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‘She never fully recovered’: Manipur gangrape victim dies waiting for justice

A victim of a gangrape during the 2023 ethnic conflict in Manipur, died on January 10 due to a prolonged illness linked to her injuries.  Kim*, who...

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Prateek Goyal

‘Honour’ killings punishable with 5 yrs in Karnataka draft bill, couples offered protection

Seeking to confront rising ‘honour’ crimes and protect couples whose relationships challenge entrenched caste and community norms, the Karnataka...

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Shivani Kava

‘I’ll kill myself’: Rajasthan BLO says ‘pressure’ to ‘delete Muslim votes’ in seat BJP won with thin margin

“I will visit the collector’s office and will kill myself there,” Kirti Kumar can be heard shouting over a phone call in a video circulating on...

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Sumedha Mittal

‘I must speak for myself, will not rest till I get justice’, says Sister Ranit, nun who accused Bishop Franco of rape

After years of isolation and struggle, Sister Ranit recently decided to publicly reveal her identity.  “Till now, it was my allies who spoke for...

previous day 10

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Nidhi Suresh

From health trackers to Puranas: Andhra CM Naidu’s pivot to alternative medicine

Three-and-a-half years ago, Telugu news channels dedicated sufficient time discussing the health tracker ring worn by Telugu Desam Party (TDP)...

previous day 10

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Anjana Meenakshi

‘Generations lived here…voted all my life’: The people left behind in UP SIR draft rolls

After the draft list under Uttar Pradesh’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was published, the potential deletion of nearly 2.89 crore voters has...

previous day 10

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Anmol Pritam

Shot thrice ‘by cops’: How a Sambhal biscuit seller’s case pushed a court to order an FIR against Anuj Chaudhary

For Alam, a biscuit seller in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, and his father, Yameen, the past year has been marked by a desperate search for justice. Shot...

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Avdhesh Kumar

‘My life stopped’: What 5 years of waiting meant to the families of Delhi riots undertrials

After spending over five years in jail as undertrials, five accused were recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2020 Delhi riots “larger...

thursday 20

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Samarth Grover

Blue Star gets temporary relief as Delhi HC stays regulator’s e-waste price declaration

A court stay has temporarily stalled the Narendra Modi government’s latest attempt to enforce minimum prices in India’s e-waste carbon credit...

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Shivnarayan Rajpurohit

Mann Ki Baat, Yoga Day, Ram Mandir: Inside Modi govt’s media advisory playbook

In 2002, Narendra Modi sat across Jill McGivering from the BBC for an interview. It was shortly after the Gujarat riots, and McGivering asked Modi...

13.01.2026 4

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Astha Savyasachi

‘Raid madam’ to BJP councillor: The story of Kerala’s first woman IPS officer

Years ago, while she was still in the police force, R Sreelekha walked into a sari sale in Thiruvananthapuram. Spotting the other women there, she...

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