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‘A revolutionary act to watch it’: the film India’s censors do not want you to see
Director Honey Trehan decries ‘dystopian’ opposition to his film depicting crackdown on Punjab’s separatist movement
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Protests engulf Indian state after rape and murder of 11-year-old girl
Innocent man lynched by mob in Indian state as police killing of suspect further escalates tensions
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World
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Australia news
‘Like a father to us’: pride and protest as thousands flock to see Narendra Modi in Melbourne
Indian prime minister wows crowd of 25,000 at Marvel Stadium as he praises role of diaspora in the India-Australia success story
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US charges Indian criminal gang leader with organising murder of Canadian Sikh activist
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Australia news
A rock star welcome and human rights protests to greet India’s prime minister Narendra Modi in Australia
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Global development
Dowry murders in India no longer spark public anger or debate, study finds
Thousands of women are killed in dowry disputes each year, despite the practice being banned in 1961
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UK news
Colin Perchard obituary
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America has long stood for freedom and prosperity, but under Trump insults, threats and unpredictability have become the new norm
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‘Give him any award, and he’ll come running’: Narendra Modi racks up honours on overseas trips
Indian prime minister has a habit of collecting awards on his travels, some as their first and only recipient
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Global development
‘I pray for a miracle’: the African women held for years in India’s detention centres
Rounded up in raids and with no access to lawyers, 22 women including trafficking victims and refugees speak of filthy conditions and beatings while stuck in legal limbo
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World
Delhi plans to ban petrol rickshaws and scooters in effort to cut toxic fumes
Government hopes for 30% of city’s fleet to be electric by 2030, in move hailed as ‘gamechanger’ on air pollution
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World
‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial
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Global development
‘It’s open green space versus construction’: Delhi’s historic polo club and the battle for the city’s future
The government’s requisition of a historic green space has ignited a fierce debate about air quality and heat stress in India’s scorching capital
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Life and style
‘I wanted to show children playing under the open sky – and the joy of Sundays’: Monojit Dutta’s best phone picture
In a chance encounter, the photographer captured a beautiful moment of freedom and spontaneity
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Global development
‘Who is going to pay us when we’re replaced by robots?’ The Indian factory workers told to film themselves for AI
When workers had cameras attached to them, they found it funny at first. But novelty soon turned to concern
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Art and design
Childbirth room? It’s next to the period room … the astonishing Kerala homes designed for women’s bodies
The tharavad is a traditional style of housing designed for and run by women. Our writer went on a pilgrimage to find her own family’s – and uncovered a way of life fast disappearing
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Art and design
Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after row over Churchill’s role in Bengal famine
Turner winner Helen Cammock withdraws piece after 50 peers criticise claim former PM ‘starved people’
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Mount Everest, a climber known only as ‘Green Boots’, and the mission to solve a 30-year mystery
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Global development
How India’s heatwaves are shutting schools – and pushing women out of the workforce
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