Daily Brief: In Assam, POCSO use in drive against child marriage raises legal concerns, and more

  • 9 Mar, 2023

In Assam, POCSO use in drive against child marriage raises legal concerns

The act has been invoked against young men in consensual relationships and even parents and relatives. This is not the objective of the law, say experts

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Dedicated to god, brutalised by men

On paper the devadasi system is banned. Yet, across South India, it continues to cast a long shadow of violence in the lives of Dalit women.

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In a fast-changing country, Indians are fashioning new identities to keep up with the times

The truth is that hardly anyone fears the market or the loss of an ‘authentic’ self, writes anthropologist Sanjay Srivastava.

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The political mess in Pakistan has raised the spectre of another coup

Some observers have warned that the establishment might get tired of the dogfighting and may be tempted to sweep the entire chessboard away.

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A book collector’s memoir: Pradeep Sebastian on the joys of discovering and collecting fine books

An excerpt from ‘The Book Beautiful: A Memoir of Collecting Rare and Fine Books,’ by Pradeep Sebastian.

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‘Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar’ review: More romcon than romcom

Luv Ranjan’s new movie stars Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor.

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Actor Satish Kaushik dies at 66

He suffered a heart attack during his stay in Gurugram.

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IND v AUS, Ahmedabad Test: Unchanged Australia opt to bat first; Siraj rested while Shami returns

While Steve Smith and Co went in unchanged, the hosts decided to rest Mohammed Siraj with Mohammed Shami returning to the side after being rested in Indore.

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