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  • How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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    How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
  • ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
  • ‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary
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    ‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary
  • In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
  • ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena
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    ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena
  • Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?
    6

    Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?
  • In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad
    7

    In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad
  • Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements
    8

    Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements
  • Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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    Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
  • Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
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    Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
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Watch: The law says you can be arrested for ‘looking poor’ in India

And it is used routinely to make life difficult for the homeless.

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Jun 29, 2017 · 05:40 pm
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  1. How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
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    ‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena
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