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What you should know about Bahmani empire that the BJP doesn’t want celebrated

Vandana Menon -
The Bahmani sultanate, despite what the BJP believes, influenced Karnataka greatly.
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The Mahadayi water war, and why it is again becoming an issue around election season

Rohini Swamy -
The dispute with Goa is over 40 years old, and involves Karnataka’s demand for 24 tmcft of water to be diverted from the Mahadayi for its drinking needs.
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Complete rollout of world’s largest healthcare scheme to take 1.5 years

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
First phase may be launched on 15 August;, 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres to be set up by 2022.
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The long battle to bring ex-DGP SPS Rathore to justice for molesting Ruchika Girhotra

Chitleen K Sethi -
The former Director General of Police was sentenced to six months in jail for molesting Ruchika Girhotra. That legal battle took over two decades.
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जानें कैसे काम करती है सुप्रीम कोर्ट विवादों का केंद्र – उसकी रजिस्ट्री

Apurva Vishwanath -
चार असंतुष्ट जजों का कहना है कि मुख्य न्यायाधीश बेशक रोस्टर के मालिक हैं, लेकिन अपनी "पसंद की पीठों" को "चुनिंदा मामले सौंप कर" वे प्रोटोकॉल तोड़ रहे हैं.
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The Supreme Court registry & its little-known but powerful head at the centre of strife

Apurva Vishwanath -
The four protesting judges say while CJI is master of the roster, Misra is breaching protocol by ‘selectively assigning cases’ to ‘preferred benches’.
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Indian Army’s Mahar regiment: Home to two army chiefs and a Param Vir Chakra

ThePrint Team -
The Mahar regiment has had a circuitous journey — from serving the British during the Anglo-Maratha wars to its distinguished service post-Independence. At the centre...
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‘Mother of PILs’ Kapila Hingorani becomes first woman to have her portrait in SC library

Divya Narayanan -
Hingorani was one of only three female lawyers practicing in the Supreme Court in her time, and changed Indian jurisprudence by filing the first PIL in 1979.
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These documents show how India and Union Carbide colluded on the Bhopal Gas tragedy

Vandana Menon -
Documents accessed by ThePrint shows how GoI and Union Carbide played blame game while the victims still await justice.
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Opposed by BJP many times, anti-black magic bill tabled in Karnataka assembly

Divya Narayanan -
The bill seeks to abolish, among others, the controversial practice of ‘Made Snana’, a ritual that involves people rolling over banana leaves with food left over by Brahmins.
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Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa, India | Wikimedia Commons

Christianity in India wasn’t always imposed. Just look at its Portuguese...

Anirudh Kanisetti -
Jesus inspired by the sleeping Vishnu, Nagas on altar candlesticks—Goa remained both Indian and Christian through its history.
5th Kalvari-class submarine 'INS Vagir' commissioned into Indian Navy 5th Kalvari-class submarine 'INS Vagir' commissioned into Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai | ANI

Ageing fleet, expired contracts, China— India has a submarine issue, Project...

File photo of Republic Day parade rehearsal | ThePrint | Praveen Jain

26 January was India’s Independence Day since 1930. Then it lost...

Economy

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80% don’t notice disclaimers, 62% find them too long — why...

Anupriya Chatterjee -
Use of disclaimers must be kept to minimum, say amended guidelines from Advertising Standards Council of India. This comes in backdrop of new govt rules on social media influencers.

Defence

Illustration: Ramandeep Kaur | ThePrint

Why Iran’s drone programme is a ‘triumph’ – Harsh sanctions, western...

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Tehran's drone programme can be traced back to 1980s. Iranian drones are cheap, have more range & flight endurance, besides stealth capabilities & counter GPS jamming systems.

National Interest

Shehbaz Sharif is talking peace. India must keep mum, leave Pak...

Shekhar Gupta -
Anything that gives breathing space and strategic relevance back to Pakistan is negative for India. It’s worse for Pakistan.

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