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India Has Become a Gallery of Protest Art, Despite a Crackdown

There were attempts to censor “anti-Modi” messaging like “Sab changa si (Everything is fine)” in Bengaluru this week. But despite intimidation, provocative protest art is cropping up everywhere.
Pallavi Pundir
1.17.20
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India’s Chief of Defence Staff Admits That the Country is Operating De-radicalisation Camps to Isolate Young Kashmiris

The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat justified this by saying that Pakistan had such camps too.
Shamani Joshi
1.17.20
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There Might Be a Second Super-Earth Orbiting the Star Closest to Our Sun

Scientists traced another super-Earth around the Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star only 4.2 light-years away.
Shamani Joshi
1.17.20
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The Olympics Now Have Recyclable Cardboard Beds, but Can the Athletes Have Sex in Them?

Yes, apparently, but only two people at time.
Shamani Joshi
1.16.20
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An Indian Minister Wants to Put Pictures of Goddess Lakshmi on Rupee Notes to Boost the Economy

Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament Subramanian Swamy said that stamping the symbol of the goddess associated with prosperity can improve the condition of India’s falling currency.
Shamani Joshi
1.16.20
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The Bengaluru Civic Body Has Put up Mirrors Around the City to Stop People From Peeing in Public

After trying to combat public urination by techniques like putting up pictures of deities or writing abuses on the walls that are peed on, authorities have come up with a way to make people reflect on their actions.
Shamani Joshi
1.15.20
Identity

‘Keling’ is A Racial Slur Used Against Malaysian Indians. I’m Now Trying to Reclaim The Word

Over the decades, the word has evolved into a taunt, an insult, a way to remind Malaysian Indians of their race, and sometimes, as a way to tell us that we don’t belong.
Dhinesha Karthigesu
1.15.20
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West Bengal Government Imposes Section 144 to Stop Pro-CAA Rallies

In a first, the law that prevents the gathering of more than four people in a public place is being used to shut down supporters of the controversial Citizenship Act.
Shamani Joshi
1.15.20
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A Woman in Bihar Wants to Divorce Her Husband Because He Stinks

A 20-year-old in Patna is filing for divorce because she claims she is sick of her husband not bathing, shaving and brushing his teeth regularly.
Shamani Joshi
1.15.20
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Here’s Why Indians Won’t Stop Protesting the CAA, Even After a Month

From what’s up in Uttar Pradesh to why the Northeast is so against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act that has divided India like never before, here’s a handy guide to understanding why everyone is still so pissed off.
Shamani Joshi
1.14.20
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Baba Ramdev Wants to Be Deepika Padukone’s Personal Adviser

Amid the JNU backlash and calls to boycott Padukone’s new film, the Indian spiritual guru suggested the actor doesn’t understand anything about the country and should come to him for the “right advice.”
Shamani Joshi
1.14.20
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'The Rapist is You': Women Sang the Bengali Version of the Chilean Feminist Anthem to Oppose the CAA

The powerful protest song has struck a chord with all those fighting against the establishment and patriarchy across the globe.
Shamani Joshi
1.13.20
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