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‘Media freedom not licence to interfere with justice system’: Kerala HC on media trials
The Kerala High Court has held that the media’s freedom of speech cannot override a citizen’s right to dignity, reputation, ...
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Rediscovering colonial-era Bihar through a delightful translation of a 100-year-old novel
In tracing the literary journey of a language, some landmarks stand out for what they mean for the language’s possibilities.
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‘Same promise for 25 years’: Locals as Adani’s Dharavi plan turns MVA’s rallying cry
Many families fear they will either be left homeless or settled in cramped spaces through the redevelopment plan. Can this election resolve the problem?
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An insider’s view of why Harris lost: The strategy was vague, the campaign too general
His victory against Kamala Harris will be attributed to a wide range of factors. Pundits will hyper-analyse margins, ...
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Himalayan trout, ‘lack of transparency’, cheaper booze: The campaign and characters of the PCI polls
Laxmi Devi was part of the Sanjay Basak panel which was accused of being backed by the RSS and BJP in a closely contested election in 2022. The journalist dismissed all such allegations as a ...
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The YouTube formula of Rahul Gandhi’s fight for the future
Days before Diwali, the Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of light over darkness, a video dropped on Leader of ...
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Kamala Harris’s legacy as a ‘well-behaved woman’ who couldn’t make history
Well-behaved women seldom make history. The phrase was originally coined by historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich in her work about Puritan funerary practices. But it quickly escaped its original context, ...