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    Supreme Court stopped ‘bulldozer justice’, executive cannot be judge and jury: CJI Gavai

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    ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ review: A well-intentioned, often heart-warming and simplistic tale

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    Some want Israel to use Lanka-style brutality against Hamas – ignoring the strategy’s true costs

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    ‘English is not barrier, but bridge’: Opposition criticises Amit Shah for remarks on languages

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    Why Uttar Pradesh is making it harder for runaway couples to marry

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    Scroll Adda: ‘Secular forces fixate on footnotes, Hindutva gets how Indians deal with history’

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    Caught in Iran crossfire, Kashmiri students wait for a passage home

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    A new book shows how cones made ice cream popular among customers in the 1900s despite health scares

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    Queer writings from South Asia: A woman feels at home in the bathroom, the devil’s abode

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Watch: Brazilian president Lula receives sash from marginalised groups’ activists at inauguration

Traditionally, the outgoing president presents the sash to his successor. However, Jair Bolsonaro has fled the country and was absent for the ceremony.

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Jan 02, 2023 · 04:00 pm
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Brazil's far-right leader Bolsonaro fled to Florida before Lula's inauguration, fearing consequences for his extreme corruption

So instead Lula was given the presidential sash by leaders of social movements fighting for the rights of Indigenous, Afro-Brazilian, & disabled people pic.twitter.com/g3nutP5793

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) January 2, 2023

Moving scenes at the #LulaPresidenteDoBrasil1️⃣3️⃣ inauguration. The presidential sash has been handed to #Lula by representatives of marginalised groups his far right predecessor #Bolsanaro hated including Native Americans, black, disabled and #LGBTQ citizens. pic.twitter.com/suxxumkk77

— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. (@MrJohnNicolson) January 1, 2023
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