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The big news: Assam CM says amended citizenship law will benefit very few, and 9 other top stories
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Several Twitter users change identities to claim to be Muslims who support citizenship law
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Aarefa Johari
Aarefa Johari is a Scroll.in staffer.
Citizenship Act is welcome, say Hindu refugees from Pakistan – but the process is too tiresome
The process of becoming an Indian citizen through naturalisation is complicated, with multiple verifications and red-tape.
Aarefa Johari
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Vijayta Lalwani
· Yesterday · 09:00 am
Can lynching or castrating rapists reduce rape? No, say lawyers and activists yet again
India got a stricter rape law in 2013, but that has not yet helped improve justice delivery for women and children.
Aarefa Johari
· Dec 06, 2019 · 09:00 am
As new #MeToo controversy erupts on Twitter, feminists reflect on its impact on the campaign
A year after he was accused of sexual harassment, comedian Utsav Chakraborty has alleged that at least four women lied about him.
Aarefa Johari
· Dec 01, 2019 · 09:00 am
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No, Rahul Gandhi did not say ‘women should be raped’, as minister Smriti Irani claimed in Parliament
Yesterday · 10:36 am
Indian states are failing to help mothers – and UP is the worst
Pregnant and nursing women in rural India have poor health, lack nutritious food, get little rest and are not getting the benefits of a new government scheme.
Aarefa Johari
· Nov 21, 2019 · 09:00 am
Hard Times: This chaat vendor in Mumbai has seen his income drop by half since demonetisation
Snapshots of living through an economic slowdown
Aarefa Johari
· Nov 15, 2019 · 09:00 am
‘Better than having a BJP government’: Many Maharashtra Muslims support a Shiv Sena-NCP combine
As political drama unfolds in the aftermath of the Maharashtra Assembly election, Muslims in Mumbai react to the possibility of unlikely alliances.
Aarefa Johari
· Nov 12, 2019 · 09:00 am
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Aarefa Johari
· Nov 09, 2019 · 09:00 am
Years before tree-cutting protests, Aarey Milk Colony was an Indian welfare state dream project
Mumbai’s ‘last green lung’ started out as the home of the revolutionary Bombay Milk Scheme, envisioned by a man who gave Indians the concept of toned milk.
Aarefa Johari
· Nov 03, 2019 · 06:30 am
‘Shiv Sena has more bargaining power now’: Jubilant party workers celebrate Maharashtra poll results
As the BJP and Shiv Sena look set to win the Assembly election, the ‘small brother’ in the alliance wants a bigger share of the pie.
Aarefa Johari
· Oct 24, 2019 · 08:29 pm
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In Gujarat, distraught families question police claims in Kamlesh Tiwari murder case
Within two days of the murder of the Hindu extremist leader, the UP police had made swift arrests in Surat, Gujarat.
Aarefa Johari
· Oct 24, 2019 · 09:00 am
As PMC crisis erodes trust in system, clients of other banks wonder if they should withdraw deposits
Rumours on social media add to anxieties of customers of co-operative and nationalised banks in Mumbai and Delhi.
Aarefa Johari
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Vijayta Lalwani
· Oct 19, 2019 · 09:00 am
Amit Shah’s NRC plan makes Muslim workers anxious – but Hindu workers barely know about it
At labour nakas in Delhi and Mumbai, there is a clear difference in the levels of awareness about the plan among workers of each community.
Aarefa Johari
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Vijayta Lalwani
· Oct 18, 2019 · 09:00 am
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