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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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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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