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Harsh Mander: The dark clouds of 1935 Nuremberg have gathered over Indian skies
The exclusion and criminalisation of Muslim citizens through laws and state action are not as explicit as in Nazi Germany, but they violate the Constitution.
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Harsh Mander: Past, present and future – what Narendra Modi’s campaign of hate signifies
The prime minister’s peddling anti-Muslim prejudice is not new. But his unapologetic virulence is a reflection that bigotry resonates with the BJP support base.
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Harsh Mander: Congress manifesto is not perfect – but kindles some hope
With promises to restore personal freedoms, recognise civil unions and improve health, the party puts forth a vision to mend India’s economic and social fabric.
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Trending
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CEC on Modi’s anti-Muslim speeches: ‘We decided not to touch top two leaders of BJP and Congress’
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Lok Sabha election results: BJP leads in 200 seats, Congress in 80, EC data shows
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Assembly election results: Telugu Desam Party leads in Andhra Pradesh, early trends show
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Provide horizontal reservations to transgender persons: Madras HC tells Tamil Nadu government
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Opinion: At the end of a vitriolic campaign, what price will India’s Muslims pay?
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Harsh Mander: It happened, so it can happen again – a journey through Auschwitz
We must firmly block – with our bodies and our souls and the ways that we lead our lives – the pathways of accumulative radicalisation that lead to Auschwitz.
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Harsh Mander: In a demolished home in Delhi, the invisible tragedies of improbable heroes
Three months after Waqil Hassan led a team of ‘rat miners’ to rescue 41 workers trapped in a Himalayan tunnel, his home was demolished. He does not know why.
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Harsh Mander: The deep Hindutva roots of the violence that reduced a mosque to rubble in Haldwani
For months, Hindutva organisations have spearheaded a campaign of hate against Uttarakhand’s Muslims residents that has been amplified by the chief minister.
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Video
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Lok Sabha 2024: Decoding the mandate
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Video: Democracy, representation and Indian Muslims
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Watch: US police wrestle cricket fan to the ground after pitch invasion to meet Rohit Sharma
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Eco India: How locally grown food is capturing the imagination of urban Indians
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Eco India, Episode 262: What are some great ways of knowing your greens
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Harsh Mander: Ayodhya dispute was not just about a plot of land – it was about how we imagine India
January 22 will mark the consecration of a grand Ram temple on the ruins of an imagination of India that has endured many centuries.
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Was it raw hatred or indifference? Why the lynching of a young Muslim man still haunts me
Mohammed Ishaq was tied up to a pole with saffron bands and beaten for hours at a busy crossroad in Delhi – all for eating a banana from a pandal.
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With 2024 elections looming, Opposition must heed lessons of Congress defeat in three state polls
The party cynically appropriated the language and symbols of Hindutva, instead of forging a secular, democratic political strategy.
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The Reel
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Watch: In ‘Federer: Twelve Final Days’, the tennis giant bids farewell to the sport
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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ trailer: Eddie and his wisecracking symbiote are on the run
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Start the week with a film: ‘Godzilla Minus One’ has thrills plus heart
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As movie stars go to court to protect their ‘personality rights’, are they stifling creativity?
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The delightful days and sleepless nights that went into Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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In grief-struck relief camps, songs and prayers heavy with suffering – Manipur, seven months later
The new border between the Meitei valley and Kuki hills is unyielding and pitiless.
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‘I was consumed by rage, but as time has passed, I have forgiven everyone’: The story of a Kuki man
Attacked and left to die when ethnic violence broke out on May 3 in Manipur, Thangboi Singset has had a long journey to find peace – but the pain remains.
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How state-backed Hindutva rhetoric is fuelling the ethnic cleansing of Uttarakhand
Extremist organisations project the hill state as the ‘holy land’ of Hindus and Muslims a ‘polluting presence’ unleashing a battery of ‘jihads’. –
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The Field
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Anrich Nortje shines as South Africa start campaign with win over Sri Lanka
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: Record prize money announced for 2024 winners
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Tennis, French Open: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden through to quarter-finals
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Wrestling: Bajrang Punia’s doping suspension revoked until NADA issues notice
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Athletics: Global body announces new World Athletics Ultimate Championship