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‘Felt like I was under hypnosis’: How digital arrest scams dupe Indians of their hard-earned money

Scamsters posing as law enforcement officials have duped Indians of Rs 120 crore in the four months between January and April.

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Four reasons why Congress does not learn from its electoral failures – and what it can do about it

The party has squandered the optimism of the Lok Sabha elections. But a BJP win in Maharashtra will be a steroid shot for Hindu Rashtra ambitions to resume.

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Ten-year-old preacher’s mother moves court against ‘anti-Hindu’ YouTubers

Abhinav Arora’s mother also claimed that he had received a life threat from jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s group.

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Wikipedia agrees to share with Delhi HC information about users who edited ANI’s page

The platform said it was ready to provide the details to the High Court in a sealed cover, while a redacted version would be shared with the news agency.

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101 ex-bureaucrats urge Amit Shah to act against ‘majoritarian aggression’ in Uttarakhand

The group also demanded the arrest of Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand, who was recently booked in several states for hate speech targeting Muslims.

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Settler colonialism, bison slaughter: How beef came to mark American identity

The beef industry both propelled and benefited from colonialism, with continued effects on diet, culture and the environment today.

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The amazing story of ‘The Indian Ladies’ Magazine’ and its founder Kamala Satthianadha

An excerpt from ‘Required Reading: The Life of Everyday Texts in the British Empire’, by Priyasha Mukhopadhyay.

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The journey to Shah Rukh Khan’s box office scorcher ‘Pathaan’

‘At fifty-five, he had little to lose – and he finally stepped into the shoes of a bona fide action hero.’

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