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Regarding the CJI-PM pooja meet, I disagree with Shardool. In this case perceptions really matter. It is not the question about freedom to practise religion but rather it is about the public perception that there is a separation between the judiciary and the executive. In a time of growing mistrust…

Well this one is a kudos for Mr Anand, the voice of the weak on Hafta:

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This week, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Shardool Katyayan were joined by The Hindu’s foreign correspondent Sriram Lakshman and its diplomatic affairs editor Suhasini Haidar.

Following the media stories from Delhi, it seems every year is Groundhog Day. May-June bring stories of water shortages; July will bring stories of flooding and waterlogging, soon followed by dengue. Then, after a brief respite, we will get pollution from farm fires and Diwali in the winter months, and…

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The Urban Heat Island effect is real and most of it is because of heat from fuels on roads and electricity. A policy change that could have impacted this would have been to encourage taller residential buildings rather than smaller independent houses. Taller buildings would provide similar residential space with…

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I was quite surprised (and enraged) by such an extreme level of support for Israel from the radical Hindu segment of India (yes, almost everyone belonged to 'Modi Ka Parivar', other than Subramaniam Swami). Has this deep-rooted Islamophobia become so entrenched in our country’s population? (Just look at the backlash…