Power Dynamics
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Using rape metaphors to satirise male power defeats its very purpose
Why is a violated female body our go-to symbol for political exploitation?
Zoe Miller, The Conversation
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Behind the conspiracy theories: Why Kashmir reels under power cuts every winter
Many believe that electricity supply to the Valley gets diverted to Jammu when the political capital moves there during the cold months. But it’s more complex.
Rayan Naqash
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Public opposition leaves loss-making electricity distribution firms powerless to raise tariffs
People as well as political parties strongly resist hikes in electricity rates.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
Trending
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Why many young Muslims are leaving India
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Watch: 75 musicians perform the entire song whose first stanza is India’s national anthem
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Opinion: Pakistan has learnt little from India and India has taken the worst lessons from Pakistan
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‘Mind your language’: Bar Council of India rebukes advocate Prashant Bhushan for ‘ridiculing’ SC
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Watch: Pakistani musician plays Indian national anthem on the rabab as Independence Day ‘gift’
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Podcast: What we lose when we lose the feminine instinct
When did aggression become the global default mode and when did compassion become deglamourised?
Devdutt Pattanaik and Jerry Johnson
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Electricity subsidies for poor are stolen by the rich
While over 20% of India’s population has no access to electricity, the richest 40% of the population gets highly subsidised power.
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Aditi Roy Ghatak and Maya Palit
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To be or not be (in power): The Hamlet moment for Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu and Kashmir
There's many a slip between the cup and lip for the PDP chief as she tries to position herself as a pro-public rather than pro-power politician.
Fahad Shah
Video
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Watch: Arvind Kejriwal’s speech accidentally played at BJP’s ‘tiranga yatra’ in Gujarat
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Watch: When former Pakistan PM Imran Khan praised India for not bowing to the West
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Gateway of India to Howrah Bridge: Monuments, structures, buildings lit up for Independence Day
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Watch: Indian flag unfurled 30 kilometres above the surface of the earth to mark Independence Day
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Watch: Young refugees in India sing ‘Jana Gana Mana’ with Grammy Award-winner Ricky Kej
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The real reason Mehbooba Mufti is delaying government formation in Jammu and Kashmir
Before taking over as the next chief minister, she wants to secure the future of her party and her family’s place in it.
Parvaiz Bukhari
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Five things Arvind Kejriwal has to fix immediately if he doesn't want to turn into a Modi-like autocrat
How is this different from Modi kicking out Sanjay Joshi?
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Yadav and Bhushan are voted out of key AAP panel, but it's closer than most expected
Arvind Kejriwal faced more opposition at a key party meet than he does in the Delhi assembly.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
The Reel
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ trailer: Fawad Khan leads reboot of a Pakistani classic
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Start the week with a film: Get a much-needed dose of ‘Gandhigiri’ with ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’
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‘Darlings’ director Jasmeet K Reen on her heroines: ‘They are simple, scared, a bit off’
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‘Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons’ review: Jeffrey Epstein and the dark side of marketing
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Arvind Kejriwal is right: as fresh allegations surface, the AAP leadership battle has become very ugly
AAP leaders take to facebook, twitter and social media to fight internal battles.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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AAP crisis isn't a battle of ideas: it's a sign of irreconcilable differences between former friends
Unless there is a last-minute compromise, Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav are likely to head for the exit.
Ajaz Ashraf