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Uthara U.R.

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Delhi
As seen in: Outlook (India), The Quint, Scroll.in, The Wire (India), The News Minute, Feminism In India, Clarion India, Maktoob, The Mooknayak English, Patriot and
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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

Maktoob — In Lucknow's Anant Nagar, families with registered land documents watched their homes being demolished as "development" advanced ahead of court verdicts, notices, or rehabilitation. Bulldozer, Demolition, lucknow In Lucknow's Anant Nagar, families with registered land documents watched their homes being demolished as "development" advanced ahead of court verdicts, notices, or rehabilitation.
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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

The Wire (India) — Speakers from across movements condemned India's silence and complicity. Between chants, people spoke of solidarity and rage, of watching another genocide unfold in real time, and the need to show up.
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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

youtu.be — For nearly two weeks, Ashoka University's housekeeping staff, employed through contractor BluSpring, have been protesting for fair wages, annual increments, and the reinstatement of dismissed colleagues. Though the strike has ended under pressure from the administration, the workers say their protest continues ,with students and faculty standing in solidarity.
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While Modi Gifts Temples Abroad, Minorities Are Profiled at Home

While Modi Gifts Temples Abroad, Minorities Are Profiled at Home

The Mooknayak English — This is ideological selectivity. Increasingly, the state's vision of citizenship appears governed not by law or lived history, but by religion, loyalty, and political utility. When ancestry is Hindu and far away, it is honoured. When it is Muslim and nearby, it becomes a liability.
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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

youtu.be — In November 2023, a National Convention of NREGA Sangharsh Morcha saw the participation of numerous representatives from 18 states, including Bihar, alongside over 40 labor unions, organizations, and activists dedicated to enhancing the implementation of MGNREGS.
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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...

Maktoob — Once a bus marshal, she now struggles to pay her son's school fees. In October 2023, she lost her job, along with over 10,000 others. Bus marshals, Delhi, employment, Labour Once a bus marshal, she now struggles to pay her son's school fees. In October 2023, she lost her job, along with over 10,000 others.
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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 ...

The Observer Post — SYED AFFAN & UTHARA U R Suluq Jamal, a ragpicker in his late 40s, was on his way back from Fajr namaz two weeks ago when he stopped at a tea stall near his home. There, he was unexpectedly picked up by the police and taken to the Jaitpur police station.
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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

The News Minute — While the approval rate of transgender certificate applicants nationwide is 79.96%, the rate is much lower in Delhi, with just over 51% of applicants receiving approval, leaving many without crucial documentation.
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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

The Quint — While the approval rate of transgender certificate applicants nationwide is 79.96%, the rate is much lower in Delhi, with just over 51% of applicants receiving approval, leaving many without crucial documentation.
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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

Scroll.in — The document allows trans individuals to vote, access jobs and healthcare, but only half the applicants in the national capital were able to get it.
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Diwali at Jamia: What the Mainstream Media Got Wrong

Diwali at Jamia: What the Mainstream Media Got Wrong

youtu.be — jamia #jamiamilliaislamia #diwalicelebration A scuffle broke out Tuesday night at Jamia Millia Islamia when a group of students were holding Diwali celebrations on the campus. Join The Wire's Youtube Membership and get exclusive content, member-only emojis, live interaction with The Wire's founders, editors and reporters and much more.
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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

youtu.be — Students at Jamia Millia Islamia have launched a sit-in protest against administrative repression, demanding the withdrawal of show cause notices and disciplinary actions against student activists. The protest is about the crackdown on campus dissent, including restrictions on postering, graffiti, and peaceful assemblies.
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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 - ...

Clarion India — Uthara U.R "Today, the nation needs thousands of Narendra Modis," Delhi's new chief minister Rekha Gupta told a hall of schoolchildren and teachers on the eve of Teachers' Day this year. She was launching Vikas Bhi, Virasat Bhi, the New Delhi Municipal Council's latest education project.
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The Human Cost Of Elegant Luxury

The Human Cost Of Elegant Luxury

Outlook (India) — The workers producing luxury home goods for American brand Michael Aram describe two decades of struggle to get a minimum wage, basic healthcare, and liveable homes
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Paper Over Progress: Decoding Delhi's Transgender ID Process

Paper Over Progress: Decoding Delhi's Transgender ID Process

Feminism In India — The transgender ID card process exacerbates the challenges faced by trans people, contradicting the government's claimed upliftment.
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Govt sports centre 'not welcome' in Vasant Kunj

Govt sports centre 'not welcome' in Vasant Kunj

Patriot — Citing "security threat" and "issue of outsiders", residents of posh Vasant Kunj colony are up in arms over proposal to create a sports complex for students in government schools
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Deer-est no more

Deer-est no more

Patriot — The decision to relocate Deer from the park leaves visitors concerned
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Going out of stock

Going out of stock

Patriot — The charm of Gole Market, which was shut down years ago, survived a little thanks to shops on radial roads. But NDMC's latest project holds uncertain future for them too
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Flying over with colours

Flying over with colours

Patriot — Capital's six flyovers have undergone beautification work ahead of September's G20 summit even as the work has left many people displaced. Here's a look at them in pictures
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Kanwariya camps close after serving large numbers

Kanwariya camps close after serving large numbers

Patriot — 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

Patriot — Far away from the 'God's own country', a wide spread of dishes from across Kerala can be devoured sitting in Delhi
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Food with a view!

Food with a view!

Patriot — While their extraordinary architecture and rich history leave visitors enchanted, few restaurants overlooking these monuments enhance the experience. Here is a list of such cafes
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Mic testing!

Mic testing!

Patriot — Delhi's open mic spaces have turned into a platform for individuals to unravel their storytelling potential, unleash their artistry and liberate themselves from the clutches of stage fright. Here are a few spaces for individuals who wish to showcase their talent
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Shop and eat

Shop and eat

Patriot — Creating a stylish and hassle-free experience for the customers, these quirky cafes offer a very out-of-the box and unique blend of food and fashion, where you can head to make the process of shopping more riveting and less monotonous
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