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Sabarmati Express, Godhra carnages: The wounds that remain hard to heal

Nawaid Anjum
17 Nov 2024 1:00 AM GMT

In 2002, as a young journalism student, I confronted the horror of Sabarmati Express burning and the subsequent Godhra conflagration. Here’s how I processed the news about both

Sabarmati Express, Godhra carnages: The wounds that remain hard to heal
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, in Pune.
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As general elections showed, Indian media has lost the ability to read the ground

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Congress’s health is important to national polity, so party must regain its mojo

Congress’s health is important to national polity, so party must regain its mojo

Anand K Sahay
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There are many regional parties that can interchangeably be friend or foe; Congress has to urgently fortify itself if it is to last in that...

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With poor security and low motivation, Myanmars census largely farcical

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