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Jyoti Punwani
Jyoti Punwani is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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How three brave men put Mumbai ex-police commissioner in the dock on murder charges after ’93 riots
RD Tyagi, who died on October 15, was indicted by the official inquiry panel. But the government had to be pushed to prosecute him. He was later discharged.
Jyoti Punwani
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Stenography lessons: How Mumbai media covered arrest of 9 Muslim youth for alleged IS links
As always happens when terror-accused are arrested, national newspapers in Mumbai carried the police version in full, without any scepticism.
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Prakash Ambedkar-Asaduddin Owaisi tie-up in Maharashtra is likely to help the BJP
Some people wonder if the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader is using the announcement to get more seats from the Congress.
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Trending
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Maharashtra: CM Eknath Shinde’s microphone snatched by Deputy CM Fadnavis during press conference
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Opinion: Indian democracy is marching towards authoritarianism, under the garb of pluralism
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Watch: Portion of Narmada Canal breaches wall just one day after inauguration in Kutch, Gujarat
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A remarkably opulent country: Observations of the first American to write a book on India
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Ramachandra Guha: A tribute to ‘The Telegraph’ of Kolkata on its 40th birthday
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Across the chasm: Children of the Bombay riots share stories of reconciliation – and anxiety
25 years ago, India’s commercial capital was gripped by two months of violence that left 900 people dead. Since then, has the city really managed to heal?
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25 years on, children of the Bombay Riots have forgiven the culprits – but they haven’t forgotten
900 Mumbaikars died in riots following the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992. But many young people scorched by the violence say they aren’t bitter.
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Anti-Muslim remarks by BJP MP spark debate in Jain community about minority status
The MP has said being a religious minority is an insult to Jains because it puts them on a par with the ‘very violent’ Muslim community.
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‘Sinking ships fleeing the rats’: UK Opposition leader Keir Starmer on Boris Johnson’s ex-ministers
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Watch: Portion of Narmada Canal breaches wall just one day after inauguration in Kutch, Gujarat
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‘Changed my life’: Actor Richard Gere joins the Dalai Lama’s birthday festivities in Dharamshala
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Watch: BBC accidentally shows presenter with feet on studio desk on cutting away from reporter
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Caught on camera: Car set on fire by erratic fireworks from Fourth of July celebrations
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Supreme Court is wrong in ruling that Gujarat need not pay for shrines destroyed in 2002
It harms the principle of state accountability and may diminish the National Human Rights Commission.
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‘I’ve been laughing and crying,’ says woman who first challenged Muslim personal law in SC in 1983
When her husband divorced her after two years of marriage, Shehnaaz Sheikh realised she had to fight for her rights.
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By refusing to honour talaq verdict, India’s most influential Islamic body is harming Muslims
And is actually helping the BJP.
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The Reel
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ review: Flippant fun as Marvel superhero takes on a god-killer
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Dilip Kumar and technology: ‘What exactly is this Internet?’
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Circle of love: Nagesh Kukunoor on going from ‘Hyderabad Blues’ to ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’
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Start the week with a film: ‘American Honey’, the flip side of the American Dream
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Hate speech: Adityanath isn’t the first powerful offender to be shielded from prosecution
And the BJP is not the only party to blame for this.
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Why blame judiciary for granting Pragya Thakur bail when investigative agencies show no spine?
India’s investigating agencies have often demonstrated that they follow the directives of the party in power in the Centre.
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Mumbai police station attack: How did anger over a Facebook post go out of control?
In the run up to February’s civic polls, Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leaders communalised the atmosphere, say residents of Cheetah Camp.
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The Field
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FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, India vs New Zealand live updates: Vandana Katariya puts India up 1-0
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High jumper Tejaswin Shankar to miss out on CWG 2022 as organisers reject IOA’s late request: Report
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Wimbledon: Elena Rybakina beats Simona Halep in straight sets, to meet Ons Jabeur in final
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Wimbledon: Ons Jabeur beats Tatjana Maria to become first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam final
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Hockey World Cup: Netherlands and Australia are first teams through to quarterfinals