not enough speed
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‘Por Thozhil’ review: A gripping police procedural
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‘Dhoomam’ trailer: Fahadh Faasil headlines Pawan Kumar’s crime thriller
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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As cartoonist Manjul gets law enforcement notice from Twitter, an outpouring of satirical support
Indian cartoonists have taken to social media to explain why humour is essential for a democracy to stay healthy.
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How racist remarks in a YouTube video from Punjab sparked a Twitter storm in the North East
Student unions from the region called for more information about the North East to be included in textbooks.
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