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Talk Point: What are the lessons from the violence after Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s conviction

ThePrint Team -
An expert panel also offers tips on how such instances of violence can be prevented in the future.
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Amid tectonic political shifts, the North East needs a moral guiding force like Rishang Keishing

Rajat Sethi -
The political journey of Rishang Keishing from a strong Naga integrationist to a strong Indian nationalist who represented a united Manipur carries lessons for the current day politicians.
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Riots after Ram Rahim conviction: Why can’t we control protests without calling in the Army?

Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi (retd) -
Had it not been for the judiciary's admonishment of the government on 23rd August, we would have seen more violence, destruction of property.
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Lessons from triple talaq: Women in minorities need more from courts in India & Pakistan

Asma Jahangir -
Courts in India and Pakistan seem reluctant to grant women their rights. That needs to change.
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Staring into the hole

TN Ninan -
Loans given by banks during the boom years are torpedoing them, and we will all feel the ripple effects.
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Clueless in Babaland

Shekhar Gupta -
Gurmeet Ram Rahim is just the most colourful and blingy of north India's Godmen. He is also the first one the law has caught up with.
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Understanding Deras and the violence after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s conviction

Ruhi Tewari -
Why are there so many deras in Punjab and how do they work? ThePrint's Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta explains.
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SC’s privacy judgement recognises the right to be different and make choices

Zoheb Hossain -
The Supreme Court has given the right to privacy the widest meaning and protection.
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Ram Rahim Singh’s devotees are rampaging. Why are politicians silent?

Bhavdeep Kang -
The godman, who influences local politics, has devotees who see nothing wrong with resorting to violence after his conviction in a rape case.
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Talk Point: How does Nitish Kumar joining NDA affect the formation of a national opposition alliance?

ThePrint Team -
Ahead of a grand Patna rally, does Nitish Kumar's absence mean there's already a very big crack in the opposition front that plans to take on the BJP in 2019?
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Bengal has many Kalis, but TMC can’t accommodate them anymore. UP, Haryana is in the way

Ishadrita Lahiri -
Moitra, TMC leadership need to have a conversation. And send everyone else a memo: Protecting Bengali identity is not the party’s only line anymore.

New Brezza is not just a facelift. Maruti-Suzuki has worked to make it tough

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One lone, brave voice stood up against anti-defection law in 1985. All his predictions came true

Economy

Illustration by Soham Sen

Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet

Sayantan Bera -
The world is worried that India might restrict exports of rice after wheat, pushing prices higher and worsening global food security.

Defence

Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma pose with daughter Flying Officer Ananya Sharma in front of the fighter aircraft | Twitter/@DefencePRO_Guj

In a first in IAF, father-daughter fly in same fighter formation as fellow wingmen

Tanvi Trehan -
Daughter of Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma, Flying Officer Ananya Sharma is currently undergoing training to master ‘superior and faster’ jets.

National Interest

Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest

Shekhar Gupta -
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.

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