Banning Spree
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UP's drive against slaughterhouses will hurt jobs and revenue in one of India's poorest states
The drive against slaughterhouses could impact three critical industries in the state: meat packaging, livestock and leather.
Jeet Singh, IndiaSpend
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Banning laptops in cabin luggage won't prevent terrorist attacks on planes
Screening technology at most international airports would detect explosive devices, say experts.
Michaela Preddy, The Conversation
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No flirting, please: Why Ahmedabad’s young and restless are fuming over the hookah bar ban
In a city with almost no anonymity, darkened, smoke-filled rooms were often the only place to let inhibitions drop away.
Revati Laul
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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France’s burkini ban could not come at a worse time
With tensions already high, telling Muslim women not to dress a certain way at the beach will only make things worse.
Fraser McQueen, The Conversation
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China’s latest baffling crackdown: vulgar rap music
Pornography, it seems, is not the only promoter of obscenity and immorality.
Josh Horwitz, Qz.com
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City of Joy and more: Five international films that have angered Indians
Several foreign filmmakers who have explored Indian subjects have faced criticism, protests and outright bans.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes