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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
Underinvestment and the dilution of the rights-based act has eroded the promise of public education as a crucial vehicle for creating an engaged citizenry.
Gaurav Mukherjee
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A new book examines the groundwater crisis – and its politics – in Gujarat
An excerpt from ‘India’s Forgotten Country: A View From the Margins’, by Bela Bhatia.
Bela Bhatia
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
David Leitch’s film is out in cinemas.
Nandini Ramnath
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Indore Congress candidate backed out days after attempt-to-murder charge added to 17-year-old case
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
He wrote in his judgment that he had serious doubts about the credentials of the Association of Democratic Reforms, linking it with efforts to weaken India.
Vineet Bhalla
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
These effects caused neotame can result in inflammation of the intestine, which is linked to inflammatory bowel disease and sepsis.
Havovi Chichger, The Conversation
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US campus protests: History has shown repeatedly that the young have always been right
Students, expressing disgust with the status quo, may well be forced to pack up their tents and go home – but they have made themselves heard.
Zeenath Khan
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60