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Uthara U.R.

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"We bought this land legally": How Lucknow's Anant Nagar 'development' turned homes into rubble

"We bought this land legally": How Lucknow's Anant Nagar 'development' turned homes into rubble

In Lucknow's Anant Nagar, families with registered land documents watched their homes being demolished as "de…

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In Photos | 'For Gaza': Hundreds in Delhi Call for Complete Boycott of Israel

In Photos | 'For Gaza': Hundreds in Delhi Call for Complete Boycott of Israel

Speakers from across movements condemned India's silence and complicity. Between chants, people spoke of soli…

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Ashoka University Workers Push Back: Wages, Job Security and Dignity at Stake

Ashoka University Workers Push Back: Wages, Job Security and Dignity at Stake

For nearly two weeks, Ashoka University's housekeeping staff, employed through contractor BluSpring, have bee…

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While Modi Gifts Temples Abroad, Minorities Are Profiled at Home

While Modi Gifts Temples Abroad, Minorities Are Profiled at Home

This is ideological selectivity. Increasingly, the state's vision of citizenship appears governed not by law …

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NREGA Workers Protest: Aadhaar, Budget Cuts, and the Fight for Fair Wages

NREGA Workers Protest: Aadhaar, Budget Cuts, and the Fight for Fair Wages

In November 2023, a National Convention of NREGA Sangharsh Morcha saw the participation of numerous represent…

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Recruited without promise, terminated abruptly: How Delhi's bus marshals became collateral in a p...

Recruited without promise, terminated abruptly: How Delhi's bus marshals became collateral in a p...

Once a bus marshal, she now struggles to pay her son's school fees. In October 2023, she lost her job, along …

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Denied Housing and Rehabilitation, Delhi's Slum-Dwellers Face Identification Drives Amid looming ...

Denied Housing and Rehabilitation, Delhi's Slum-Dwellers Face Identification Drives Amid looming ...

SYED AFFAN & UTHARA U R Suluq Jamal, a ragpicker in his late 40s, was on his way back from Fajr namaz two wee…

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Delhi's transgender ID process fails to deliver: Less than half the applicants approved

Delhi's transgender ID process fails to deliver: Less than half the applicants approved

While the approval rate of transgender certificate applicants nationwide is 79.96%, the rate is much lower in…

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Trans ID Process: Caught in Red Tapism, Only Half of Delhi's Applicants Approved

Trans ID Process: Caught in Red Tapism, Only Half of Delhi's Applicants Approved

While the approval rate of transgender certificate applicants nationwide is 79.96%, the rate is much lower in…

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Why securing a transgender ID in Delhi feels like an obstacle race

Why securing a transgender ID in Delhi feels like an obstacle race

The document allows trans individuals to vote, access jobs and healthcare, but only half the applicants in th…

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Diwali at Jamia: What the Mainstream Media Got Wrong

Diwali at Jamia: What the Mainstream Media Got Wrong

jamia #jamiamilliaislamia #diwalicelebration A scuffle broke out Tuesday night at Jamia Millia Islamia when a…

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Jamia Students' Sit-In Protest | Repression, Show Cause Notices & Student Demands

Jamia Students' Sit-In Protest | Repression, Show Cause Notices & Student Demands

Students at Jamia Millia Islamia have launched a sit-in protest against administrative repression, demanding …

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Heritage or Hindutva? What Rekha Gupta's "Vikas Bhi, Virasat Bhi" Means for Delhi's Classrooms - ...

Heritage or Hindutva? What Rekha Gupta's "Vikas Bhi, Virasat Bhi" Means for Delhi's Classrooms - ...

Uthara U.R "Today, the nation needs thousands of Narendra Modis," Delhi's new chief minister Rekha Gupta told…

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The Human Cost Of Elegant Luxury

The Human Cost Of Elegant Luxury

The workers producing luxury home goods for American brand Michael Aram describe two decades of struggle to g…

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Paper Over Progress: Decoding Delhi's Transgender ID Process

Paper Over Progress: Decoding Delhi's Transgender ID Process

The transgender ID card process exacerbates the challenges faced by trans people, contradicting the governmen…

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Govt sports centre 'not welcome' in Vasant Kunj

Govt sports centre 'not welcome' in Vasant Kunj

Citing "security threat" and "issue of outsiders", residents of posh Vasant Kunj colony are up in arms over p…

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Deer-est no more

Deer-est no more

The decision to relocate Deer from the park leaves visitors concerned

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Going out of stock

Going out of stock

The charm of Gole Market, which was shut down years ago, survived a little thanks to shops on radial roads. B…

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Flying over with colours

Flying over with colours

Capital's six flyovers have undergone beautification work ahead of September's G20 summit even as the work ha…

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Kanwariya camps close after serving large numbers

Kanwariya camps close after serving large numbers

From food and snacks to medical facilities, the 200 camps around Delhi looked after the well-being of pilgrims

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Capital's Kerala delight

Capital's Kerala delight

Far away from the 'God's own country', a wide spread of dishes from across Kerala can be devoured sitting in …

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Food with a view!

Food with a view!

While their extraordinary architecture and rich history leave visitors enchanted, few restaurants overlooking…

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Mic testing!

Mic testing!

Delhi's open mic spaces have turned into a platform for individuals to unravel their storytelling potential, …

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Shop and eat

Shop and eat

Creating a stylish and hassle-free experience for the customers, these quirky cafes offer a very out-of-the b…

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