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Justice AP Shah: ‘India is moving towards a form of elected autocracy. We must keep speaking up’
The former chief justice of Delhi High Court spoke at the inaugural session of the Janta Parliament organised by civil society groups on August 16.
AP Shah
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Full text: Narayana Murthy on the true meaning of patriotism and the path to building a great nation
Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy’s address at the convocation of Gorakhpur’s Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology on August 22.
NR Narayana Murthy
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‘India is fighting for her soul’: Arundhati Roy on fascism, Modi and being a writer in today’s world
‘In this blitzkrieg of idiocy, fascist marches, fake-news coups, and what looks like a race toward extinction – what is the place of literature?’
Arundhati Roy
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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‘An illness is upon us’: Arundhati Roy on activist Anand Teltumbde’s impending arrest
‘His impending arrest cannot but be seen as a political act. It will be a shameful and shocking moment in our history.’
Arundhati Roy
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Full text: ‘I am devastated by the prospect of imminent arrest’, writes author Anand Teltumbde
The police claim he is involved in a conspiracy that resulted in caste violence in Bhima Koregaon near Pune lat year.
Anand Teltumbde
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Jairam Ramesh: Lessons from reorganising India's states – and why Uttar Pradesh needs to be divided
India needs a second States Reorganisation Commission. And it needs to split up its most populous state into smaller, manageable states.
Jairam Ramesh
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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
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Jerry Pinto on fear, hate – and the magical power of words
What were MM Kalburgi and Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar and Gauri Lankesh doing that they were so feared?
Jerry Pinto
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A public philosophy of non-violence, a culture of peace – that’s the diplomacy the world needs today
Full text of former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao’s speech at the Gandhi Memorial Center’s ‘Fellowship of Peace Award’ ceremony.
Nirupama Rao
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‘The tide will turn’: Arundhati Roy’s letter to jailed Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam
On PEN International’s ‘Day of the Imprisoned Writer’, Roy says his arrest ‘is an attack not on intellectuals but on intelligence’.
Arundhati Roy
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Unlike his imitators and those who claim his legacy, Patel worked tirelessly for communal harmony’
‘The man who literally created the Indian Union as we know it, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a giant in more senses than one.’
Shivshankar Menon
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India has become ‘a republic of fear for thinkers and writers’: Critic and novelist Shanta Gokhale
Speaking at the Ooty Literary Festival, the writer said today’s India has turned into a place where ‘truth-tellers are arrested and imprisoned’.
Shanta Gokhale
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Release the wrongfully arrested activists: Full text of petition filed by Romila Thapar and others
Five prominent civil society members petition the Supreme Court against the arrest of five activists.
Romila Thapar, Devaki Jain, Prabhat Patnaik, Satish Deshpande & Maja Daruwala
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final