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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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Restoration work underway at the site of the Balasore railway accident | representational image | ANI

Railway officers overburdened. Bring in technical experts, not IRMS to solve...

Satish K Vij -
Better maintenance procedures shall remain the backbone of railway operations. Outsourcing safety maintenance will be the wrong solution.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw | File Photo: ANI

Ashwini Vaishnaw’s resignation issue aside, Modi must revamp his team and...

A train moves past a damaged coach, after the tracks were restored, at the site of a train collision following the accident in Balasore, on 5 June 2023 | Reuters

Rail privatisation shouldn’t be an afterthought post-Odisha collision. See Japan, UK

Economy

Caption: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seal is pictured on a gate outside the RBI headquarters in Mumbai | Reuters file photo/Danish Siddiqui

RBI deputy governor M Rajeshwar Rao urges banks to address shortcomings...

Siddhi Nayak -
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das requested the banks to strengthen governance to reduce financial instability following the collapse of several banks in the US.

Defence

Defence minister Rajnath Singh with US counterpart Lloyd Austin in New Delhi on Monday. |ANI

Rajnath-Austin meet sets stage for mega jet engine deal when Modi...

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India and US to initiate negotiations on 'security supply and reciprocal defense procurement agreement' to promote long-term supply chain stability.

National Interest

Illustration by Prajna Ghosh | ThePrint

Manipur saw ‘free’ India’s 1st flag hoisted. Now it’s BJP’s biggest...

Shekhar Gupta -
There are 3 things you never do in a small northeastern state: undermine local leaders, divide and rule, push homogenisation.

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