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TopicVirginity test

Topic: Virginity test

Why Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected a husband’s plea seeking wife’s ‘virginity’ test

Khadija Khan -
In his plea, the petitioner had sought divorce on the ground of cruelty, saying that his wife refused to enter into a physical relationship.

Amazon takes down fake virginity product amid outrage and debate in India

Ekta Handa -
From artificial hymens to pills that secrete 'blood', a look at how Indian women are being sold their 'virtue' online.

Maha tribe that conducts ‘virginity tests’ to take its reformist rebel youth to court

Manasi Phadke -
Kanjarbhat elders say the youngsters have misrepresented the tribe, insist the virginity tests are decided by families, not caste panchayats.

‘Blood on the bedsheet a must’: How this Indian tribe keeps horrific virginity test alive

Manasi Phadke -
At the behest of community elders, the Kanjarbhat tribe still practices ‘gun’. But now, community youth have taken up cudgels to bring about a change.

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Opinion

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

Ajay Ahlawat -
A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

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Economy

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

WEF Team -
ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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