Daily Brief: ‘Why enter our bedrooms?’: Uttarakhand’s live-in law leaves even young supporters of the BJP worried, and more

‘Why enter our bedrooms?’: Uttarakhand’s live-in law leaves even young supporters of the BJP worried

If couples fail to register their live-in relationships with the government, they could be jailed for three years.

Uttarakhand madrasa at centre of violence was demolished without a court order

The Uttarakhand High Court had listed the matter for February 14 but the Haldwani Municipal Corporation did not wait for the hearing.

Pune: Journalist Nikhil Wagle’s car attacked by alleged BJP workers

Earlier on Friday, Wagle was booked for making allegedly defamatory remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leader LK Advani.

Assam CM says Muslims can get status of indigenous persons if they return to ‘original identity’

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Bengali-origin Muslims will not get titles under a government initiative to update land records.

View from Dawn: Election doomed to controversy won’t provide closure for Pakistan’s crises

It is a shame that such a momentous opportunity has been so carelessly lost.

Interconnected issues, voices from the margins: The Indo-Pacific needs an inclusive climate policy

An emphasis on strategic importance and geopolitics should not sideline the diverse needs of the people this vast and diverse region.

Listen: Dadra compositions set to Kaherva taal

Featuring tracks by Rasoolan Bai and Shobha Gurtu.

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‘Prophet Song is a lament for what we are and what we do’: Paul Lynch, 2023 Booker Prize winner

‘You write to write the best book that meets your particular requirements for storytelling and your ideas about what art should be.’

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The fun and rigour that went into Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s songs for ‘Dil Chahta Hai’

An excerpt from Grammy-winning singer-composer’s Shankar Mahadevan’s authorised biography.

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