For locals at a choupal around a banyan tree, an impending dislocation is top of the mind. A farmer says, “We have grown up playing around this tree, so have our fathers and grandfathers.'

Why this village near Jewar airport will boycott LS elections:
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JNU's portrayal in 2 recent films, angers students who fought the same perception at home before enrolling.

For teachers & alumni, efforts to portray JNU negatively stem from students' political consciousness, which is 'inconvenient for the ruling party'.

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From job insecurity and salaries that haven't kept pace with inflation, to unmet promises by the government, here's why anganwadi workers and helpers in Delhi have pledged to boycott all political parties in LS elections.
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Over the past 5 months, ‘Viksit Bharat’ selfie points were installed across colleges, workshops conducted on the theme, cells set up in every college. Professors & students call it “a misuse of educational institutions” with political ends.

The Hindu

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Following a 16-day protest by students for a caste census, Ashoka University agrees to conduct a socio-economic survey. Protests are temporarily halted but dialogue over remaining demands will continue.

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Exorcism, physical violence, food deprivation: victims recount the horrors of conversion therapy
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On JNU polling day, Swati Singh, the general secretary candidate from the United Left Panel receives a notice regarding cancellation of her nomination. This comes days after ABVP had written a complaint to authorities regarding the same. thehindu.com/news/cities/De…

“Worshippers and office goers stop here for tea after praying. Many are pleasantly surprised to see a Hindu family running a stall in a mosque,” says Gupta. “Magar hum sab hamesha se bhaichare se reh rahe hai,' say occupants of Sunehri Bagh masjid. hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-n…

#DelhiUniversity strategic plan found plagiarised, withdrawn

(Ashna Butani reports)

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'My father used to say that between 1966 and 1974, that is after The Beatles visited, even broken sitars in the shop sold like hot cakes,' said Sharma, who now helms the 103-year-old store.

(Worked hard to not slip into song lyrics while writing this. Do read.)

ST status for Meiteis was considered and rejected in 1982 and 2001, government records show.

Important story by Abhinay Lakshman

“Since I cannot become a mother, I wanted to help others through methods such as IVF,” said the 25-year-old transwoman who could not pursue an MSc in Reproductive Biology despite ranking 11th on the test. She's now fighting for reservation in the High Court.

This is her story.

The Department of Buddhist Studies at #DelhiUniversity has become a hub for student politics, with many winners of student union elections studying there.

(Ashna Butani reports)

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Rojarani, a tribal girl from a district ravaged by Naxal violence, dreamed of going to college and becoming a doctor. The dream ended when CUET forms were out.
The reason? Travel to the centre, and the money it would cost her. This isn't her story alone.
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For many daily wage earners, even three days of no work, is enough to plunge them into a fresh cycle of debt. 

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For this 17-year-old, Monday was extra special — she was attacked with acid in December 2022, and for several months, she and her family were not sure whether she could even make it to college.
Now, she is the first in her immediate family to go to college.
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As campaigning picked up on Monday, students were seen atop moving cars with posters in their hands, fireworks went off in front of college gates, printed posters dotted the streets throughout north campus.

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India’s march as a free country began on a tragic note in 1947 as the horrors of #Partition tore families. I spoke to three such families to chronicle their extraordinary journeys across the border and how they built a life for themselves in #India .
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