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‘Love jihad’ drove out Muslims from an Uttarakhand town. In court, it turned out to be a hoax

Two men accused by Hindutva groups of trying to kidnap a minor last year were acquitted in May. The girl told the judge she had been tutored to blame them.

Why process followed to reject Manusmriti from inclusion in Delhi University syllabus is worrying

Yet again, the academic autonomy of the institution has been badly dented.

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief alleges ‘state-sponsored’ spyware attack on his iPhone

In recent weeks, at least four other people associated with political parties have said that they received threat warnings from technology company Apple.

Rajasthan court acquits six persons accused of shouting beheading slogan against Nupur Sharma

At a protest in 2022, a Muslim cleric and five others had allegedly called for the killing of the former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson.

Congress to boycott Rahul Kanwal’s TV show after comments by BJP’s Amit Malviya on leaders’ killings

The Opposition party accused the news anchor of allowing remarks about Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi’s assassinations, by Malviya, to ‘go unchallenged’.

In India’s income-segregated cities, land for low-income housing should be taken off market

Market forces, in a free market for land, force the lowest-income groups to move further away to cheaper land, diminishing their quality of life.

How the friendship between two women changed the way classical music is taught and staged in Delhi

Now little remembered, Nirmala Joshi and Sumitra Charat Ram built three of the institutions for classical arts in Delhi’s culture hub, Mandi House.

Why do students flock to Kota for coaching year after year despite its contested reputation?

An excerpt from ‘The Smart and the Dumb: The Politics of Education in India’, by Vishal Vasanthakumar.

Athletics, Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra India’s best bet, but don’t forget Avinash Sable in Paris

A 30-member Indian athletics contingent will compete in a total of 17 events at the Stade de France and Trocadero.

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