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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces

  • A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world

  • For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

  • Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
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    Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated

  • 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’

  • How Mumbai neglected its groundwater – only to become dependent on it
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    How Mumbai neglected its groundwater – only to become dependent on it

  • Delhi to ask SC to allow uniform rules on end-of-life vehicles: CM Rekha Gupta
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    Delhi to ask SC to allow uniform rules on end-of-life vehicles: CM Rekha Gupta

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Watch: Slum residents in Delhi protest against Supreme Court’s demolition order

The court ordered the demolition of 48,000 dwellings lined in August amid Covid-19, worrying residents of the Sarai Rohilla area, The Caravan reported.

Scroll Staff
Oct 24, 2020 · 02:42 pm
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“Our right to have a house”: Slum residents protest SC’s demolition order

As authorities scramble to create a reasonable plan of action, residents are fending for themselves amid the pandemic. @NabeelaPaniyath and Atul Kumar report. pic.twitter.com/94cdma18Yl

— The Caravan (@thecaravanindia) October 24, 2020
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