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NGT orders probe into gaps in mining leases

Jaipur, July 4 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered an independent inquiry into alleged irregularities in granting mining permissions near the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan's Alwar, o... Read More


dmk moves sc to be impleaded in tn stampede case

New Delhi, July 4 -- The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) moved the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to be impleaded as a party in the proceedings arising out of the Karur stampede case, contending tha... Read More


Turn on beast mode

India, July 4 -- Paddington has all the makings of a terrible detective. He's trusting, easily distracted, usually covered in marmalade and too cute to take seriously. Those are exactly the qualities ... Read More


Of poetry, AI, and difficult memories

India, July 4 -- Wandering through Kathmandu's winding lanes, tucking into carrot cake at one of Thamel's many trendy cafes, and caught amid the crush of devotees at the Pashupatinath temple, one is f... Read More


A powerful engine of distortion

India, July 4 -- Misinformation has never felt truer than it does today. Claims that once invited examination now float freely and settle into everyday conversation as facts. Repetition lends them aut... Read More


A fragile and precious idea

India, July 4 -- When journalist Josy Joseph stumbles across neglected archival files in the course of a research project, he is astounded by the material they hold. Bringing his investigative nous to... Read More


a reordering of a world in disarray

India, July 4 -- At a literary event, when the narrator screams "Drown all the refugees", he means every word. After all, he is familiar with displacement. His boyfriend Abdul was Palestinian; his chi... Read More


'Art allows us to feel, even when we don't want to'

India, July 4 -- 1You were born in Korea, educated in the US, and your work spans the world. Do you think of yourself as belonging to a particular literary tradition? I believe that I am coming at the... Read More


Make a snap decision

India, July 4 -- F or the better part of the last decade, technology has been trying to save us from bad photos. Even a low-end phone camera now fixes dim lighting (even night shots) and askew horizon... Read More


When Murakami writes men

India, July 4 -- Haruki Murakami's new novel, The Tale of Kaho, went up for sale in bookstores on Friday. What intrigued his readers - and critics - this time, is that the book is written from the per... Read More