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‘Should I kill myself?’: How a woman’s birthday party became a free pass for a Hindutva mob

“I had invited my entire class. That included Hindus, Muslims and even Christians,” said Shivangi Patel. “If a classmate of mine is Muslim, am I...

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Akanksha Kumar

Tamil Nadu: Odisha migrant assaulted with sickles, four juveniles held

The Tiruttani Town police on Sunday, December 28, apprehended four juveniles for attacking a youth from Odisha with sickles and filming the assault...

yesterday 10

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The News Minute

From school skit to viral church protest: How a Christmas event was recast as ‘anti-Hindu’

What began as an annual Christmas programme featuring schoolchildren, skits and a science exhibition in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly ended with slogans...

26.12.2025 4

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Akanksha Kumar

In India, Christmas is marked by reports of Sangh-linked organisations attacking Christians

With Christmas around the corner, festivities for Christians in India have been overshadowed by reports of targeted attacks on the community by...

25.12.2025 2

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Maria Teresa Raju

Visiting Kerala’s Attapallam, where a migrant worker was beaten to death

It was with dreams of finding a job and financially securing his family that Ram Narayan Baghel, a 40-year-old construction worker from Karhi...

24.12.2025 30

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Haritha Manav

A toxic landfill is growing in the Aravallis. Rs 100 crore fine changed nothing

As protests grow against the degradation and redefinition of the Aravalli range, another serious crisis looms: the Bandhwari landfill. Despite...

24.12.2025 2

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Samarth Grover

From Tata and MEIL to Vedanta, corporates dominate BJP’s Rs 6,000 crore donations

The Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, has become the top recipient of political donations in 2024–2025, collecting more than Rs 6,000 crore. This is 12...

23.12.2025 3

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Jahnavi

‘Air pollution, public safety’: The big issues Delhi thinks Parliament missed out on

The Winter Session of Parliament concludes on December 19. During this nearly three-week session, there were heated debates on several issues...

23.12.2025 3

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Avdhesh Kumar

Exclusive: Inside the I-T dossier that names Navneet Sehgal in a Rs 112-crore kickback network

This story is based on a 254-page confidential dossier prepared by the Income Tax Department into a system of alleged kickbacks in tenders for...

23.12.2025 10

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Basant Kumar

‘She told me I am blind because of my past deeds’: Woman recounts abuse at Christmas event

Safalta Kartik, a visually impaired woman from Jabalpur, is on the verge of becoming a teacher after completing her final B.Ed exams – an...

23.12.2025 1

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Prateek Goyal