Asad Ashraf
The case for, against making national anthem in India's cinema halls compulsory
Some claim it will strengthen national integrity, others are of the view that it is a violation of their fundamental right
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Exclusive: Touts, bank managers beat the system to convert black money into white
Agents explain how bank managers and chartered accountants are exploiting loopholes to help those with unaccounted wealth
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India:Transgenders hit hard by demonetisation move
Without an official identity card and no bank accounts, most of the money the community owns is in cash
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Demonetisation: BJP says good for economy now, but had opposed in 2014
The party had opposed the very same move in January 2014 when a Congress-led government was in power
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Nandini Sundar case: Chhattisgarh police accuse DU professor of involvement in villager's murder
The activist, backed by the University's association, said the charges reek of 'police vendetta' for highlighting the lawlessness in Bastar
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In exile in India, Pakistan couple dream of independent Sindh
When in despair, they console each other that one day their dream of going home will come true
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Indian start-up lets you power your home for life for the price of a high-end smartphone
A sibling duo from southern Kerala state aims to revolutionise India's energy sector with 'low-cost' wind turbines
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Uniform Civil Code row: Social, religious groups voice concerns about 'homogenisation' of India's plural society
It's not only the Muslim community which opposes the code's implementation but also other religious and social groups
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India: Muslim student missing after 'thrashing' from right-wing activists, university on boil
Najeeb Ahmed of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University last spoke to his mother on October 15, a day after he was reportedly beaten up
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Public vote on triple talaq: Muslim religious law body attacks Modi government, women's body welcomes move?
Law Commission of India has been seeking a public vote on the implementation of uniform civil code with an aim to 'address social injustice'
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India: More than 200 Dalits embrace Buddhism in western Gujarat?
In the recent past, a large number of Dalits in different parts of the country have embraced other religions to 'escape harassment'
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Republican Hindu Council beats the drum for Donald Trump in Delhi
The group of Indian-Americans termed a New Jersey event slated for Oct 15 as 'historic', when Trump will be addressing Hindu-Americans
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Innocent lives matter: Justice for those jailed on false terror charges
Inspired by Black Lives Matter movement, Innocence Network is an all-India initiave to help people falsely implicated under terror charges
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Dadri mob lynching: Bisada village in India's UP tense after accused's death?
A year after a man was killed over rumours he had eaten beef, the death in custody of one of the accused makes the village tense again
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Indo-Pak tension: Bollywood's anti-Pak segment is a distinct minority
Known to be one of the most diverse film industries, Bollywood is now picking sides over the recent call for a ban on Pakistani actors
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Did you know BJP MP Kirron Kher is among ten Indians who have worked in the Pakistani film industry?
It's not only artists from Pakistan who work in India. Here are 10 prominent Indian actors who have worked in Pakistan
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