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Story Posted on 14-07-2019
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Gujarat's Enduring Muslim Ghettoes: Laws like Disturbed Areas Act (1991) and amendments severely segregate the minority
Certain laws prevent the free intermingling of religious communities in living spaces in Gujarat. The political impact of such social arrangements on Muslim groups has been severe.
HUMOUR
| 3-minute read
Hema Malini's sweeping success: Full marks to Hema ji for not acting as the Swachhta Dream Girl!
In a world full of politicians who try to sweep over real issues with orchestrated efforts, here's why we must applaud Hema Malini.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read
Scindia in Bhopal: Union Minister’s day-long visit to the capital has got the country talking about possibilities of a cabinet reshuffle
Scindia caused quite a stir by saying that all top functionaries of the government, ministers and the CM are equal.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Party Hopping Season in Bengal: Councillors in Bengal are switching sides faster than the speed of light, leading to political unrest
First, the party hopping, then the ‘cut money’ debacle — Bengal has never witnessed a state of lawlessness quite like this one, since the naxal period.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Emperors of Extraction: The Mughals did not make India rich. Claims of their welfarism only buttress a political agenda
A riposte to Rana Safvi's argument on how the Mughals apparently strengthened India, while, in fact, Europe grew by paces just then and India's poverty shocked visitors.
