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In our cover story for April, award-winning journalist Monica Jha reports on how Dalits in West Champaran are fighting landlords to claim redistributed land. https://t.co/EbqePlBFd2

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It is one of the hardest crimes to detect and punish, a crime that leaves lasting impacts on the victim, often crippling him or her through a lifetime. In June’s cover story, we look at an issue that is often brushed under the carpet—child sexual abuse.
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Our original short story for June is about how an Indic turn shook the entire education system and the sleepy staff of a sleepy government school up. Read this brilliant piece of fiction by Karan Mujoo!
https://t.co/AviM7yjX3s

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In his fascinating essay for the month, security expert Saroj Kumar Rath traces the history of war weaponry, down to the modern drone which was transformed from surveillance tool to killer equipment. What does the future look like in this context?
https://t.co/dKURosiT4R

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The Election Commission's revision of the election-bound state's electoral rolls seems designed to fail. Do read our latest editorial
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A legacy of an amendment during the Emergency, the preamble to the constitution remains a point of contention. Do read our edit
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Militarily weakened, politically desperate, the Islamic republic is cornered. Read our edit:
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The US President's habit of going back on his threats and promises has earned him a nickname associated in acronym with a pet peeve of his. In the meaning, America's rivals are using the opportunity to play him.

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Hindi Nationalism gave the newborn India a sense of unity, but subsumed several vibrant languages with rich cultures. One of these was Bhojpuri.
In our cover story for the month, our editor Saurav Kumar looks at the recent resurgence of Bhojpuri
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Prize-winning journalist and academic Dilnaz Boga dissects the ways in which the media can be used by politicians and other vested interests in order to shape public opinion or facilitate particular alliances, in our essay for the month.

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In our short story for the month, a woman finds herself missing the metropolis and yet unable to leave the seaside town where life feels far away and too close all at once. Read this brilliant study in turbulence and stillness, by Mrinmoyee Majumdar:
https://t.co/CYubadzx5J

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India is digging deeper and deeper into the earth to tap groundwater. For how long is it sustainable to use this water for agricultural needs, with the monsoon rainfall being increasingly unpredictable? GBSNP Varma has the story
https://t.co/iRm2uOYvVb

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US President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office might well have been from a reality show, with impulsive decisions and autocratic diktats ruling the roost. The rest of the world will be put to the test now, in forging new friendships and allegiances
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A snow-covered landscape, an arrogant but adorable little bird, three sisters who are fortifying their homes, and a tiny bit of magic in a box populate this charming folk tale from Ladakh. Read "Three sisters and the bird" by Mabel Disket.

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The Supreme Court's decision on gubernatorial powers to delay legislation are a model of clarity.

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Bangladesh leader offers India’s landlocked Northeast as bait for investment and strategic partnership. Is it a bid to please the Islamists back home or a challenge to India? In the latter case, has he thought it through?
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The legacy of colonial era clubs remains that of exclusion. Who is being excluded now, and what could that cost the clubs? What does it take to become a member, and do young people want to be part of these institutions, or do they consider them outdated?
https://t.co/ow5aAxG23Y

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In our essay for the month, Saurav Kumar examines the growth of Huawei, the allegations regarding data mining that make other governments wary, the storms it has weathered and those it faces
Do read
https://t.co/1BokmBgtcL

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Love can be blind, but just how blind? In this story of crime and its consequences, Partha Chatterjee explores the nature of an offence and how the demeanour of the person who committed it might dictate how it is punished. Read our original fiction
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The miracle of a developed India remains a mirage in spite of all the promises. Do read our latest editorial

https://t.co/jEoVR17M4U