Daily Brief: Surat’s textile business is plummeting – but support for the BJP remains as high as ever, and more

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Surat’s textile business is plummeting – but support for the BJP remains as high as ever

Muslims account for only around 10% of Surat’s population – but Hindutva sentiment still powers voting choices among traders.

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The big news: Meghalaya claims six villagers killed in Assam Police firing, and 9 other top stories

Other headlines: NIA challenged Anand Teltumbde’s bail order in the SC, and Aftab Poonawala said he killed Shraddha Walkar in the ‘heat of the moment’.

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How Telangana subverted India’s land acquisition law

In 2013, a new law sought to end land grab in India. Telangana showed how easy it was to undermine it, as it took over farmland for a 20,000-acre pharma city.

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Interview: Despite Shraddha Walkar murder, the most dangerous space for women is their marital home

Under crimes against women in 2020, the highest number were recorded under section 498A, which is cruelty by husband and relatives, says academic Mary E John.

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One of the most compelling accounts of Western India in the 19th century was written by this woman

Marianne Postans, who lived in Bhuj with her army officer husband, published a book about the region’s people, customs, traditions and landscapes.

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This book examines the position of Mumbai’s Gallery Chemould on the canvas of modern Indian art

An excerpt from ‘Citizen Gallery: The Gandhys of Chemould and the Birth of Modern Art in Bombay’, by Jerry Pinto.

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Fifa World Cup: Saudi Arabia stun Argentina in one of the great upsets – and were deserving winners

Saudi Arabia – ranked 51 in the world – defeated Lionel Messi’s Argentina – ranked No 3 – and it didn’t pan out as you might expect it to.

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Readers’ comments: ‘I too have struggled because my surname reveals my Dalit identity’

Responses to an article in Scroll.in.

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