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“Regime change is one of the most fundamental aspects of a democracy,” says #NehaBora.

On #ScrollAdda with @ShoaibDaniyal, @neha_aisa explains why they consider the BJP India’s most dangerous political party, and more.

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#WestBengal | Reacting to the incident, state minister Dilip Ghosh said that the “police have a duty to act if accused individuals attempt to evade the law” or escape. “Such crimes will not be spared,” Ghosh said.

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Vehicular pollution is the biggest polluter in Delhi-NCR region. https://t.co/N4tAygc7RI

However, policy measures over the years have overwhelmingly tended to favour private cars over public transport vehicles, which effectively led to greater congestion, which in turn leads to higher emissions.

Vaishnavi Rathore reports

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#CommonGround | Historically, the soyeen guided women through pregnancies and conducted deliveries.

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Modernity and the governmental push toward institutional deliveries have led to a drastic decline in younger generations taking up the skills of the soyeen, @knowleena reports

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The difficulty of keeping some of these animals as they grow can create a problem. An Indian veterinary review notes the popularity of juvenile green iguanas as pets, but says they are often donated to zoos or other agencies once they grow.

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Arathi Menon writes

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"In the display case of the restaurant is a copy of animal rights pioneer Henry Stephens Salt’s pamphlet A Plea for Vegetarianism, which Gandhi purchases for a shilling and devours with as much delight as his meal."

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An excerpt from ‘Governing Bodies: A Memoir, A Confluence, A Watershed’, by Sangamithra Iyer.

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Replug | The SC/ST Act, no doubt imposes criminal sanctions, but it is primarily a welfare and protective legislation. Hence, it should to be interpreted in a manner that best protects its beneficiaries. https://t.co/uQVC1xFF9y Rashmi Venkatesan writes

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Janice Tjen, the defending champion, criticised the tournament organisers on social media. She shared a post by her coach, Chris Bint, alleging that organisers wanted the final to go ahead despite the poor air quality.

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While experts argue that clinics and hospitals are essential, they point out that in many remote areas of the country, traditional midwives can offer a kind of regular and compassionate care that is often missing in modern medicine.

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@knowleena reports

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#Akka might well have been a film, but given the number of strands that Shetty wanted to pursue, it became a series instead.

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“With a long-format series, the world became much bigger. Whether as a film or a series, the grammar was the same – it had to be fast-paced and entertaining," Dharmaraj Shetty said.

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Replug | As #Delhi wakes up to high levels of pollution this morning, experts have noted that Delhi’s pollution crisis needs drastic action.

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"Need to invest in public transport, provide an alternative to car owners," says Sunita Narain, CSE.

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In 2015, welfare beneficiary numbers were frozen at 2011 Census levels, forcing states to prune lists using voter rolls and Aadhaar without increasing total capacity. https://t.co/iVEKn693Ve

Similarly, the SIR forces voters to link their status to rolls from two decades ago (2002 or 2003).

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When asked if his immigration policies may have hurt his Republican party in the midterm elections held, Trump said, “I think it both helped and hurt.” https://t.co/QH0kC74cLf

“I think I got an A+ for closing up the border. But I get hurt because we also took people that had good jobs, that – that created one violation, or breaking of the law.”

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Orik Taku, a resident of Geku, said the government was making a mistake in detaining the community leaders. https://t.co/VZXKQqWmT6

“The anger against the government is being somewhat controlled by these leaders,” Taku said. “If they don’t release them, things will get out of hand.”

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- Why the decline of traditional midwifery is a blow to rural women’s health

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The same forces that – correctly – rail against Saudi’s harsh theocratic laws that penalise insult to the majority religion in Saudi Arabia seem to miss the irony of supporting similar law penalising cow slaughter in India. https://t.co/rEQhxg55Gd

Forcing everyone to follow a country’s majority faith should have no place in any legal system in 2026.

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The demonetisation of November 8, 2016 was a forerunner of the capriciousness, callousness and centralised nature of decision-making that has marked the Modi government’s 12-year-long tenure. https://t.co/QltmgVUwWK

C Rammanohar Reddy & K Jayaram examine the consequences of the exercise.

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Private air quality monitors, which calculate the data differently, recorded an average AQI of 895 in Delhi at 7.30 am, which is categorised as “hazardous”.

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Ladakh, like Kashmir, North East India, Kutch Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar, is a mouth-watering destination for Indian and foreign companies keen to make a quick buck, regardless of the evident disastrous impacts on the local ecology and people.

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By Ashish Kothari