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Explainer: How Modi government’s new bill aims to wrest control of Election Commission appointments

The bill violates the spirit of the Supreme Court’s Constitution bench judgment from March, critics contend.

Manipur sexual assault: In a first, Adivasis across India are protesting atrocities in North East

Protestors in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan expressed anger at the attacks on the Kuki women that were captur...

Nuh demolitions case shifted from High Court bench that made ‘ethnic cleansing’ remarks

Justices GS Sandhawalia and Harpreet Kaur Jeewan had observed that the demolition drive was conducted without following the procedure established by law.

Bengali reformer’s tract against polygamy among upper castes holds lessons on legal pluralism

In ‘Against High-Caste Polygamy’, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar seeks reform within while endorsing the vision of respect for religious diversity.

April 16, 2022: How the 74-year-old CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat stopped the Jahangirpuri demolitions

An excerpt from ‘She, the Leader: Women in Indian Politics’, by Nidhi Sharma.

Kavita Singh (1964-2023): A brilliant art historian and teacher with an insatiable zest for life

The former dean of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Arts and Aesthetics passed away on July 30.

‘OMG 2’ review: Divine intervention saves the day

Amit Rai’s film tackles the important subject of sex education in schools.

Rush Hour podcast: Modi speaks for 133 minutes in Parliament. Gives seven minutes to Manipur

A wrap of the day’s top developments.

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