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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other

The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity

UP’s dis-honourable dad kills daughter for loving the ‘wrong’ man

22-year-old woman killed over relationship with a man who belonged to the same caste in a crime curiously dubbed ‘honour’ killing

Sabarimala: Male devotee nurturing unholy thoughts is ‘unfit’ to visit Lord Ayyappa shrine

The Supreme Court last week, by 3:2 majority, decided...

Haryana Portal Helps Track High-Risk Pregnancies For Improved Care

On the ninth of every month, pregnant women visit...

India’s Microenterprises Can Spur Jobs, Gender Equity If They Scale Up: Study

Bengaluru: As India struggles with an unemployment crisis, its...

Movies that make you think: A Regular Woman & Aise Hee

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Bushra Arshad creates history; busts all myths; clears UPSC

Bushra Arshad is being lavished with praise for achieving...

A Look into the Kerala Double POCSO-Suicide Case

The Congress and the BJP staged massive protests before...

Vulgarity at its peak: Bigg Boss calls in Hindustani Bhau as wild card entry on show

VIkas Fhatak aka Hindustani Bhau is famous on Twitter...

Haryana Elects Fewest Women MLAs In 10 Years

Bengaluru: The 90-member Haryana legislative assembly will have nine...

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