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    Ahmedabad teen’s suicide raises telling questions on use of Disturbed Areas Act

    Damayantee Dhar
    18 Aug 2025 1:42 PM IST

    Sania Banu, 15, ended her life allegedly after harassment over a house deal under Gujarat’s Disturbed Areas Act. Did systemic failure push her to suicide?

    5-year-old Saniya Banu of Ahmedabad’s Gomatipur area died by suicide on August 9 after her family was allegedly harassed under the Disturbed Areas Act for months
    CEC Gyanesh Kumar EC ‘Vote Theft’ Rahul Gandhi Voter Adhikar Yatra

    Why EC’s ‘vote theft’, SIR explanations ring hollow | Capital Beat

    18 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Pahalgam attack: J&K statehood at risk?

    Political dimensions of Omar’s J-K statehood signature campaign | Capital Beat

    16 Aug 2025 4:35 PM IST
    More people are recording their breakdowns and sharing them online

    Crying for the camera: What’s driving this social media trend | Dr Anubhuti Jain explains

    16 Aug 2025 2:36 PM IST
    Not deal out of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin meet

    Trump-Putin Alaska meeting: Why it matters | Prof Swaran Singh explains

    16 Aug 2025 9:33 AM IST
    Momentum for Palestine statehood builds up; what global recognition means now

    Momentum for Palestine statehood builds up; what global recognition means now

    15 Aug 2025 5:32 PM IST
    Want Financial Freedom? Wealth-building tips from market guru

    Financial freedom by 40: Wealth building tips from a market guru

    15 Aug 2025 12:54 PM IST
    Evolution of Indian rupee since 1947

    From King’s face to Mahatma Gandhi: Tracing 78 years of the rupee

    15 Aug 2025 11:58 AM IST
    PM Modi I-Day

    PM Modi’s I-Day announcements: Stronger national security, GST reforms, Rs 1-L Cr job scheme

    15 Aug 2025 11:57 AM IST
    65 Lakh Voters Axed? SC Orders EC action

    Legal, political impact of SC’s ‘publish deleted voters list’ order to EC

    15 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Modi I-Day address

    PM Modi warns Pak, unveils GST reforms, vows to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047 in I-Day speech

    14 Aug 2025 9:38 PM IST
    Rajini fans celebrate Coolie at Chennai theatres

    Rajinikanth's Coolie release biggest festival after Diwali, Pongal: Fans

    14 Aug 2025 5:37 PM IST
    Lokesh Kanagaraj, Dhanush, Shruti Haasan watch Coolie

    Coolie FDFS turns into star-studded Rajinikanth festival in Chennai

    14 Aug 2025 4:58 PM IST
    Trumps tariff tirade: Can India weather the storm? | Talking Sense With Srini

    Trump's tariff tirade: Can India weather the storm? | Talking Sense With Srini

    14 Aug 2025 2:14 PM IST
    Rajinikanth, Coolie, Lokesh Kanakaraj

    Rajinikanth's 'Coolie' FDFS: Fans go crazy in Chennai

    14 Aug 2025 11:25 AM IST
    Sholay turns 50: What remains in Ramanagara today?

    Sholay turns 50: What remains in Karnataka's Ramanagara today? I Ground Report

    14 Aug 2025 8:25 AM IST
    Bihar SIR ROW

    Ex-CEC on Bihar SIR: Last-minute exercise invites chaos, confusion | Capital Beat

    14 Aug 2025 7:26 AM IST
    The sacred hill of Madurai: Two faiths and one dispute

    The sacred hill of Madurai: Two faiths and one dispute

    13 Aug 2025 9:58 PM IST
    Former South African Trade Minister Rob Davies warns of a collapsing trade order as US tariffs hit the Global South

    Can BRICS counter US tariffs? Former SA trade minister Rob Davies explains

    13 Aug 2025 9:00 PM IST
    SC backs EC in Bihar SIR case

    SIR row: 'SC is abdicating its duty to uphold the law' I Capital Beat

    12 Aug 2025 9:13 PM IST
    Muralidharan said the people affected the most from rabies bites are those from poor and marginalised backgrounds who do not have access to immediate medical aid

    Animal welfare should be guided by reason, not emotion: Activist Muralidharan

    12 Aug 2025 9:01 PM IST
    Sanitation workers protest in Chennai

    Chennai sanitation workers continue protest against privatisation for 11th day

    12 Aug 2025 8:31 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka gandhi, Sanjay Raut, Sagarika Ghose detained

    ‘Vote chori’ protest: What does it show about INDIA bloc unity and EC?

    12 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Chandola evictions: Homeless, jobless & branded ‘illegal’ overnight | Gujarat

    Chandola evictions: Homeless, jobless & branded ‘illegal’ overnight | Gujarat

    11 Aug 2025 5:34 PM IST
    US tariffs: Will India fight back? | Richard Kozul-Wright interview

    US tariffs: Will India fight back? | Richard Kozul-Wright interview

    11 Aug 2025 2:56 PM IST
    The Dark Hours of the Night

    Salma interview: ‘Tamil Nadu a mature state, BJP will never win it’ | Culture Vibes

    10 Aug 2025 12:00 PM IST
    Uttarkashi floods ground report: 11 injured jawans admitted to hospital

    Uttarkashi floods ground report: 11 injured jawans admitted to hospital

    9 Aug 2025 8:09 PM IST
    Keralas house of horror | A chilling trail of missing women, murders and burnt remains

    Kerala's house of horror | A chilling trail of missing women, murders and burnt remains

    9 Aug 2025 11:35 AM IST
    Sanket Upadhyay on ethanol-blended petrol

    Will ethanol-blended fuel ruin your engine? India's ethanol push explained

    9 Aug 2025 8:57 AM IST
    SC intervention must to goad EC to act on Rahuls vote theft charges | Capital Beat

    'SC intervention must to goad EC to act on Rahul's vote theft charges' | Capital Beat

    8 Aug 2025 6:59 PM IST
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