How does Indore do it?

Most Indian cities are known for urban filth and the defiance of civic rules. In this scenario, for six years in a row, one city,

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As Ram Mandir is consecrated, the Ayodhya mosque faces bureaucratic hurdles and a funding shortage

Standing near a mosque in Tehri Bazaar, a few kilometres away from the grand temple under construction in Ayodhya, a group of bearded men wearing

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Periyar wins yet more hearts and minds at the 2024 Chennai Book Fair

The 47th edition of the Chennai Book Fair, which concluded on January 21, reaffirmed the values of reading and literature, but also signalled the growing

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PERSPECTIVE | Ram was my favourite deity, but his temple in Ayodhya leaves me cold

As a teen growing up in a relatively orthodox and religious family, my favourite deity was Rama worshipped at a little temple near our apartment

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For Kashmiri women, drugs offer an escape route from anxiety, depression

It was a windy but warm September morning, and crowds were gathered outside the outpatient department (OPD) of the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in

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CORRUPTION | Recruitment scams in Maharashtra evoke memories of Madhya Pradesh’s ‘Vyapam’

Amol Dhanraj Shinde, 25, of Latur district in Maharashtra, was one of the youngsters booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the

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Following Dalit entry into Tamil Nadu village temple, caste Hindus to construct separate place of worship

In Thenmudiyanur village, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, caste Hindus have chosen to abandon the Sri Muthu Mariamman temple its presiding deity they worshipped for over

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Delhi Development Authority wipes out centuries-old mosque in Mehrauli

Central Reserve Police Force (officer guards the entrace to the site of the mosque demolished by DDA in Mehrauli, New Delhi on February 1, 2024.

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CONTROVERSY | FCRA cancellations pose threat to civil society and non-profit organisations in India

Civil society organisations (CSOs) or non-profit organisations (NPOs) in India have a history stretching back several decades. There are special provisions under the legal system

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How a women’s movement in the 1970s shaped India’s battle against inflation, gender inequality, and caste bias

Meet latnis—women whose rolling pins fought corruption and hunger. Their story offers insights into women’s relationship with money and the economy. In the early 1970s,

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