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<title>‘Remain’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal stars in new M Night Shyamalan suspense thriller</title>
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<title>Watch: ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ trailer promises a  battle to end all battles</title>
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<title>Congress seeks FIR against Dhirendra Shastri for asking Hindus to avoid non&#45;veg during Durga Puja</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The head of the Bageshwar Dham temple had insulted West Bengal’s culture and traditions, said the party. ]]></description>
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<title>Can you teach yourself to detect AI writing? Maybe</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new study has found that the spread of LLMs is associated with lower variation in writing style. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Degrading demand’: French leaders on removal of Eiffel Tower women staffers for Hindu group’s visit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ France’s ‘civilisational values are not negotiable’, said the chief of the far-right National Rally party. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Assam told to compensate woman forced into Bangladesh, SC questions UP about NSA and more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Manjar’ trailer: In Marathi comedy, four friends get into big&#45;time trouble</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Susshil Mahadev’s film stars Siddharth Menon, Onkar Bhojane, Tejas Raut, Bhagyashree Limaye, Sayaji Shinde and Ashwini Kalsekar. Out in cinemas on September 18. ]]></description>
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<title>HC asks Assam to pay Rs 2 lakh to another woman forced into Bangladesh</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The court had, the same day, passed a similar order in the case of a woman who had also been ‘pushed’ into the country. ]]></description>
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<title>Vimal Elaichi moves Delhi HC against FDA notices to brand ambassadors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration had issued notices to the actors in connection with an advertisement of the product. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Enough is enough’: Calcutta HC says it may bar more FIRs against Abhishek Banerjee</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The observation came after the TMC leader’s counsel said that criminal complaints were being filed despite the court having granted interim protection. ]]></description>
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<title>CJI asks Aravallis panel if it is waiting for him to retire; SC declines six&#45;month extension</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The chief justice told the committee to ‘work day and night’ and submit the report on defining the mountain range by November 30. ]]></description>
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<title>How India and China managed the Kailash&#45;Manasarovar pilgrimage in the 1950s</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An agreement in 1954 allowed passport-free travel for Indian pilgrims to Tibet, while extending the same privileges to Tibetans to visit Sarnath and Gaya. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Very, very pathetic’: HC criticises Delhi University, civil body over building collapse</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/very-very-pathetic-hc-criticises-delhi-university-civil-body-over-building-collapse</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The court directed the civic body to find out whether the collapsed building had been constructed with the required permissions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:30:02 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Eiffel Tower shut as staffers protest women being removed for Hindu group’s visit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Staff members at the Paris landmark said that female employees had been instructed ‘to make themselves invisible’ to welcome a delegation of the group BAPS. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:00:04 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>How an anti&#45;reservation movement mimicking the CJP is branding entitlement as reform</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-an-anti-reservation-movement-mimicking-the-cjp-is-branding-entitlement-as-reform</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The RHA Reservation Reforms Movement wants to shrink protections where disadvantaged groups have gained a toehold and shield the private economy from scrutiny. ]]></description>
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<title>Why an Indigenous community in Arunachal blacklisted four researchers</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-an-indigenous-community-in-arunachal-blacklisted-four-researchers</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A community body said the researchers had violated their “code of research ethics”, first published in 2024. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Worthy of derision’: HC on Noida official order to detain 25&#45;year&#45;old activist under NSA</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/worthy-of-derision-hc-on-noida-official-order-to-detain-25-year-old-activist-under-nsa</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The judges underlined that bureaucrats must ‘realise that their loyalty is towards the Constitution and not the political executive’. ]]></description>
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<title>Why do people respond differently to mosquito bites? A scientist explains</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-do-people-respond-differently-to-mosquito-bites-a-scientist-explains</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The reaction reflects a complex interaction between mosquito saliva and the immune system. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Worthy of derision’: HC on Noida official who detained 25&#45;year&#45;old activist after workers’ protest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The judges underlined that bureaucrats must ‘realise that their loyalty is towards the Constitution and not the political executive’. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:30:04 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>For children: Amal goes to the gurudwara kitchen with his grandmother when the langar is cooked</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Perfect Langar Dal’, by Sanjana Kapur. ]]></description>
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<title>Dhirendra Shastri’s call for Hindus to avoid ‘dirty’ non&#45;veg during Durga Puja sparks TMC criticism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After the religious leader said that meat must not be sold near the goddess’ idol, the TMC asserted that Bengalis will ‘not let this go’. ]]></description>
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<title>Interview: Are data centres really ‘development’ for India?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/interview-are-data-centres-really-development-for-india</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tech giants are getting land and resources with little guarantee of how local communities will benefit, says Osama Manzar of the Digital Empowerment Foundation. ]]></description>
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<title>Monsoon Session not closed as Amit Shah ‘scrambling’ to pass delimitation bill, claims Congress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘Normally, prorogation takes place three to four days’ after a Parliament session is adjourned sine die, Jairam Ramesh pointed out. ]]></description>
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<title>YouTuber Ajeet Bharti denied anticipatory bail for remarks about Bhim Army chief</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ There should be no apprehension of arrest only because a case had been registered, held the bench. ]]></description>
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<title>HC summons journalist Sudhir Chaudhary for allegedly defamatory show during youth protests</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/hc-summons-journalist-sudhir-chaudhary-for-allegedly-defamatory-show-during-youth-protests</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On July 27, Chaudhary allegedly accused a 28-year-old civil services aspirant of calling for the destruction of Parliament. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: Radhika’s husband sets bizarre rules for her. Then something happens at her child’s school</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Moms’, by Shivani Sibal. ]]></description>
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<title>SC asks UP Police to explain notice sent to X seeking data on journalist’s account in road rage case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench questioned why a person’s digital footprint was needed in the matter. ]]></description>
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<title>Seven dead in Delhi building collapse, CM orders magisterial inquiry</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/seven-dead-in-delhi-building-collapse-cm-orders-magisterial-inquiry</link>
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<title>A new book on Indian laws demystifies the ‘right to privacy’ and examines how it has improved lives</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Trials of a Nation: How Crises, Conflicts and Courts Shaped Modern India’, by Priya Jain. ]]></description>
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<title>Pune: Third protest in a week seeks ban on loudspeakers, DJs during religious festivals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The citizens’ march on Sunday came two days after activist Vidyanand Bapat was assaulted. ]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra: VHP calls for barring Muslims from garba events, demands Aadhaar checks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Vishva Hindu Parishad said that organisers must apply a tilak on the foreheads of those participating in the Hindu festival. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Another 80 persons from four to five villages fell ill and were admitted to hospitals. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Demonstrators said they were questioning the silence of British officials on the Hindutva organisation’s majoritarian ideology. ]]></description>
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<title>Start the week with a film: In ‘Unidentified’, lifting the veil off murder in a conservative society</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Haifaa al-Mansour’s Arabic film is out on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<title>Remembering ‘Got Japan’: This book dissects upper&#45;caste life in Himalayan towns in colonised India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from the Introduction to ‘Brahmins of the Himalaya: Upper-Caste Ways of Belonging, 1850-1950’, by Sanjay Joshi. ]]></description>
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<title>In a first, Gauhati HC asks Assam government to pay Rs 2 lakh to woman pushed into Bangladesh</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mumtaz Begum had been arrested from Nagaon foreigners tribunal in violation of the court order. ]]></description>
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<title>Long gaps between meals affect older people differently, shows study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ageing changes how people digest food, absorb nutrients, control blood sugar and maintain muscle. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Kin’: Tayari Jones’s new novel is a story of and by women, and of their shared passions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The force of the Civil Rights Movement shapes the horizon of the characters as they navigate jobs, friendships, romances, grief, and dreams. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi: At least three dead as five&#45;storey building collapses in Satya Niketan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Five persons have been shifted to the trauma centre at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, an official said. ]]></description>
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<title>In a surprising reversal of trends, world’s mangrove forests are expanding</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ What’s driving this? And could it help curb climate change? ]]></description>
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<title>Jharkhand SIR: BJP agent held for submitting bulk forms to delete Muslim voters, says report</title>
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<title>Delhi: Several feared trapped as five&#45;storey building collapses in Satya Niketan</title>
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<title>Sunday book pick: ‘How We Disappeared’ honours the ‘comfort women’ of Japan&#45;occupied Singapore</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jing-Jing Lee’s 2019 novel is inspired by the stories of her own family. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The total number of voters in Manipur as per the final electoral rolls stands at 19,60,620, while the number of voters before the publication of the draft list ]]></description>
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<title>Assam Police arrests 330 persons allegedly involved in fraud, cyber crimes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The six stories by Lutfor Rahaman have been translated from the Bengali by Mursed Alam. ]]></description>
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<title>Chhattisgarh: NIA court convicts 10 persons in 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Congress’ state unit chief Nand Kumar Patel and party leader Mahendra Karma, who was key in organising the Salwa Judum, had been killed in the ambush. ]]></description>
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<title>Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem: Two ways to fight for women’s freedoms</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘Feminism means each of us finding our unique power, and helping other women do the same,’ Steinem wrote about Parton. ]]></description>
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<title>CBI books Subhash Chandra for allegedly defrauding LIC Housing Finance of Rs 1,322 crore</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The complaint alleged that the media baron had submitted fake certificates with inflated net worth to avail loans. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Writing should be a calling ideally, not an escape hatch’: Novelist and poet Meena Kandasamy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘Books are not an outdated format if they are done right. They become outdated when they have nothing new to offer.’ ]]></description>
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<title>Census 2027: Population count in four poll&#45;found states advanced to December</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This showed ‘shoddy planning’, the Congress said and claimed that ‘nefarious political calculations’ were behind the decision. ]]></description>
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<title>In ‘Lovers in the Blue Night’, the ‘constant search for identity’ on the margins of the big city</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anuparna Roy returns to the Venice Film Festival with her second feature after the award-winning ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’. ]]></description>
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<title>Ramachandra Guha: For 120 years, Indian students have fought to change politics and public life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A short history of student movements, from the swadeshi agitation in Bengal to the Cockroach Janta Party-led protests. ]]></description>
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<title>Consumers can’t get enough pistachio – but concerns about its environmental impact are growing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The  crop has a large carbon footprint and is worryingly water-intensive. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The Anniversary’: This Italian novel examines a patriarchal nuclear family and its links to fascism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A post-traumatic memoir of survival in which the narrator calmly recalls the turbulence of the past. ]]></description>
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<title>Chirag Paswan files complaint against Hindutva influencer for ‘misusing’ his name</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Swatantra Bharadwaj was arrested on Saturday in connection with the alleged assault of the father of a student activist during youth protests at Jantar Mantar. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: Christian burial disrupted, mourners allegedly assaulted by mob linked to Hindutva groups</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Several incidents of attacks on Christian gatherings have been reported in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Da’: A novel about a child’s observation of queer lives has its heart in the right place</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Author Arathi Menon situates the novel’s political concerns in her 13-year-old protagonist’s own coming-of-age story. ]]></description>
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<title>UP: ‘Illegal’ mosque demolished in Saharanpur, Opposition MP claims house arrest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The demolition came after a complaint by former Bajrang Dal office bearer, who alleged that the structure had been illegally built within the DM office complex. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 333: How waste generation meets circularity for a better future</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. ]]></description>
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<title>Oxford University agrees to repatriate 39 Naga ancestral human remains taken during colonial rule</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Nagas have sought the return of the remains for years, with formal talks with Pitt Rivers Museum, which holds the varsity’s collection, beginning in 2020. ]]></description>
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<title>1,375 dead in Nepal&#45;China flash flood, 275 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nearly 5,000 persons, including 618 foreigners, were missing in Nepal and more than 500 in China. ]]></description>
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<title>September Indian nonfiction: Six new titles that revisit the past to question the present</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A struggling mother’s journey from Bangladesh to India, a study of the effect of hate speech, the writings of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>United Nations adopts new map showing Africa larger</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The United States was the only country to oppose the resolution to replace the 16th century Mercator projection that enlarged landmasses closer to the poles. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: More than 300 killed, 49 missing since 2023 violence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh told the Assembly that 24,000 persons displaced amid the ethnic conflict remain in relief camps. ]]></description>
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<title>Donations to six Gujarat&#45;based parties exceeded those to national parties except BJP, reports BBC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The regional parties received Rs 1,700 crore during the fiscal year 2023-’24 as compared to Rs 1,480 crore of five national parties, including the Congress. ]]></description>
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<title>Donations to six Gujarat&#45;based outfits exceeded those to national parties except BJP: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The regional parties received Rs 1,700 crore during the fiscal year 2023-’24 as compared to Rs 1,480 crore of five national parties, including the Congress. ]]></description>
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<title>Harsh Mander: Hindutva’s boycott calls seek the economic erasure of India’s Muslims</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Through the Narendra Modi years, hateful calls have been amplified shrilly by affiliates of the Sangh, wrapped often in dangerous, even genocidal hate speech. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Laugh With Me’: Ruskin Bond offers poignant, humorous anecdotes about his writing career</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bond reminds the reader that ‘anger and resentment poison the soul’, so the ability to ‘laugh at yourself from time to time’ is the key to happiness. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi SIR deletions more than 2025 winning margins in 68 of 70 seats: Study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ While the exclusion of electors is uneven across the capital, it was ‘systematically higher where the 2025 contest was closer’, the Sabar Institute found. ]]></description>
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<title>How Yikvot, a Kashmiri language preservation platform, hopes to help youth take to the language</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-yikvot-a-kashmiri-language-preservation-platform-hopes-to-help-youth-take-to-the-language</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An interview with Seerat Hafiz, who founded the platform in 2023. ]]></description>
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<title>Maafi, Kafi, Anchahi: The unwanted daughters in Haryana’s voter rolls</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/maafi-kafi-anchahi-the-unwanted-daughters-in-haryanas-voter-rolls</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/maafi-kafi-anchahi-the-unwanted-daughters-in-haryanas-voter-rolls</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The SIR exercise was an unsettling reminder that disparaging names for women were common until a few decades ago. ]]></description>
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<title>In Texas, politicians are treating everyday Muslim practices as a threat</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Some claim that Islam doesn’t really count as a religion and that it is actually a political ideology bent on ‘world domination’. ]]></description>
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<title>Rajasthan HC acting chief justice claims allegations that he misused his office are ‘baseless’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The judge urged the media and members of the Bar to wait for the decision of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant before arriving at a conclusion. ]]></description>
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<title>Kenya orders Tata Chemicals to exit country, president says firm failed to benefit local population</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ William Ruto said that the Indian company had done little to develop local industries. ]]></description>
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<title>Could two moves in Washington torpedo US trade deal with India?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bills have been tabled to slap up to 100% tariffs on importers of Russian oil and gas, and generic medicines. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Ex&#45;bureaucrat booked for X post, Hindutva influencer held for assault at protest &amp;amp; more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Hindutva influencer who allegedly assaulted CJP protester’s father detained</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This came after a purported video of Swatantra Bharadwaj claiming that a call from Delhi minister Kapil Mishra helped him avoid arrest sparked a row. ]]></description>
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<title>Thriller: George wakes up to find his wife, Bollywood superstar Sweety, murdered in their bedroom</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Pinnacle’, by Abir Mukherjee. ]]></description>
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<title>Ex&#45;bureaucrat says he was booked over X post for ‘provocation’, asks if BJP will face same action</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/ex-bureaucrat-says-he-was-booked-over-x-post-for-provocation-asks-if-bjp-will-face-same-action</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ashish Joshi shared a social media post by the Hindutva Party calling on its state units to ‘rip apart propaganda’ of ‘dimagi Naxals’. ]]></description>
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<title>At Jantar Matar, facial recognition ‘spotted’ 25 persons who police say were in jail: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The government has said it would continue to investigate 2,873 persons at the protest site who were identified to allegedly have criminal records. ]]></description>
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<title>Aravallis cannot be defined by height, any single criterion, says SC panel</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The committee has sought time till February to complete the survey and study of the mountain range. ]]></description>
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<title>For months, Adivasi children in Madhya Pradesh kept dying. The government woke up too late</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scroll travelled to Balaghat to investigate the mysterious outbreak. We found an absent state and lack of healthcare facilities had led to at least 25 deaths. ]]></description>
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<title>25 accused whom police say were in jail spotted by facial recognition at Jantar Mantar: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nearly 5,000 persons were missing in Nepal and more than 500 in China. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The chief minister also threatened to stop government aid for educational institutes if they refused to sing the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’. ]]></description>
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<title>What the film ‘Last Man in Tower’ says about Mumbai: ‘No corner of the city’s left untouched’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ben Rekhi talks to ‘Scroll’ about the adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s novel, written by Sooni Taraporevala and starring Manoj Bajpayee. ]]></description>
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<title>Why do so many not trust India’s GDP data anymore?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Jagamae Sangeetham’ review: A discordant take on tradition and modernity in classical music</title>
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<title>‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ review: An enchanting adaptation of the Enid Blyton stories</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ben Gregor’s fantasy adventure, led by Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, is out in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>For months, tribal children in Madhya Pradesh kept dying. The government woke up too late</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scroll travelled to Balaghat to investigate the mysterious outbreak. We found an absent state and lack of healthcare facilities had led to at least 25 deaths. ]]></description>
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<title>How the US war has changed power equations in Iran</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The fight is no longer about whether to bargain but the precise ways and means of improving Iran’s position before it commits to anything irreversible. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi: Two women journalists allege police assaulted them for asking CM Rekha Gupta a question</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of them claimed that the assault became more violent after police found out that the two were Muslims. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: A low&#45;caste woman in Tamil Nadu’s Tranquebar is introduced to Christianity in 18th century</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Grammar of Silence: Five Centuries. Three Women. Towards Liberation’, by R Seshasayee. ]]></description>
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<title>7.8% GDP growth claim shaky, Centre must provide explanation, says Congress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The party asked why the numbers for the previous year’s April-June quarter were revised four times from around Rs 86 lakh crore to around Rs 80 lakh crore. ]]></description>
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<title>Why Bangladesh should not join the Mecca Pact just to appease Pakistan or send a signal to India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The three members have pursued their own national interests, often at each other’s expense. Dhaka has no reason to behave differently. ]]></description>
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<title>Gloria Steinem, writer and feminist activist, dies at 92</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/gloria-steinem-writer-and-feminist-activist-dies-at-92</link>
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<title>Gloria Steinem (1934–2026): What we learnt from her 2015 memoir, ‘My Life on the Road’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of the globally acknowledged leaders of second-wave feminism, Gloria Steinem died in her New York City home on September 2, 2026 at the age of 92. ]]></description>
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<title>Bar councils have no power to punish law students, rules Supreme Court</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bar-councils-have-no-power-to-punish-law-students-rules-supreme-court</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The directions issued by the BCI chairperson to defer the enrolment of NALSAR’s graduating batch as advocates were unlawful, the court held. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The petition stated that the BJP governments in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were interfering with documentation being conducted in public interest. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The final details of the agreement with the United States will be announced once Washington is able to give New Delhi a preferential rate, Piyush Goyal said. ]]></description>
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<title>AAP leader Satyendar Jain granted bail in Delhi Jal Board corruption case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ He was arrested on August 18 for alleged irregularities in the bidding process for upgrading sewage treatment plants. ]]></description>
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<title>High Court dismisses MK Stalin’s plea against TVK MLA victory in Tamil Nadu polls</title>
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<title>A new book shows that in 1881, the Mysore Representative Assembly was already pursuing self&#45;rule</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Longing for an Elsewhere: Mysore and the Making of India’s Developmental State’, by Chandan Gowda. ]]></description>
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<title>Census: Centre must justify collecting personal data, say ex&#45;bureaucrats</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘Much of this information appears to have little relevance for generating population statistics or informing public policy,’ they said. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Gandhari’ review: Film about child sex trafficking is all a blur</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/gandhari-review-film-about-child-sex-trafficking-is-all-a-blur</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Devashish Makhija’s thriller, written by Kanika Dhillon, is out on Netflix. ]]></description>
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<title>‘BJP hooligans’ vandalised TMC office, alleges Abhishek Banerjee</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bjp-hooligans-vandalised-tmc-office-alleges-abhishek-banerjee</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The security camera footage shared by the Trinamool Congress leader showed masked men carrying away televisions and lockers. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The party said that the voter roll revision exercise is conducted by the EC and that the state government has ‘no role in deciding whose name is deleted’. ]]></description>
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<title>Pune activist arrested for allegedly derogatory remarks about minister, corporator</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Santosh Pandit, who posts videos about civic problems and alleged violations of traffic rules by politicians, was picked up from his home at 1 am. ]]></description>
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<title>India draws $136 billion in forex inflows, will strengthen ability to defend rupee</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Banks mobilised $127.2 billion under a scheme for non-resident Indians to hold deposits in the country in specific foreign currencies. ]]></description>
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<title>A decade since landmark law, disability rights and justice are stuck in a loop</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The vision of the 2016 act to empower people with disabilities is unfulfilled while the key body through which rights were to be upheld has no real authority. ]]></description>
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<title>This book asks why local city governments are struggling despite accounting for 60% of India’s GDP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Fiscal Fables: A Citizen’s Guide to Public Finance’, by Sarthak Pradhan and Pranay Kotasthane. ]]></description>
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<title>Flood risks to Nepal hydropower project were known – but banks ignored them</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Over 70 Indian workers have been rescued from the Upper Trishuli-1 project. Many are still missing. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Vibe’ trailer: Kunal Kemmu, Sparsh Shrivastava, Preity Zinta in comedy about unlikely heroes</title>
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<title>Tibet floods: China is keeping tight control over the narrative by deleting videos, censoring news</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It reflects a longstanding tendency in Chinese media to avoid material that could cause social instability or public panic. ]]></description>
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<title>Ram temple trust appoints retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra as first CEO</title>
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<title>Ex&#45;bureaucrat allegedly questioned by Delhi Police for X post about Amit Shah, released hours later</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Congress leader Supriya Shrinate asked whether the government was ‘so uncomfortable with his social media posts that it has to resort to this’. ]]></description>
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<title>How a ‘super El Niño’ could make India’s monsoon drier – yet more dangerous</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It could create an apparently contradictory situation: less rain over the season as a whole, but heavier rain when it does rain. ]]></description>
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<title>Noida workers’ protest: HC quashes NSA detention of 25&#45;year&#45;old activist</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Uttar Pradesh government’s action against Aakriti Chaudhary was taken based on a ‘concocted story’, held the bench. ]]></description>
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<title>HC declines urgent relief to ‘Anandabazar Patrika’ journalists in ‘saffron hooliganism’ headline FIR</title>
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<title>VD Savarkar ‘never hated Muslims, wanted them to progress’, grandnephew tells court</title>
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<title>CBI to probe death of Sushant Singh Rajput’s former manager</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ No one should be treated as a suspect unless the investigation found material to reasonably suspect their involvement, said the Bombay High Court. ]]></description>
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<title>This book explains why cricket’s Women’s Premier League is influential and here to stay</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Miracle Women: Guts to Glory ... Their Ascent, Their Story’, by Swayam Ganguly. ]]></description>
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<title>SC seeks Centre, EC views on introducing ‘totalisers’ to count votes in clusters</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The petitioners in the case have argued that such a system could reduce the chances of post-poll violence. ]]></description>
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<title>No curtains, ensure panic buttons are working: Delhi tells bus operators after rape of minor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tracking devices on the vehicles must be functional at all times, the government directed. ]]></description>
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<title>This book on news photography in India examines how some images became the nation’s visual memory</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘All in a Flash: News Photography in India’, by Binoo K John. ]]></description>
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<title>Kolkata: Protesters paint ‘Anandabazar Patrika’ office wall saffron after row over headline</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The newspaper had used ‘saffron hooliganism’ on its front page to describe a clash between student groups at Jadavpur University on August 20. ]]></description>
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<title>90% crimes in Goa committed by migrants, says chief minister</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Citizens should not rent out their homes to unknown persons without having their backgrounds verified by the police, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. ]]></description>
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<title>More Indian students are abandoning higher education as degrees no longer seem worth the cost</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/more-indian-students-are-abandoning-higher-education-as-degrees-no-longer-seem-worth-the-cost</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Political control over educational institutes has lowered the value of academic degrees, which no longer seem worth the cost and time. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Congress had described the gross domestic product numbers as ‘statistical gymnastics’ being used to hide ‘India’s bleak economic reality’. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/in-a-new-book-a-journalist-tries-to-understand-indias-deep-suspicion-of-hindu-muslim-couples</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Under A Saffron Sky: Inside India’s Crackdown On Love’, by Ismat Ara. ]]></description>
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<title>Mankind destroyed whatever was gifted as life: Tagore’s lament for the environment 87 years ago</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/mankind-destroyed-whatever-was-gifted-as-life-tagores-lament-for-the-environment-87-years-ago</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Nobel Laureate initiated a tree planting festival at Sriniketan on September 2, 1938 when he gave a prescient address, translated into English here. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: Manoj Bajpayee fights a lone battle in ‘Last Man in Tower’</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-manoj-bajpayee-fights-a-lone-battle-in-last-man-in-tower</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ben Rekhi’s Hindi film, based on the novel by Aravind Adiga, also stars Divya Dutta, Boman Irani and Chandan Roy Sanyal. Out in cinemas on September 11. ]]></description>
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<title>Kolkata: Protesters paint ‘Anandabazar Patrika’ office saffron after row over headline</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/kolkata-protesters-paint-anandabazar-patrika-office-saffron-after-row-over-headline</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The newspaper had used ‘saffron hooliganism’ on its front page to describe a clash between student groups at Jadavpur University on August 20. ]]></description>
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<title>Hyderabad: SIR deletions equal 89% of 2023 Assembly election turnout, shows study</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/hyderabad-sir-deletions-equal-89-of-2023-assembly-election-turnout-shows-study</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Muslims made up 40.7% of deletions, Sabar Institute said, adding that it could not state if they were deleted at higher rate due to lack of religion-wise data. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Maxxing’ is just self&#45;care and improvement repackaged for social media</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/maxxing-is-just-self-care-and-improvement-repackaged-for-social-media</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Constantly focusing on how to maximise ourselves may inadvertently cause us to become more focused on what is wrong with us. ]]></description>
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<title>How a male Marathi theatre star defined the role of the perfect Hindu wife in the 20th century</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bal Gandharva’s star persona became a site where respectable Hindu femininity was produced and commodified. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Modi reiterates call for austerity, CJP cancels September 5 march and more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>China, US and India should compensate Nepal for climate change, says Kathmandu days after floods</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As the toll in the flash floods climbed above 1,000, Foreign Minister Shisir Kanal said that the country was paying for a crisis it did not create. ]]></description>
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<title>CJP calls off September 5 march as SC quashes FIRs linked to youth protests</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Union government and four BJP-ruled states had moved the court to withdraw the first information reports registered against the demonstrators. ]]></description>
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<title>New NCLT bench stays order clearing Subhash Chandra’s Rs 6.2 crore repayment plan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The media baron was also told not to deal with or transfer his properties. ]]></description>
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<title>Two days after Bhagwat’s speech in New York, 90 US politicians pledge to not take RSS&#45;linked funding</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The signatories include California’s Ro Khanna, who is returning $6,600 that he ‘recently discovered from a pro-MAGA, billionaire with ties to the RSS’. ]]></description>
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<title>August hottest since 1901, September rainfall likely below normal: IMD</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/august-hottest-since-1901-september-rainfall-likely-below-normal-imd</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The El Niño conditions that hamper rains are expected to strengthen further in the coming months, said the India Meteorological Department. ]]></description>
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<title>SC collegium recommends replacing Rajasthan HC acting chief justice amid misuse of power allegations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The High Court’s Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma on Monday decided to opt out of hearing cases following protests by lawyers against him. ]]></description>
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<title>GDP numbers present ‘greatly distorted picture’ of economy, says Congress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The 7.8% growth rate does not convey ‘the decidedly depressed private investment sentiment in the economy’, said party leader Jairam Ramesh. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ As India seeks closer cooperation with the US and Asian partners against China, Minoo Masani’s thought is relevant to New Delhi’s strategic posturing. ]]></description>
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<title>955 dead in Nepal&#45;China flash flood, MEA says 158 Indians rescued</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ More than 4,400 persons were missing. ]]></description>
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<title>Is the sword central to the Hindutva aesthetic? A new book looks for answers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Spectacle State: How Hindutva Shapes Feeling and Culture’, by Brahma Prakash. ]]></description>
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<title>Centre moves Supreme Court to quash FIRs against youth protesters</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It also sought permission for the Delhi Police to register a fresh complaint against 2,873 persons with criminal records who participated in the agitation. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ More than two crore voters have not been included in the provisional electoral roll. ]]></description>
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<title>In Congress&#45;ruled Karnataka, Bengali Muslim migrant workers come under citizenship scrutiny</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/in-congress-ruled-karnataka-bengali-muslim-migrant-workers-come-under-citizenship-scrutiny</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Activists and residents say hundreds of Indian citizens were detained and harassed by Bangalore police in a recent drive against undocumented immigrants. ]]></description>
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<title>Eating pulses can be great for the body, suggests science</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Human trials suggest pulses can reduce blood-sugar rises after meals, modestly improve cholesterol and increase feelings of fullness. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/maharashtra-sir-21-voters-removed-from-draft-electoral-rolls</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than two crore voters have not been included in the provisional voter list released on Monday. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The court held that the pact with Pakistan remained in force. It also prohibited New Delhi from carrying out certain construction work in Jammu and Kashmir. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Saket Gokhale contended that the security force was not exempt from disclosing the information as it pertained to alleged human rights violations. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: 33% voters deleted from Delhi draft list, SC stays FIR against ‘Mohammed’ Deepak &amp;amp; more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Saket Gokhale contended that the security force was not exempt from disclosing the information as it pertained to alleged human rights violations. ]]></description>
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<title>Short fiction: A man boards a bus in sweltering heat and worries that the journey will kill him</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Walking, Wandering, Wayfaring’, by Chitra Gopalakrishnan. ]]></description>
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<title>Supreme Court refuses to stop CJP’s September 5 march</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/supreme-court-refuses-to-stop-cjps-september-5-march</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said that it could not presume that a law and order problem will arise because of the protest. ]]></description>
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<title>SC dismisses plea seeking fuel pumps to disclose ethanol content in petrol</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The petitioner can approach the ‘competent authority’ in the matter, held the bench. ]]></description>
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<link>https://surattimes.com/delhi-sir-one-in-three-voters-removed-from-draft-list</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/delhi-sir-one-in-three-voters-removed-from-draft-list</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 47 lakh persons were provisionally excluded from the electoral roll in the national capital. ]]></description>
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<title>SC stays FIR filed against ‘Mohammed’ Deepak for confronting Bajrang Dal</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/sc-stays-fir-filed-against-mohammed-deepak-for-confronting-bajrang-dal</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/sc-stays-fir-filed-against-mohammed-deepak-for-confronting-bajrang-dal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The complaint against the Dehradun gym owner was filed by Hindutva groups after he opposed the harassment of an elderly Muslim shopkeeper. ]]></description>
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<title>Emily Wilson is retranslating ‘The Odyssey’, nearly 10 years after translating it for the first time</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/emily-wilson-is-retranslating-the-odyssey-nearly-10-years-after-translating-it-for-the-first-time</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/emily-wilson-is-retranslating-the-odyssey-nearly-10-years-after-translating-it-for-the-first-time</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Christopher Nolan acknowledged Wilson’s 2017 translation as his source material for his film. ]]></description>
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<title>Bangladesh says it is holding ‘positive dialogue’ on joining Makkah defence pact</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bangladesh-says-it-is-holding-positive-dialogue-on-joining-makkah-defence-pact</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka said that it sees no risk in entering into the agreement that was signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye on August 6. ]]></description>
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<title>How a Victorian philosopher found common ground between Hindu philosophy and socialism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In India, English philosopher Edward Carpenter found ideas of equality and social justice that echoed the socialist convictions he had developed in Britain. ]]></description>
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<title>919 dead in Nepal&#45;China flash flood, MEA says 149 Indians rescued</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/919-dead-in-nepal-china-flash-flood-mea-says-149-indians-rescued</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 4,200 persons were missing. ]]></description>
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<title>How Japan’s victory in the 1907 war against Russia strengthened India’s resolve for freedom</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-japans-victory-in-the-1907-war-against-russia-strengthened-indias-resolve-for-freedom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Asianism and the Fall of Empire: India’s Road to Freedom’, by Mithi Mukherjee. ]]></description>
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<title>Nepal flood: 149 Indians rescued, 500 safe in China</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The toll in the flash flood and mudslide in Nepal and China rose to 768 on Sunday. ]]></description>
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<title>Start the week with a film: ‘Scarface’ and the secret of its excess</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Brian De Palma’s classic, led by Al Pacino, has many imitators and few rivals. ]]></description>
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<title>Why Tamil Nadu’s factories are death traps for migrant workers</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-tamil-nadus-factories-are-death-traps-for-migrant-workers</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-tamil-nadus-factories-are-death-traps-for-migrant-workers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The workers’ living quarters are often within or next to worksites. As the June tragedy in Tiruvallur showed, this exposes them to immense safety risks. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Fake claims’: Great Nicobar lighthouse project study lists species found in Africa, Amazon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ More than 90% of the species in the tables in the environmental impact assessment study for the Indira Point plan have never been reported from Great Nicobar. ]]></description>
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<title>Microfinance promised economic freedom but created more debt for the poor</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/microfinance-promised-economic-freedom-but-created-more-debt-for-the-poor</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ It was aimed at low-income households in Asian countries, including India, typically excluded from traditional banking. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The Mistress of Phoolpur’: These short stories promise interesting ideas but fall short on delivery</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A greater leap of faith by author Pratyaksha would have encouraged an empathetic understanding of desire and its consequences. ]]></description>
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<title>Nepal floods: Toll climbs to 781, nearly 3,000 missing as rescue efforts enter fifth day</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/nepal-floods-toll-climbs-to-781-nearly-3000-missing-as-rescue-efforts-enter-fifth-day</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of Sunday evening, 149  Indians had been rescued, the Ministry of External Affairs said. ]]></description>
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<title>As Tibetan plateau turns into a cascading danger, China’s control complicates cooperation on safety</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/as-tibetan-plateau-turns-into-a-cascading-danger-chinas-control-complicates-cooperation-on-safety</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Strengthening cross-border data-sharing and early-warning systems would reduce the lethality of earthquakes, landslides and floods. ]]></description>
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<title>HC pulls up FDA for ‘mechanical’ suspension of licences of five Mumbai Cricket Association eateries</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/hc-pulls-up-fda-for-mechanical-suspension-of-licences-of-five-mumbai-cricket-association-eateries</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/hc-pulls-up-fda-for-mechanical-suspension-of-licences-of-five-mumbai-cricket-association-eateries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Food and Drug Administration restored the licences after the court warned it could initiate contempt proceedings against the official who suspended them. ]]></description>
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<title>Nepal floods: Toll climbs to 768, nearly 3,000 missing as rescue efforts enter fifth day</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/nepal-floods-toll-climbs-to-768-nearly-3000-missing-as-rescue-efforts-enter-fifth-day</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ With more than 100 workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels, India has sent a technical team for the rescue operations. ]]></description>
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<title>Sunday book pick: Fame, chronic illness and Hollywood dreamland in Lena Dunham’s memoir, ‘Famesick’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/sunday-book-pick-fame-chronic-illness-and-hollywood-dreamland-in-lena-dunhams-memoir-famesick</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lena Dunham is, most famously, the creator of the HBO series ‘Girls’, where she also plays Hannah Horvath, its titular character. ]]></description>
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<title>Kolkata Police summons TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien over party signboard removal scuffle</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/kolkata-police-summons-tmcs-abhishek-banerjee-derek-obrien-over-party-signboard-removal-scuffle</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/kolkata-police-summons-tmcs-abhishek-banerjee-derek-obrien-over-party-signboard-removal-scuffle</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The police claimed that Trinamool leaders obstructed officers from doing their duty, while the party alleged that civic officials ‘trespassed’ into its office. ]]></description>
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<title>Amrita Pritam’s two Delhis: The city she lived in and the city she wrote</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The writer was born on August 31, 1919, in Gujranwala, Punjab Province. She came to Delhi in 1947. ]]></description>
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<title>Nepal floods: Toll climbs to 750, nearly 3,000 missing as rescue efforts enter fifth day</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/nepal-floods-toll-climbs-to-750-nearly-3000-missing-as-rescue-efforts-enter-fifth-day</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/nepal-floods-toll-climbs-to-750-nearly-3000-missing-as-rescue-efforts-enter-fifth-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With more than 100 workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels, India has sent a technical team for the rescue operations. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: FIR filed against Mamata Banerjee for ‘violating’ HC order during TMC student wing event</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-fir-filed-against-mamata-banerjee-for-violating-hc-order-during-tmc-student-wing-event</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-fir-filed-against-mamata-banerjee-for-violating-hc-order-during-tmc-student-wing-event</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The former chief minister’s supporters allegedly blocked both flanks of the road where the event was held and disrupted traffic, alleged the police. ]]></description>
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<title>At New York event, Bhagwat preaches ‘oneness in diversity’ amid a storm of protests</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/at-new-york-event-bhagwat-preaches-oneness-in-diversity-amid-a-storm-of-protests</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/at-new-york-event-bhagwat-preaches-oneness-in-diversity-amid-a-storm-of-protests</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The speech was in stark contrast to what the RSS chief had said in his last major public appearance in the United States. ]]></description>
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<title>A new sky: A pilgrimage in memory of my father – and his belief in the transformative power of tea</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/a-new-sky-a-pilgrimage-in-memory-of-my-father-and-his-belief-in-the-transformative-power-of-tea</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/a-new-sky-a-pilgrimage-in-memory-of-my-father-and-his-belief-in-the-transformative-power-of-tea</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the borderlands of Northern Thailand, a swirl of identities, nationalisms and cuisines. ]]></description>
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<title>Bhima Koregaon case: Mumbai court rejects NIA plea to cancel bail for four activists</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bhima-koregaon-case-mumbai-court-rejects-nia-plea-to-cancel-bail-for-four-activists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The agency claimed that Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves violated their bail conditions by attending a gathering in January. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/covid-should-have-brought-the-working-class-and-upper-class-together-it-did-not-jyoti-yadav</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An interview with the author of ‘Faith and Fury: Covid Dispatches from India’s Hinterlands.’ ]]></description>
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<title>‘Homes without Windows’: India’s caste history becomes a personal story in Chandu Maheria’s memoir</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/homes-without-windows-indias-caste-history-becomes-a-personal-story-in-chandu-maherias-memoir</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/homes-without-windows-indias-caste-history-becomes-a-personal-story-in-chandu-maherias-memoir</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Maheria is a prominent Dalit intellectual, activist, writer, editor and poet. The memoir has been translated from the Gujarati by Hemang Ashwinkumar. ]]></description>
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<title>Cottage cheese: Do the protein claims add up?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ There is relatively little research on the impact that cottage cheese has on muscle gain and weight loss. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Timshel’ and goodness: What John Steinbeck (and ‘East of Eden’) can teach America in its 250th year</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Steinbeck dreamt of an America that was not defined by ruthless power or an expansionist’s triumph, but by principles of empathy, justice, and dignity. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Nepal&#45;China flash flood toll rises to 682, MEA says 287 Indians missing</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/updates-nepal-china-flash-flood-toll-rises-to-682-mea-says-287-indians-missing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Nepal Tourism Board said that 167 Indian tourists had been rescued. ]]></description>
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<link>https://surattimes.com/rahul-gandhi-demands-fir-under-scst-act-over-purification-after-mallikarjun-kharge-rally</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rahul-gandhi-demands-fir-under-scst-act-over-purification-after-mallikarjun-kharge-rally</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Untouchability is a punishable offence and what happened at the venue in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani ‘is a crime’, Gandhi said. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The Struggle’: This impactful novel in translation  presents a lived experience of agrarian unrest</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-struggle-this-impactful-novel-in-translation-presents-a-lived-experience-of-agrarian-unrest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Showkat Ali’s novel gets its emotional and narrative depth from how personal struggle is woven into the wider socio-political fabric. ]]></description>
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<title>Apologise within 24 hours: Bengal CM to ‘Anandabazar Patrika’ for ‘saffron hooliganism’ headline</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/apologise-within-24-hours-bengal-cm-to-anandabazar-patrika-for-saffron-hooliganism-headline</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The newspaper had used the phrase on its front page to describe a clash between student groups at Jadavpur University on August 20. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 332: How self&#45;sufficient farming systems are climate&#45;proofing the world</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Nepal&#45;China flash flood toll rises to 616, over 80 Indian tourists rescued</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ More than 2,400 persons were missing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:30:05 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>‘My highest goal as an author is to make something seem incredibly, desperately real’: Meg Mason</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An interview with the bestselling author of ‘Sorrow and Bliss’, whose latest novel, ‘Sophie, Standing There’ is about readers observing their favourite authors. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ This paves the way for judicial proceedings pertaining to the November 10 explosion to begin. ]]></description>
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<title>Kuchipudi has lost its theatrical soul. An 85&#45;year&#45;old guru is trying to bring it back</title>
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<title>Updates: Toll in Nepal&#45;China flash flood rises to 616, over 80 Indian tourists rescued</title>
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<title>Maharashtra: 3,400 SIR forms found at Navi Mumbai photocopy centre, five BLOs suspended</title>
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<title>The contradiction in diplomat KM Panikkar’s vision of a maritime strategy for India</title>
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<title>Updates: Toll in Nepal&#45;China flash flood rises to 586, over 80 Indian tourists rescued</title>
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<title>‘Once Elephants Lived Here’: Geetanjali Shree’s stories play with ideas and readers’ expectations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Daisy Rockwell’s translation stands tall as an independent text that must adhere to its own stylistic imperatives. ]]></description>
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<title>Gujarat: Three Hindutva group members held for attacking book reading session participants in park</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The organisations had objected to a memoir by Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai being among the books available for reading. ]]></description>
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<title>Dimagi Naxals? The sages of the Vedas and the Upanishads would qualify today</title>
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<title>Prayer camps drive urban growth along Nigeria’s ‘spiritual highway’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The close proximity of Christian and Muslim camps has encouraged mutual borrowing of spatial forms and religious practices. ]]></description>
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<title>Karnataka minister B Nagendra resigns amid allegations of financial irregularities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Congress leader accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of targeting him because he is a Dalit. ]]></description>
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<title>SIR exercise: Citizenship test must be a balancing act</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Beyond documentation, inclusive voting is based on the relationship between citizenship, evidence and democratic participation. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The organisations had objected to a memoir by Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai being among the books available for reading. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: 10 newborns dead in a day, 60 in three weeks at Malda medical college</title>
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<title>Updates: Nepal&#45;China flash flood toll rises to 552, MEA says 320 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ About 400 Indians on the Chinese side were safe and in contact with the ministry, said New Delhi. ]]></description>
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<title>Is the Indian middle class dying?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The middle class is the government&#039;s cash cow but has lost political power, argues investor Saurabh Mukherjea. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The deal would open the door to co-production opportunities, United States Ambassador Sergio Gor said. ]]></description>
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<title>Nepal updates: Flash flood toll rises to 547, MEA says 320 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ About 400 Indians on the Chinese side were safe and in contact with the ministry, said New Delhi. ]]></description>
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<title>Lok Sabha strength should remain 543 for 25 years, Mallikarjun Kharge tells PM Modi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Congress chief also sought an all-party meeting to discuss the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s proposed delimitation exercise. ]]></description>
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<title>Nepal updates: Flash flood toll rises to 472, MEA says 290 Indians still missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nepal and China halted rescue operations, citing the risk of renewed flooding after a lake formed by heaps of debris began overflowing. ]]></description>
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<title>Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien booked for scuffle over removal of a party signboard</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The state government on Tuesday decided not to grant sanction to prosecute minister Vijay Shah for the comments, ‘Dainik Bhaskar’ reported. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The book was scheduled for release on November 10. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 472, MEA says 290 Indians still missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nepal and China halted rescue operations, citing the risk of renewed flooding after a lake formed by heaps of debris began overflowing. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Nagas alleged that a Kuki armed group was behind the incident and called for a shutdown in Senapati district. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Hindutva organisation suggested that ‘non-vegetarian’ food stalls be kept in designated areas outside pandals. ]]></description>
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<title>Review: ‘Padatik’ is a half&#45;done portrait of the iconic director Mrinal Sen</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Srijit Mukherji’s Bengali film is out on Zee5. ]]></description>
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<title>China just jailed a corrupt billionaire for life. Could that ever be possible in India?</title>
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<title>Updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 469, MEA says 290 Indians still missing</title>
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<title>In her new book, Kavita Krishnan shows the American alt&#45;right co&#45;opting the idea of ‘Kaliyug’</title>
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<title>‘Babita Singh Reporting’ review: A character study posing as a police procedural</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ambiecka Pandit’s Hindi film, written by Amita Vyas, is out on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<title>India’s first railway is disappearing bit by bit. Can we save what’s left?</title>
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<title>In Gujarat, invasive tree helps tech giants buy carbon credits</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-gujarat-invasive-tree-helps-tech-giants-buy-carbon-credits</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Prosopis juliflora was planted to green the desert in Kachchh. Its biochar, now part of carbon offtake deals, is only helping more invasive trees grow. ]]></description>
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<title>In Vietnam, youth outrage has put the political system on trial</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Over the past ten days, millions have mobilised around the death of an 18-year-old student. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 359, at least 290 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Eighty-four Indians have been rescued, New Delhi said. ]]></description>
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<title>Kolkata: Scuffle at TMC office as police enter with ‘illegal notice’, alleges party</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trinamool Congress workers were detained while protesting against what the party alleged was ‘trespass’ by officers and municipal officials. ]]></description>
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<title>Mumbai metro viaduct costing Rs 250 crore may be demolished due to planning error: Report</title>
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<title>Updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 359, over 280 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Twenty-one Indians, all from Tamil Nadu, have been rescued, New Delhi said. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 270, over 280 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Twenty-one Indians, all from Tamil Nadu, have been rescued, New Delhi said. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: Five Naga civilians killed in suspected militant attack</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/manipur-five-naga-civilians-killed-in-suspected-militant-attack</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Nagas alleged that a Kuki armed group was behind the incident and called for a shutdown in Senapati district. ]]></description>
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<title>NCLT clears media baron Subhash Chandra’s Rs 6.5 crore repayment to settle Rs 22,006 crore dues</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Congress said that the write-off granted to the former Rajya Sabha MP makes a ‘mockery’ of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 270, at least 178 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ India sent 10 tonnes of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief material to the country. ]]></description>
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<title>Uttarakhand BJP chief defends ‘purification’ of Mallikarjun Kharge’s rally venue</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mahendra Bhatt claimed that the ritual took place because the ground had been defiled and polluted by the slogans shouted during the programme. ]]></description>
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<title>Top updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 162, nearly 300 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ India has sent 10 tonnes of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief material to the country. ]]></description>
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<title>Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam trying to ‘mislead court’ through bail pleas, claim Delhi Police</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/umar-khalid-sharjeel-imam-trying-to-mislead-court-through-bail-pleas-claim-delhi-police</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The trial against the former JNU students is yet to begin, although six years have elapsed since their arrest. ]]></description>
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<title>The day after catastrophic flash flood, Nepal contemplates enormous cost of climate change</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The country will need to frame an effective strategy to deal with seismic and climate change-induced disasters that are certainly going to increase. ]]></description>
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<title>Sonya Gill, women’s rights activist and PARI co&#45;founder, dies at 70</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/sonya-gill-womens-rights-activist-and-pari-co-founder-dies-at-70</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The All India Democratic Women’s Association, of which she was a former secretary in Maharashtra, described her death as an ‘immense and irreparable loss’. ]]></description>
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<title>Top updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 162, over 130 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ India has sent 10 tonnes of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief material to the country. ]]></description>
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<title>A new book looks at the history of the sari and all that it supports socially and economically</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from the Introduction to ‘Saris: Tradition and Beyond’, by Rta Kapur Chishti. ]]></description>
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<title>Top updates: Nepal flash flood toll rises to 162, over 390 foreigners missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ India has sent 10 tonnes of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief material to the country. ]]></description>
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<title>From Kerala to Kargil, ‘Muslim’ ecologies are syncretic and intertwined with the landscape</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/from-kerala-to-kargil-muslim-ecologies-are-syncretic-and-intertwined-with-the-landscape</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/from-kerala-to-kargil-muslim-ecologies-are-syncretic-and-intertwined-with-the-landscape</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hateful political rhetoric of land ‘jihad’ is ignorant of the deep and intimate history of Islam and the Indian landscape. ]]></description>
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<title>Is Census 2027 the first step to a National Register of Citizens?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/is-census-2027-the-first-step-to-a-national-register-of-citizens</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/is-census-2027-the-first-step-to-a-national-register-of-citizens</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With 12 new questions that have never been asked in the census before, the exercise has fully subsumed the controversial National Population Register. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Toxic’ review: Blood, lust and something like love in unwieldy, overly long crime saga</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/toxic-review-blood-lust-and-something-like-love-in-unwieldy-overly-long-crime-saga</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Geetu Mohandas’s film, co-written by Yash and starring him in a double role, is out in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>How Dolly Parton turned self&#45;aware artifice into authentic artistry</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-dolly-parton-turned-self-aware-artifice-into-authentic-artistry</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-dolly-parton-turned-self-aware-artifice-into-authentic-artistry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ To be fake, to push into the sentimental performative aspects of the country genre, became her true autograph – a trace of her originality. ]]></description>
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<title>Thriller: Kareem has outwitted death many times but he is not prepared for his dead wife’s return</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/thriller-kareem-has-outwitted-death-many-times-but-he-is-not-prepared-for-his-dead-wifes-return</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/thriller-kareem-has-outwitted-death-many-times-but-he-is-not-prepared-for-his-dead-wifes-return</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Relics of Love’, by Kashif Mashaikh. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:00:04 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal: 95 dead in flash flood, over 100 Indians missing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Videos showed walls of water sweeping away several villages along the Bhotekoshi river. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Implicated to satisfy public anger’: Ex&#45;AAP leader moves HC against IB staffer murder conviction</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/implicated-to-satisfy-public-anger-ex-aap-leader-moves-hc-against-ib-staffer-murder-conviction</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On July 31, Tahir Hussain was sentenced to life imprisonment in the case. ]]></description>
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<title>In Rajasthan, invasive tree helps tech giants buy carbon credits</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-rajasthan-invasive-tree-helps-tech-giants-buy-carbon-credits</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Prosopis juliflora was planted to green the desert in Kachchh. Its biochar, now part of carbon offtake deals, is only helping more invasive trees grow. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: In ‘The Revolutionaries’, freedom fighters wage an armed resistance to British rule</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/watch-in-the-revolutionaries-freedom-fighters-wage-an-armed-resistance-to-british-rule</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-in-the-revolutionaries-freedom-fighters-wage-an-armed-resistance-to-british-rule</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Nikkhil Advani’s series stars Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta, Gurfateh Pirzada, Jason Shah and Paoli Dam. Out on Prime Video on September 11. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Ghamasaan’ trailer: Tigmanshu Dhulia’s dacoit drama stars Arshad Warsi, Pratik Gandhi</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/ghamasaan-trailer-tigmanshu-dhulias-dacoit-drama-stars-arshad-warsi-pratik-gandhi</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/ghamasaan-trailer-tigmanshu-dhulias-dacoit-drama-stars-arshad-warsi-pratik-gandhi</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Hindi film also stars Jatin Goswami, Rajpal Yadav, Deepraj Rana and Ishita Dutta. Out on Zee5 on September 11. ]]></description>
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<title>Nepal: 19 dead in flash flood, over 100 Indians missing</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/nepal-19-dead-in-flash-flood-over-100-indians-missing</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/nepal-19-dead-in-flash-flood-over-100-indians-missing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Several more are feared dead after several villages along the Bhotekoshi river were swept away. ]]></description>
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<title>SC judge accuses Rajasthan HC acting chief justice of misusing office, asks CJI to replace him</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/sc-judge-accuses-rajasthan-hc-acting-chief-justice-of-misusing-office-asks-cji-to-replace-him</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/sc-judge-accuses-rajasthan-hc-acting-chief-justice-of-misusing-office-asks-cji-to-replace-him</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sanjeev Prakash Sharma manipulated case listings to favour rich litigants ahead of his retirement next month, alleged Justice Sandeep Mehta. ]]></description>
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<title>Nepal: Seven dead in flash flood, over 100 Indians missing</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/nepal-seven-dead-in-flash-flood-over-100-indians-missing</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/nepal-seven-dead-in-flash-flood-over-100-indians-missing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Several more are feared dead after several villages along the Bhotekoshi river were swept away. ]]></description>
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<title>Kriti Sanon’s Raksha Bandhan ad withdrawn by brand amid row over outfit</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/kriti-sanons-raksha-bandhan-ad-withdrawn-by-brand-amid-row-over-outfit</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/kriti-sanons-raksha-bandhan-ad-withdrawn-by-brand-amid-row-over-outfit</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After critics said the clothes were inappropriate for a religious occasion, the actor had remarked that culture is in a woman’s heart, ‘not in her neckline’. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Malicious’: India rejects UN panel’s remarks about ‘targeting’ of Rohingya, Bengali&#45;speaking Muslim</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/malicious-india-rejects-un-panels-remarks-about-targeting-of-rohingya-bengali-speaking-muslim</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/malicious-india-rejects-un-panels-remarks-about-targeting-of-rohingya-bengali-speaking-muslim</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination had raised concerns about the ‘increase in law enforcement operations’ against the two communities. ]]></description>
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<title>Zohran Mamdani says he opposes RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s event in New York</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/zohran-mamdani-says-he-opposes-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwats-event-in-new-york</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/zohran-mamdani-says-he-opposes-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwats-event-in-new-york</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ However, the city mayor said that his administration may not have ‘jurisdiction to cancel a private event’. ]]></description>
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<title>‘How do I speak to him?’: In this graphic novel, BR Ambedkar and the author prepare a meal together</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-do-i-speak-to-him-in-this-graphic-novel-br-ambedkar-and-the-author-prepare-a-meal-together</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-do-i-speak-to-him-in-this-graphic-novel-br-ambedkar-and-the-author-prepare-a-meal-together</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Blue Book: An Anti-Caste Graphic Novel’, by Siddhesh Gautam. ]]></description>
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<title>Loitering munition may have hit Pakistan’s Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor: Ex&#45;military chief</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/loitering-munition-may-have-hit-pakistans-kirana-hills-during-operation-sindoor-ex-military-chief</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/loitering-munition-may-have-hit-pakistans-kirana-hills-during-operation-sindoor-ex-military-chief</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Indian military had said in May 2025 that while it had struck a nearby airbase, the hills, reported to have a nuclear installation, were not targeted. ]]></description>
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<title>In Ladakh, an ancient art gallery is hiding in plain sight</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-ladakh-an-ancient-art-gallery-is-hiding-in-plain-sight</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/in-ladakh-an-ancient-art-gallery-is-hiding-in-plain-sight</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Scattered across rugged boulders and exposed to the elements for millennia, Ladakh’s prehistoric petroglyphs reveal a deep history of trade and ritual. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:05 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>India, China hold talks on boundary delimitation, ensuring peace in border areas</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/india-china-hold-talks-on-boundary-delimitation-ensuring-peace-in-border-areas</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/india-china-hold-talks-on-boundary-delimitation-ensuring-peace-in-border-areas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Neither side specified which parts of the Line of Actual Control were being considered for the process of deciding where the international boundary should lie. ]]></description>
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<title>Khalistan separatist claims FBI, Canadian Police warned him about fresh threat to life</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/khalistan-separatist-claims-fbi-canadian-police-warned-him-about-fresh-threat-to-life</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/khalistan-separatist-claims-fbi-canadian-police-warned-him-about-fresh-threat-to-life</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Six months earlier, an Indian man pleaded guilty to a plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, purportedly on orders from an Indian government employee. ]]></description>
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<title>Meta, content creator get legal notice after Delhi man secretly recorded with smart glasses</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/meta-content-creator-get-legal-notice-after-delhi-man-secretly-recorded-with-smart-glasses</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/meta-content-creator-get-legal-notice-after-delhi-man-secretly-recorded-with-smart-glasses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The man argued that the technology company is liable for having designed the device to be indistinguishable from regular spectacles. ]]></description>
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<title>Why jobs are becoming unaffordable for some Indian women</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-jobs-are-becoming-unaffordable-for-some-indian-women</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-jobs-are-becoming-unaffordable-for-some-indian-women</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Dalit or Muslim women often break barriers to secure formal employment, but struggle with the costs of living in a city while battling prejudice. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Manufactured hysteria’: Former NDTV journalist Maya Sharma on why TV news has become ‘unwatchable’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/manufactured-hysteria-former-ndtv-journalist-maya-sharma-on-why-tv-news-has-become-unwatchable</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/manufactured-hysteria-former-ndtv-journalist-maya-sharma-on-why-tv-news-has-become-unwatchable</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Good News, Bad News: A Life in Television’. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:30:05 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>The takeover of a Bandra football ground is part of a larger fight for Mumbai’s public spaces</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/the-takeover-of-a-bandra-football-ground-is-part-of-a-larger-fight-for-mumbais-public-spaces</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-takeover-of-a-bandra-football-ground-is-part-of-a-larger-fight-for-mumbais-public-spaces</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Players and activists say there is already excess demand for the ground, and that the government has already signed away management of several other grounds. ]]></description>
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<title>Why all eyes are on California’s billionaire wealth tax bill</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-all-eyes-are-on-californias-billionaire-wealth-tax-bill</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-all-eyes-are-on-californias-billionaire-wealth-tax-bill</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The coming election will serve as an important test of the political power of the billionaire class, and the broader health of American democracy. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:02 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Punjab SIR: Another ex&#45;diplomat asked to prove citizenship</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/punjab-sir-another-ex-diplomat-asked-to-prove-citizenship</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/punjab-sir-another-ex-diplomat-asked-to-prove-citizenship</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A notice issued to Ramesh Chander said that the documents he had submitted were insufficient to establish his eligibility as a voter. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: In ‘Brothers’, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson wonder if they are related</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/watch-in-brothers-matthew-mcconaughey-and-woody-harrelson-wonder-if-they-are-related</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-in-brothers-matthew-mcconaughey-and-woody-harrelson-wonder-if-they-are-related</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Lee Eisenberg’s eight-episode fictional comedy will be premiered on Apple TV on September 23. ]]></description>
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<title>US sanctions four India&#45;based firms for importing petrochemicals from Iran</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/us-sanctions-four-india-based-firms-for-importing-petrochemicals-from-iran</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/us-sanctions-four-india-based-firms-for-importing-petrochemicals-from-iran</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The companies were among several entities penalised by the United States as part of its fresh measures to target Tehran’s military activities and trade. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Congress wants current caste census questionnaire dropped, UN panel rebukes India &amp;amp; more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-congress-wants-current-caste-census-questionnaire-dropped-un-panel-rebukes-india-more</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-congress-wants-current-caste-census-questionnaire-dropped-un-panel-rebukes-india-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: Three women from Kolkata are on a journey across the worlds of the living and the dead</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/fiction-three-women-from-kolkata-are-on-a-journey-across-the-worlds-of-the-living-and-the-dead</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/fiction-three-women-from-kolkata-are-on-a-journey-across-the-worlds-of-the-living-and-the-dead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘And I Am the Arrow’, by Pia Ghosh-Roy. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: In ‘Gandhari’, Taapsee Pannu plays a blind mother hunting for her kidnapped daughter</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/watch-in-gandhari-taapsee-pannu-plays-a-blind-mother-hunting-for-her-kidnapped-daughter</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-in-gandhari-taapsee-pannu-plays-a-blind-mother-hunting-for-her-kidnapped-daughter</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Written by Kanika Dhillon and directed by Devashish Makhija, the film also stars Ishwak Singh, Mita Vashisht and Jatin Sarna. Out on Netflix on September 3. ]]></description>
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<title>Why indie filmmakers are demanding screening fees – and turning down festivals if they aren’t paid</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-indie-filmmakers-are-demanding-screening-fees-and-turning-down-festivals-if-they-arent-paid</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-indie-filmmakers-are-demanding-screening-fees-and-turning-down-festivals-if-they-arent-paid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A screening fee can’t recoup your budget, but it goes some way in recovering production costs, filmmakers told ‘Scroll’. ]]></description>
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<title>UN discrimination watchdog rebukes India for ‘targeting’ Rohingya refugees, Bengali&#45;speaking Muslims</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/un-discrimination-watchdog-rebukes-india-for-targeting-rohingya-refugees-bengali-speaking-muslims</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/un-discrimination-watchdog-rebukes-india-for-targeting-rohingya-refugees-bengali-speaking-muslims</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The committee said it was also concerned about alleged violations by the authorities against the Scheduled Tribes, the Scheduled Castes and other groups. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:30:02 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Census: Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge urge PM Modi to cancel current caste questionnaire</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/census-rahul-gandhi-mallikarjun-kharge-urge-pm-modi-to-cancel-current-caste-questionnaire</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/census-rahul-gandhi-mallikarjun-kharge-urge-pm-modi-to-cancel-current-caste-questionnaire</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Congress leaders proposed creating a drop-down list of castes, similar to the method used for enumerating Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. ]]></description>
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<title>SC tells journalist Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks in 2013 rape case</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/sc-tells-journalist-tarun-tejpal-to-surrender-within-two-weeks-in-2013-rape-case</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/sc-tells-journalist-tarun-tejpal-to-surrender-within-two-weeks-in-2013-rape-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The bench agreed to list the former ‘Tehelka’ editor’s appeal against the conviction, provided he surrenders by September 22. ]]></description>
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<title>SC seeks response from 20 rebel TMC MPs in plea about delayed disqualification proceedings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench did not issue notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is the main respondent in the petition filed by Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee. ]]></description>
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<title>SC stays arrest of journalist who reported on alleged theft of Ram temple donations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Abhishek Upadhyay described the order as a ‘big win’ and said that his work would continue. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Haiwaan’ trailer: A blind man takes on a psycho in thriller starring Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Priyadarshan’s Hindi film, a remake of ‘Oppam’, also stars Pahal Chaudhary, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Saiyami Kher and Jisshu Sengupta. Out on September 11 in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee gets protection from coercive action in three FIRs</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-tmc-mp-abhishek-banerjee-gets-protection-from-coercive-action-in-three-firs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There was no need for Banerjee to be interrogated in custody, the Calcutta High Court held, directing him to cooperate with the investigation. ]]></description>
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<title>YouTuber Ajeet Bharti booked for making allegedly derogatory remarks about Bhim Army chief</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/youtuber-ajeet-bharti-booked-for-making-allegedly-derogatory-remarks-about-bhim-army-chief</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/youtuber-ajeet-bharti-booked-for-making-allegedly-derogatory-remarks-about-bhim-army-chief</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Bharti made the alleged remarks in a video where he spoke about the anti-reservation protests held at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar last week. ]]></description>
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<title>US moves to hike H&#45;1B fee to over $100,000, revoke visas of asylum seekers</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/us-moves-to-hike-h-1b-fee-to-over-100000-revoke-visas-of-asylum-seekers</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/us-moves-to-hike-h-1b-fee-to-over-100000-revoke-visas-of-asylum-seekers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A federal judge held in June that the increased fee was illegal and an appeals court is reviewing the decision. ]]></description>
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<title>A question of survival: Why Census 2027 must count Nomadic and Denotified Tribes separately</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/a-question-of-survival-why-census-2027-must-count-nomadic-and-denotified-tribes-separately</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ These communities live with the legacy of criminalisation but have never been recognised in national policies due to poor data about them. ]]></description>
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<title>US: Trump administration moves to impose over $100,000 fee on H&#45;1B visas</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/us-trump-administration-moves-to-impose-over-100000-fee-on-h-1b-visas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A federal judge held in June that the increased fee was illegal and an appeals court is reviewing the decision. ]]></description>
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<title>How public canteens in India are creating jobs, supporting women, and fostering democratic spaces</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-public-canteens-in-india-are-creating-jobs-supporting-women-and-fostering-democratic-spaces</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Freebies or Rights: Understanding Social Policy in India,’ by Reetika Khera. ]]></description>
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<title>The desperate wait of families of Indian men tricked into fighting Russia’s war</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-desperate-wait-of-families-of-indian-men-tricked-into-fighting-russias-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Family members blamed a web of travel agents in India and Russia for entrapping their relatives. ]]></description>
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<title>Living and longer and living well are not the same thing. Here’s why ‘healthspan’ matters more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The period of our lives we spend in good health is the goal we should be focusing on. ]]></description>
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<title>CJP announces Delhi march on September 5, says Centre must fulfil promises made to youth protesters</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The political campaign said that it was ‘forced to return to streets’ because of the government’s ‘betrayal’. ]]></description>
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<title>Online ornamental plant trade could be pathway for invasive species into India</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/online-ornamental-plant-trade-could-be-pathway-for-invasive-species-into-india</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Retailers ship ship seeds, bulbs and live plants directly to people’s homes but there are feasible solutions to check this. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: 19% Karnataka voters removed from draft list, Iyer&#45;Mitra summoned in privacy suit &amp;amp; more</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-19-karnataka-voters-removed-from-draft-list-iyer-mitra-summoned-in-privacy-suit-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: Joachim is in a rut in Mangalore, so he sets off for Bahrain. But life there is even harder</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/fiction-joachim-is-in-a-rut-in-mangalore-so-he-sets-off-for-bahrain-but-life-there-is-even-harder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘You Envy the Coutinhos’, by Michelle D’costa. ]]></description>
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<title>Karnataka SIR: 19% voters removed from draft list</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/karnataka-sir-19-voters-removed-from-draft-list</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/karnataka-sir-19-voters-removed-from-draft-list</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Notices will be sent to 43 lakh persons whose enumeration forms either had anomalies or those who had not been mapped, the Election Commission said. ]]></description>
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<title>Rs 92 crore spent on Union ministers’ Delhi homes renovation in FY26: Report</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/rs-92-crore-spent-on-union-ministers-delhi-homes-renovation-in-fy26-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The annual expenditure was the highest since 2014, reported PTI. ]]></description>
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<title>High Court summons Abhijit Iyer&#45;Mitra, others in privacy suit by CJP’s Saurav Das</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Das told the court that the social media posts had revealed his address, and sought damages of over Rs 2 crore for alleged violations of his security. ]]></description>
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<title>No language should be politicised: Akhilesh Yadav on Marathi rule for auto, cab drivers</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/no-language-should-be-politicised-akhilesh-yadav-on-marathi-rule-for-auto-cab-drivers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Samajwadi Party chief asked why the requirement making the language mandatory was not applicable to foreign companies operating in the state. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The channel had allegedly claimed in September 2022 that a madrasa was involved in ‘anti-national activities’. ]]></description>
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<title>Kapil Dev, Gavaskar and 19 other ex&#45;cricketers urge Pakistan to ensure medical care for Imran Khan</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/kapil-dev-gavaskar-and-19-other-ex-cricketers-urge-pakistan-to-ensure-medical-care-for-imran-khan</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/kapil-dev-gavaskar-and-19-other-ex-cricketers-urge-pakistan-to-ensure-medical-care-for-imran-khan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They also demanded that the cricketer-turned-politician’s family should be allowed to visit him weekly without interruption. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Gangrene’: Sobering stories about Dalit life from the margins of the Punjabi imagination</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/gangrene-sobering-stories-about-dalit-life-from-the-margins-of-the-punjabi-imagination</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/gangrene-sobering-stories-about-dalit-life-from-the-margins-of-the-punjabi-imagination</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In this anthology, ‘gangrene’ is not merely the decay of body tissue but also a metaphor for the slow corrosion of a social world shaped by caste. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trump had agreed to the request, but later invited reporters to ask questions, turning the June 17 meeting into a 45-minute press interaction, he said. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Indian consulate general in New York identified the man as Gurdeep Singh and said it was extending all possible assistance to his family. ]]></description>
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<title>In ‘Babita Singh Reporting’, a cop ‘makes a journey back home to herself’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Director Ambiecka Pandit and co-producer Sudip Sharma talk about casting Nimisha Sajayan and Barun Sobti’s condition for being in the film. ]]></description>
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<title>Why has India&#45;Japan cooperation not translated into deeper strategic integration?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Geography constrains operational reach, but deeper asymmetries, like threat perceptions, and economic vulnerabilities, define the scope of the partnership. ]]></description>
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<title>Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder: Fugitive gangster Goldy Brar claims he killed Khalistan separatist</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Brar claimed in an audio clip – the authenticity of which has not been verified – that Nijjar was using young persons to sell drugs. ]]></description>
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<title>Start the week with a film: How ‘Colony’ infuses fresh life into the zombie genre</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Analysts, activists and politicians describe the chosen methodology for counting caste as a flawed one. Some even argue that the data will be useless. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Multiple studies conducted since Linus Pauling’s analysis showed that vitamin C has a minimal effect on colds. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Navdeep Puri said he was asked to submit his passport, Aadhaar and voter ID as his details did not match the 2003 rolls being used to verify electors. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Poet Ramesh Karthik Nayak was awarded the 2024 Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for these poems. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ostensibly about the death of a teenager, Zac Brettler, the book is a matryoshka doll of stories with charming rogues, liars, criminals and the nefarious types. ]]></description>
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<title>Sunday book pick: The specific curse of dating men in ‘Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Published in 2021, this is Nigerian writer Damilare Kuku’s debut book. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The action came a day after the demonstration against the High Court’s stay on the cancellation of recruitment exams turned violent. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/87-crore-young-indians-are-not-working-studying-or-undergoing-training-niti-aayog</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They need affordable or subsidised training and financial support, said the think tank in a report. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ As a government that prided itself on setting the narrative struggles to stay on top of it, ministers have been asked to step up their social media presence. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/fir-filed-against-cjp-founder-abhijeet-dipke-for-defaming-maharashtra-school</guid>
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<description><![CDATA[ As a government that prided itself on setting the narrative struggles to stay on top of it, ministers have been asked to step up their social media presence. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India: Is climate action possible with social media use alone?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/eco-india-is-climate-action-possible-with-social-media-use-alone</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/eco-india-is-climate-action-possible-with-social-media-use-alone</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Social media has helped create an acutely climate-aware generation but where are the platforms to act on it? ]]></description>
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<title>‘Writing to dazzle can be a fatal mistake of the preoccupation with writerly craft’: Saikat Majumdar</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/writing-to-dazzle-can-be-a-fatal-mistake-of-the-preoccupation-with-writerly-craft-saikat-majumdar</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An interview with the author of ‘Open Intelligence: Education Between Art and Artificial’. ]]></description>
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<title>‘India’s Forests, Real and Imagined’: Forests as literary&#45;political figures across three millennia</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/indias-forests-real-and-imagined-forests-as-literary-political-figures-across-three-millennia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Alan Johnson’s book complements environmental histories and anthropological studies with a literary-critical focus. ]]></description>
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<title>Ramachandra Guha: Historian Sumit Sarkar took his scholarship beyond the confines of the academy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ He was was one of several prabasi Bengali intellectuals who helped make Delhi University the foremost academic institution in all of South Asia. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: In ‘Babita Singh Reporting’, Nimisha Sajayan plays a cop who investigates her friend’s murder</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ambiecka Pandit’s film, written by Amita Vyas, also stars Anshumaan Pushkar, Barun Sobti, Sunita Rajwar and Priyanka Setia. Out on Prime Video on August 28. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Their employers can invest less in their training and avoid the costs otherwise associated with lay-offs and fair treatment at work. ]]></description>
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<link>https://surattimes.com/indias-poorest-will-pay-the-most-for-ethanol-fuel-push</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/indias-poorest-will-pay-the-most-for-ethanol-fuel-push</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gains of reducing vehicular emissions and fuel imports are undercut by the diversion of food resources, the toll on human bodies and cost of vehicle repairs. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘I could step into their world for a bit, but I could never really immerse myself.’ ]]></description>
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<title>Supreme Court orders refund of fine paid by Art of Living for Yamuna floodplains damage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The foundation headed by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar had held an event along the river in March 2016. ]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra paid Rs 9,605 crore to ineligible beneficiaries under Ladki Bahin scheme: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Though verification drives removed several categories of ineligible recipients, payments had already been made to them, reported the ‘Hindustan Times’. ]]></description>
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<title>Army tribunal upholds censure for brigadier over 2023 Poonch civilian deaths</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/army-tribunal-upholds-censure-for-brigadier-over-2023-poonch-civilian-deaths</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/army-tribunal-upholds-censure-for-brigadier-over-2023-poonch-civilian-deaths</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The custodial deaths took place in the area of responsibility of a battalion operating in a sector commanded by the officer. ]]></description>
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<title>Thinking is a sport, not a chore: Why children’s literature creators will win the war against AI</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A children’s author makes a case for rejecting AI. ]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra paid Rs 9,605 crore to ineligible beneficiaries of Ladki Bahin scheme: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ While verification drives removed several categories of ineligible recipients, payments had already been made to them, reported the ‘Hindustan Times’. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 331: How social media can turn climate awareness to climate action</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/eco-india-episode-331-how-social-media-can-turn-climate-awareness-to-climate-action</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. ]]></description>
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<title>Jharkhand: Protesters clash with police, JMM workers after HC stays recruitment cancellation</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/jharkhand-protesters-clash-with-police-jmm-workers-after-hc-stays-recruitment-cancellation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The protesters accused the state government of ‘deceiving’ and ‘betraying’ job aspirants. ]]></description>
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<title>How English artists depicted India as exotic land ripe for colonial rule</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said a one-week re-evaluation window had been opened after the results, and the petitioners seemed to have missed their chance. ]]></description>
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<title>Rahul Gandhi protests at DCP office until police file FIR for pellet&#45;injured student</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Congress leader had earlier said that the student had filed a complaint on August 14, but the police had refused to file a case. ]]></description>
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<title>Cats were domesticated thousands of years ago. Are they finally getting tamer?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It may actually be that human relationships with cats have changed, seeing them as close companions. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Cool Machine’: The last book in Colson Whitehead’s Harlem trilogy is classic New York fiction</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The series has followed the furniture dealer and family man Ray Carney as he navigates the changing cultural and political landscapes of New York City. ]]></description>
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<title>India dismisses US panel’s call for sanctions against RSS as ‘biased’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The religious freedom commission described the Hindutva organisation as an umbrella body ‘whose sub-groups have perpetrated attacks on religious minorities’. ]]></description>
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<title>Lucknow’s gleaming Gomti riverfront symbolises urban progress, but what about ecological resilience?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The project offers critical lessons for the future of urban water management. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Rahul Gandhi’s sit&#45;in for pellet&#45;injured youth, CJP team attacked at Jaipur school &amp;amp; more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Assam floods: What turned a safe village into a disaster zone?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In July, villages in Upper Assam that had never seen a flood before went under water. ]]></description>
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<title>Pakistan ex&#45;PM Imran Khan taken back to jail after brief hospital visit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Khan’s family and political party have been raising concerns about his health and poor incarceration conditions. ]]></description>
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<title>Samajwadi Party workers allege assault by senior police officer in Meerut</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The senior superintendent of police was transferred to the state police headquarters and a probe initiated into the incident. ]]></description>
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<title>Centre denied permission for CM Revanth Reddy’s US visit citing ‘political angle’, says his office</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The programme proposed during such tours ‘should be appropriate to the office held and the purpose of the visit’, the Ministry of External Affairs said. ]]></description>
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<title>Rahul Gandhi protests at DCP office after police allegedly refuse FIR for pellet&#45;injured student</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Opposition leader criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the police crackdown on youth protesters in July. ]]></description>
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<title>Amish’s new book is children’s fiction : Rivals Dhruv and Tara represent their school in a quiz</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Dhruv and Tara: The Great Indian History Quiz’, by Amish. ]]></description>
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<title>Ladakh to withdraw cases against 25 persons booked for violence during statehood protests</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The decision came after representatives of the Kargil Democratic Alliance and Leh Apex Body met officials of the Union home ministry. ]]></description>
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<title>Review: In ‘Pyaar Prema Kalyanam’, a halfway modern challenge to traditional family values</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Elan’s Tamil film, starring him alongside Saanve Megghna, is out on Netflix. ]]></description>
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<title>BJP MLA alleges she faced caste discrimination at Uttar Pradesh temple event</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bjp-mla-alleges-she-faced-caste-discrimination-at-uttar-pradesh-temple-event</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ‘They did not allow me to touch even a flower or be part of the bhoomi pujan because I am from the Pasi community,’ alleged Malihabad MLA Jai Devi Kaushal. ]]></description>
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<title>Two Khalistan supporters warned by Canadian Police about threats to life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Sikh men faced credible, serious and imminent threats, the authorities said. ]]></description>
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<title>BJP’s unpopularity might be growing – but destruction of Opposition gives it breathing space</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll. ]]></description>
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<title>Casteist slurs made in private not offence under SC/ST Act, says Supreme Court</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench set aside proceedings against a school manager, who allegedly assaulted the father of two students inside a classroom in January 2020. ]]></description>
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<title>‘7 Dogs’ review: Barking&#45;mad action propels a routine plot</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Arabic hit from the siblings Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah has been dubbed into Hindi and released in India. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Dalit women need to be allowed to speak for themselves’: Writer Kalyani Thakur Charal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘A Chandalini Speaks’, by Kalyani Thakur Charal, translated from the Bengali by Anurima Chanda. ]]></description>
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<title>How a bureaucrat has forced Maharashtra’s eateries and other food businesses to clean up their act</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tukaram Mundhe’s zero tolerance towards unsanitary kitchens and dark stores has won him fans – and unnerved the industry. ]]></description>
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<title>Singapore is culling ‘pest’ birds but their population keeps growing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rapid urbanisation creates favorable conditions for birds like crows and pigeons to thrive as forests are lost to high-rise buildings, say experts. ]]></description>
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<title>What the panic over Gen Z’s reading habits gets wrong</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Identifying as a reader used to mean sitting alone with a book and Gen Zers are more likely to experience reading as a social activity. ]]></description>
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<title>Youth protests: SC forms panel to probe police excesses, violence against security forces</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The allegations of targeted violence and sexual harassment against women demonstrators should be taken on priority, the court said. ]]></description>
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<title>In Arunachal Pradesh, genetic study is helping conserve mithun population</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The semi-free-ranging bovine is central to the cultural life of many communities. But its breeding population is declining. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tel Aviv said it will also investigate the killing of 15 paramedics in Rafah city in March 2025. ]]></description>
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<title>HC stays Jharkhand order cancelling state services exams</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The High Court directed candidates selected through the tests to resume their duties immediately. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Modi Chalisa’ recited at event in Delhi Press Club, PM depicted as Hindu deity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Press Club of India said that it stopped the programme because the organisers violated the terms of renting the venue. ]]></description>
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<title>‘With grace, we go to paradise’: Five poems that span the trauma and fractures of life in India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Moplah Speaks of the River’, by Umar Nizarudeen. ]]></description>
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<title>Two Khalistan supporters warned by Canadian Police about threat to life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Sikh men faced credible, serious and imminent threats, the authorities said. ]]></description>
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<title>Pakistan honours two Mumbai doctors who kept Jinnah’s terminal illness secret before Partition</title>
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<title>Journalist Tarun Tejpal moves SC against conviction in 2013 rape case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ RSS leaders ‘should not be honored with high-level meetings or diplomatic courtesies’, the panel’s commissioner said. ]]></description>
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<title>Andaman and Nicobar administration withdraws call to develop ‘green’ AI data centre</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A notice seeking proposals from private entities was withdrawn on August 14 due to ‘administrative reasons’. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Deeply troubling’: Pinarayi Vijayan asks why Census has questions on parents’ religion, birthplace</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The former Keralam chief minister said that the exercise must not ‘become a backdoor’ for the National Population Register and National Register of Citizens. ]]></description>
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<title>Congress says it will sing only first two stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The party said it will abide by its 1937 resolution, which omitted four verses of the song as they invoked Hindu goddesses Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Recent incidents saw the Faizabad Bar Association and the chief justice of India seeking out extra-constitutional authorities to defend their positions. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Official data for schools which have seen recent protests vastly differs from the ground situation highlighted by students. ]]></description>
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<title>Friendship paradox: Why young people feel ‘too connected to connect’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Many report struggling to build friendships that provide a genuine sense of closeness, belonging and support. ]]></description>
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<title>Arrest warrant against Mahua Moitra for not appearing before court in case about provocative remarks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The ‘series of disobedience’ of repeated summonses showed the Trinamool Congress MP’s ‘lackadaisical approach’ to the court order, the judge said. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Regime Change’: This book about Donald Trump’s second term is essential, chilling reading</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trump has also, according to the book and exhaustive reporting by journalists, abused his power to enrich himself and his family. ]]></description>
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<title>Bangladesh to Nepal, revolutions toppled regimes but lasting change is elusive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Gen Z movements are swift and successful but struggle to do the slow work of institutional transformation. ]]></description>
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<title>Israel says it will probe 2024 killing of five&#45;year&#45;old Hind Rajab in Gaza</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tel Aviv said it will also investigate the killing of 15 paramedics in Rafah city in March 2025. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: India least&#45;preferred Asian stock market, Tejashwi Yadav detained during protest &amp;amp; more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Indian stock market least&#45;preferred in Asia, shows survey</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One-third of fund managers were allocating a smaller share of their portfolios to Indian equities, the findings showed. ]]></description>
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<title>Tejashwi Yadav detained in protests against police firing AK&#45;47 during youth demonstrations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ His sister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Misa Bharti was also held amid the party’s march to the governor’s residence. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Cockroach Janta Party had described the directive as ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘irrational’. ]]></description>
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<title>Graham Staines murder: SC gives Odisha final chance to decide on convict’s early release</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench verbally said that if the authorities did not take a call on the remission plea by September 2, the court itself would pass a ruling. ]]></description>
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<title>New Delhi&#45;Dhaka differences can be resolved once PM Modi, Tarique Rahman meet: Indian envoy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The remarks came days after a Bangladeshi official said that PM Tarique Rahman would not visit India until former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was extradited. ]]></description>
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<title>Bihar: 34 students fall ill after being fed detergent instead of salt in midday meal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The children had complained of a burning sensation in the throat and stomach pain after eating the meal at school in the Nalanda district. ]]></description>
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<title>This book explores new methods of time management to boost personal productivity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Inspired Leader: Seven Practices to Unlock Your Leadership Potential’, by Anil Sachdev. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Of Ancestors and Friends: A Life With Books.’ ]]></description>
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<title>Ayodhya land deals yield rich dividends for relatives of politicians</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Among those who profited from selling land to the Ram temple are an ABVP leader, a ward candidate of the Samajwadi Party, and associates of a former BJP mayor. ]]></description>
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<title>China passes law allowing it to target critics beyond its borders</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The law on ethnic unity could be used to silence Chinese, Uyghur and Tibetan diaspora communities. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The unidentified soldier, who documented his deployment in Gaza, ‘may have been involved in war crimes’, the Hind Rajab Foundation said. ]]></description>
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<title>Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging: A Journey in Love’ is forthcoming in November from Alfred A Knopf</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Gandhi shares her insights into identity, duty, and the meaning of home. ]]></description>
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<title>HC blocks Bengal order to verify caste certificates issued since 2011</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The petitioner argued that persons whose appeals against exclusion from the voter list are pending would not be able to submit the documents. ]]></description>
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<title>PM Cares Fund had Rs 8,452 crore corpus by end of FY25, shows audit report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Activist Anjali Bharadwaj questioned why the fund, created in 2020, was ‘keeping large sums of money idle’. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: A woman reluctantly lets her soon&#45;to&#45;be ex&#45;son&#45;in&#45;law take care of her after an accident</title>
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<title>Youth protests: No one was seriously injured, no lathis were used, claims Kiren Rijiju</title>
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<title>SC dismisses plea seeking painless alternative to hanging for death penalty</title>
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<title>Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders jailed ex&#45;PM Imran Khan to be moved to hospital for treatment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Khan’s family and political party have been raising concerns about his health, reported treatment and incarceration conditions. ]]></description>
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<title>For children: Bird and Dog get into adventures that will take them away from the lives they’ve known</title>
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<title>Youth protests: Constable fired AK&#45;47 after being ‘trapped’ in crowd, Bihar tells Supreme Court</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ No one was injured by the bullets fired from the rifle, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government said in an affidavit. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ An investigation will be conducted into all state government exams held since 2014, said Chief Minister Hemant Soren. ]]></description>
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<title>Anand Teltumbde: Why after 80 years, ‘polluting’ touch of a Dalit still needs ‘purifying’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Untouchability is India’s reality decades since its abolition. The ‘ritual’ after Mallikarjun Kharge’s address continues this logic of public caste assertion. ]]></description>
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<title>This book shows that from the Cholas to the British, governing India was inseparable from religion</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The People’s Sanctum: The 100-Year Struggle to Democratise Temples in India’, by Manuraj Shunmugasundaram. ]]></description>
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<title>For weeks, an Assam district stared at drought. Then it got hit by floods</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The paddy farmers of Golaghat could not sow the crop in June because of deficient rain. In July, their fields got inundated. ]]></description>
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<title>Police seize devices of journalist Ravi Nair, son, colleague in FIR about LIC&#45;Adani posts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The High Court had earlier rejected Nair’s plea to quash the first information report against him in the matter. ]]></description>
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<title>Food delivery workers to get minimum hourly wages for ‘engaged time’, say Australia’s new rules</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is the result of almost two years of negotiations between the Transport Workers’ Union and two major platforms, Uber Eats and DoorDash. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The ‘goal post cannot be shifted in the middle of the exercise’ as the special intensive revision of electoral rolls is already underway, said the bench. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Smriti Irani appointed BJP national general secretary, Amit Malviya removed as social media chief</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Ram Madhav was named as one of the Hindutva party’s 13 vice presidents. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘White Elephant: A Novel’, translated from the Tamil by Priyamvada Ramkumar. ]]></description>
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<title>Restore E10 fuel option for older vehicles, says chief economic adviser</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ V Anantha Nageswaran said that India has up to 80 million older carburettor-based two-wheelers, which may run hotter due to petrol blended with 20% ethanol. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ 458 out of the 512 stations were deficient in ‘minimum essential amenities’ such as drinking water, toilets and seating arrangements, the audit found. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Cockroach Janta Party said that it will not stop its campaign to improve schools even if the government arrests its team. ]]></description>
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<title>SC orders Allahabad HC to halt disproportionate assets case against Rahul Gandhi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The High Court appeared to have passed directions on a complaint by a BJP worker without hearing the Opposition leader, said the bench. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi Police probes complaint alleging Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi disrupted ‘Vande Mataram’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The complaint came days after a law criminalising insults to the national song came into force. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: Three arrested after CJP volunteer’s father dies following assault</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari denied  that BJP workers were involved in the attack. ]]></description>
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<title>Bihar: Seven killed, 12 injured after stampede at Lakhisarai temple</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The incident took place at around 6.40 am when a large crowd attempted to enter the temple. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Misspelt names of scholars, unclear book titles, errors in question wording and non-standard terms for established concepts were found in the papers. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hugh Jackman leads Michael Sarnoski’s period drama. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The state government has cracked down on stores and distributors, but there is little information about how the products entered the market in the first place. ]]></description>
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<title>How the ‘Zed Beats’ music movement give Zambians back their voice</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This blend of indigenous musical elements with international influences uses local languages, which has great resonance with young people. ]]></description>
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<title>Geetanjali Shree’s radical fiction, written in Hindi, is finding a global audience</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shree has explored the postcolonial tension between Hindi and English with piercing acuity in her five collections of short stories and five novels. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Informal settlements are forced to rely on illegal operators who provide low-voltage, irregular electricity which is risky and expensive. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The former prime minister’s open media interactions’ ‘vitiated’ the possibility of Rahman’s visit, a Dhaka official said. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Attention and Drift’: A new vantage from which to look at literature and politics simultaneously</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Author Prasanta Chakravarty studies the ideas of American philosophers George Santayana and Stanley Cavell. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘Peaceful disagreement, questioning and protest are important features of a constitutional democracy,’ Mishra wrote in a letter. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ First published in 1967 as ‘Jharokhe’, Sahni’s novel has been translated by Anna Khanna. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: TMC leader and ex&#45;deputy speaker Asish Banerjee found dead</title>
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<title>CJP alleges its Bengal volunteer’s father died after attack by BJP workers</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/cjp-alleges-its-bengal-volunteers-father-died-after-attack-by-bjp-workers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While the political campaign alleged that the police had refused to act, an officer told ‘Scroll’ that they were yet to receive a complaint regarding this. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Sign of desperation’: Opposition says PM Modi’s ‘dimagi Naxals’ remark shows he is ‘rattled’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The ‘anti-national’ label is no longer effective in stigmatising the activist, after nearly six years in prison without trial, his supporters say. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Souls of Someone’: Photobook on trans women at the Koovagam festival is sensitive and full of life</title>
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<title>Eco India: Can Delhi save its forests without destroying what makes them valuable?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Data indicates that Delhi lost at least 29.6 acres of tree cover since 2001, intensifying heatwaves in the capital. ]]></description>
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<title>What the saga of Monsieur Mounissamy tells us about Franco&#45;Indian identity</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/what-the-saga-of-monsieur-mounissamy-tells-us-about-franco-indian-identity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pankaj Rishi Kumar’s documentary ‘To Die a Frenchman’ plunges into the hidden, intimate layers of colonial violence. ]]></description>
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<title>After Tejpal: A letter to progressive men from a feminist</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ While broligarchy may be taking over the world, left-pro-bros closer home work hard to protect each other. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rampant mining and deforestation have shaken the very core of the region’s fragile ecologies. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Farmers are reporting dry soil and poor crop conditions while the country’s fresh produce depends on increasingly uncertain global supplies. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The special duty on diesel exports has been cut to Rs 24 from Rs 25.5, on aviation fuel to Rs 19.5 from Rs 22 and on petrol to zero from Rs 3.5. ]]></description>
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<title>Indonesia: At least 38 dead as 7.7&#45;magnitude earthquake strikes eastern coast</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tsunami waves of less than 3 feet were recorded in several regions after the tremors, but an official warning was lifted three hours after the quake. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The special duty on diesel exports has been cut to Rs 24 from Rs 25.5, on aviation fuel to Rs 19.5 from Rs 22 and on petrol to zero from Rs 3.5. ]]></description>
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<title>August global fiction: Six new novels for a new month of reading</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Indonesian writer Budi Darma in translation, a science fiction about a quest for democracy, a dog’s odyssey, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi school cancels JNU professor’s talk on ‘pluralism’ after VHP protests</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The event was reportedly cancelled due to ‘security concerns’ for Zoya Hasan and the institute. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 330: How tree loss fuels urban heatwaves</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Appetite’: Life in Goa comes alive in this wryly humorous yet eerily chilling anthology</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Edited by Shivranjana Rathore and Tino De Sa, it has short stories, poems, essays, memoir pieces, and a graphic narrative exploring Goa’s various sides. ]]></description>
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<title>PM Modi calls for ‘dimagi Naxals’ to be ‘found and isolated’ in his Independence Day speech</title>
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<title>TMC MP Mahua Moitra claims Nadia administration asked her to vacate circuit house late at night</title>
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<title>Post July uprising, Bangladesh has rediscovered 1947 – but forgotten those uprooted by Partition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The events of 1947 are increasingly being revived as a way of reasserting Bengali Muslim political identity and creating distance from India. ]]></description>
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<title>Census 2027: Caste, Covid&#45;19 vaccination status among 40 questions notified by Centre</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This will be the first time in independent India that caste will be enumerated across communities. ]]></description>
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<title>NHRC notice to Centre over 19 reported deaths by suicide of CRPF personnel between January and May</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ At 59, the paramilitary force recorded its highest number of deaths by suicide in five years in 2025, the rights panel noted. ]]></description>
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<title>Independence Day fiction: Stories of common men who participated in Gandhi’s satyagraha for freedom</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Warriors of Non-Violence: Stories of Freedom Fighters Who Chose Peace’, by Ira Saxena. ]]></description>
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<title>History remembered: When Pakistan wanted to fly its flag at London’s India House on August 15, 1947</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Britain announced its exit from India nearly a year ahead of schedule, leaving many loose ends to be tied up before the first Independence Day. ]]></description>
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<title>Saudi defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan is a verdict on American reliability</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/saudi-defence-pact-with-turkey-and-pakistan-is-a-verdict-on-american-reliability</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It’s an insurance policy taken out by governments that no longer wish to entrust their safety to a single guarantor. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Absolutely uncalled for’: CJI slams Bar Council’s bid to take action against NALSAR students</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/absolutely-uncalled-for-cji-slams-bar-councils-bid-to-take-action-against-nalsar-students</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/absolutely-uncalled-for-cji-slams-bar-councils-bid-to-take-action-against-nalsar-students</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chief Justice Surya Kant remarked that students have the right to protest ‘even if they are wrong’. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Two Nagas killed in Manipur violence, SC quashes FIRs against Samay Raina &amp;amp; more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>In Bangladesh, jute mandate can’t stop switch to plastic sacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Synthetic fibres have made inroads due to easy availability and low cost. ]]></description>
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<title>True Story: Food companies are lying to you. The regulator failed to stop them</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The government’s efforts to regulate the packaged food industry are falling short. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: Two Nagas killed in firing by militants at Kangpokpi</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/manipur-two-nagas-killed-in-firing-by-militants-at-kangpokpi</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Liangmai Naga Council-Manipur announced an immediate total shutdown of Liangmai Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur until further notice. ]]></description>
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<title>Readers’ comments: On letter from Lahore, young people give hope of overcoming borders and hate</title>
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<title>SC quashes defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi for remarks about VD Savarkar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench noted that in the Uttar Pradesh government’s affidavit, there was ‘no disclosure of sanction having been granted’. ]]></description>
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<title>SC quashes FIRs against comedian Samay Raina, others for jokes about persons with disability</title>
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<title>Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran has resigned. How did the group start its ‘swadeshi’ business?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Tata: The Global Corporation That Built Indian Capitalism’, by Mircea Raianu. ]]></description>
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<title>SC stays Madras HC order quashing government jobs for kin of Karur stampede victims</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The lawyers appearing for the state submitted that the government was within its powers to grant compassionate appointments as a policy decision. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Batwara 1947’ review: Dull storytelling and sharp messaging</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/batwara-1947-review-dull-storytelling-and-sharp-messaging</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rajkumar Santoshi’s adaptation of the play ‘Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya, O Jamya E Nai’ is out in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>Census 2027 to ask respondents if they are SC or ST, state their caste</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/census-2027-to-ask-respondents-if-they-are-sc-or-st-state-their-caste</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The 40-question form does not mention Other Backward Classes. ]]></description>
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<title>This book shows startups like TeamIndus applied the ‘simple thinking’ technique to space exploration</title>
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<title>Bar Council drops inquiry against NALSAR students who opposed invite to CJI for convocation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The council had earlier said that the graduating students would not be enrolled as advocates, but later withdrew the directive. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is the fifth Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state to move towards implementing a common personal law framework. ]]></description>
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<title>In Pakistan, Prisoner No 804 seems to be everywhere</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ By jailing former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country’s establishment aimed to doom him to irrelevance. But he has rendered him more relevant than ever. ]]></description>
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<title>Uttarakhand: Six workers killed after water, debris enters tunnel being constructed in Chamoli</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sixteen persons were rescued from the site, said Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. ]]></description>
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<title>Biography: Aryan Pasha’s journey from childhood gender dysphoria to being a transgender bodybuilder</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Aryan Pasha: The Untold Story of India’s First Transgender Bodybuilding Champion’, by Apra Kuchhal. ]]></description>
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<title>Why disability support still evades those with blood disorders</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ India recognises sickle cell anemia and thalassemia as disabilities. But the difficulty of diagnosis and treatment leaves many without crucial support. ]]></description>
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<title>What is Gen Z’s dark and nonsensical humor trying to say?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is less about moral values but the product of a desire to engage in more authentic conversations about what they believe. ]]></description>
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<title>Bar Council halts NALSAR student enrolment over campaign against CJI, withdraws order hours later</title>
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<title>Fresh clash erupts along Assam&#45;Arunachal Pradesh border amid economic blockade</title>
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<title>New India Foundation is accepting applications for book fellowships worth Rs 18 lakhs</title>
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<title>SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal injured in attack in Maharashtra’s Nanded</title>
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<title>SC agrees to hear plea against police use of face recognition, surveillance tools at protest sites</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The petitioner, Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP AA Rahim, submitted that data was being stored in violation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Union minister JP Nadda said that the Hindutva party ‘does not subscribe to such activities’ and the incident would be investigated. ]]></description>
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<title>For children: Two pen pals fight against the construction of a dam that will submerge Silent Valley</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘A Revolution in the Valley’, by Bijal Vachharajani. ]]></description>
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