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Navruna case: Saga of misinformation and manipulation

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Patna:“Ek machhar sala aadmi ko hijra bana deta hai” Roughly translated, this dialogue of thespian, Nana Patekar, in the film, Yashwant means: “One mosquito can turn a man into a...
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Jharkhand’s female tribal crusader, environmentalist and a poor man’s doctor get Padma Shri

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Ranchi: Seventy-seven-year-old Bulu Imam dons many a cap, he is an activist protecting the environment, promoting tribal culture and heritage. Imam, a Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) based environmentalist made it to the list of Padma Shri, 2019....
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Makar Sankranti and the intriguing politics of Bihar

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Patna: Political chitchat and discussion along with traditional food—dahi (curd), chura (flattened rice) and tilkut (a sweet item made of sesame seed) were part of this year Makar Sankranti. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)...
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Bihar Police claims brutal murder of girl is honour killing, arrests father

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Patna: The horrific incident of a minor girl being allegedly gang-raped and brutally murdered in Buniyadganj in Gaya district in Bihar, is getting murkier. Now the police is claiming that it is a case of...
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I am traumatized, and living in fear. Anytime, I can be killed: Prof Sanjay Kumar

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Delhi/Kolkata: Sanjay Kumar, assistant professor of sociology, at Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari (Bihar) who was dragged from his residence and nearly torched by...
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Is NRC giving opportunity to Mamata to emerge as a national leader, she missed the chance, post 2019 Lok Sabha election?

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Kolkata: United India Zindabad, United Bengal Zindabad, Amra Kara (Who are we?) - Nagorik (Citizen), Labours, Youths, Students - are citizens. We all are citizens, People of Bihar are...
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Martyr’s wife waits for job and land promised to her

Freshly Brewed Shahnawaz Akhtar - 0
Giridih/Ranchi: Reshmi Updhyay was only 19 when she got married. However, within four years, she became a widow. Reshmi, is the wife of martyr...
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China Dairy: Life in the time of Corona

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“Don’t panic!” The two-word immortal life lesson from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has come to my rescue when it matters the most. At...
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Indian textile industry in deep economic crisis, gives ads to highlight job loss

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Kolkata: There was a time in India when people used to check newspapers for the job vacancy advertisements and openings in government and private...
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Around the country on a bike

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For some, life begins after retirement. There is even a desire to live life dangerously by throwing oneself out of one’s comfort zone. It...
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Durga to be worshipped as a migrant worker in many pujas in Bengal

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Kolkata: In West Bengal, it’s been a tradition for puja pandals in and around Kolkata to always resonate the present social issues through their...
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Supreme Court directs Centre and State Govt to help sex workers, WB Govt allows them to have ration cards

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Kolkata: Responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Kolkata-based Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) the Supreme Court finally instructed the central and...
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The legend Soumitra Chatterjee breathes his last at the age of 85

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Kolkata: In the late 80s came a Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay novel 'Nana Ronger Aalo'. Still a school student with a deep desire to make films,...
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How soccer’s loss became Hollywood’s gain

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For over a month, the 1965 film The Hill was on my watchlist. I kept pushing back, for a variety of reasons. Saturday evening,...
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I wonder where the crowd that had camped at Jantar Mantar for days in 2012 against the rapists has disappeared today-Anubhav Sinha

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Who would know the road to evolution better than filmmaker Anubhav Sinha? A mechanical engineer from Aligarh Muslim University, Anubhav, bit by the film...
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36-9: Depressing present, ominous future

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“Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to...
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स्मॉल टाउन, बिग ड्रीम की जब भी मिसाल होगी, धोनी उस चैप्टर के नायक बने रहेंगे

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कभी सोचा था कि महेंद्र सिंह धोनी चुपके से ऐसे अलविदा कह देंगे? खामोशी से। वक्त कितना क्रूर होता है, बेरहम होता है, हम...
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Even Virat is human…

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Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli’s match-winning unbeaten 94 (off 50 balls) against the West Indies at Hyderabad on Friday is yet another personification of...
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Farming no more a way of life in Mechukha, Arunachal Pradesh

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Shi-Yomi: Mechukha Valley in the newly formed Shi-Yomi district,  west Arunachal Pradesh is over 200 km from Pasighat. The constituency comprising 20 villages with...
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Kolkata Cares: City dwellers take initiatives for a Green Future

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Kolkata: There might be alleged violation of National Green Tribunal's rules during the Chhath Puja celebration, at Rabindra Sarovar's green zone but average Kolkatan...
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Puja at Rabindra Sarovar: Religious sentiments vs environmental concern

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Kolkata: Rising pollution and environmental issues might have become a focal point of discussion in many Indian cities, including national capital Delhi, but it...
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