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PM Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the Ram Mandir ‘pran pratishtha’ in Ayodhya

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Protest against the death of a Dalit student after he was allegedly thrashed by his teacher in Rajasthan

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The paradox of representation without power

Poster in Rudraprayag bars 'non-Hindus/Rohingya Muslims', threatening 'legal action'

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Article 19: The problem of our Fundamental Rights

INDIA bloc leaders show a united front in Delhi, 1 June 2024

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‘...because hope is both nutrient and crop’: New Year ruminations

Rahul Gandhi holds up a copy of the Indian Constitution

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‘It’s not just a little red book’

Nehru signing the Indian Constitution, 1950 (photo: Wikimedia Commons)

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Constitution of India at 75: Defending its ideals amidst an erosion

Dr B.R. Ambedkar's public speech on conversion in Bandra, 28 August 1937 (photo: @VoiSamir/X)

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India and its freedom to propagate religious restrictions

Indian voters are not letting a cacophony of opinion swamp their judgement (photo: @ECISVEEP/X)

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Citizens must guard their own interests

Poster of a Rahat Indori couplet at India Gate recalls India belongs to all Indians (photo: @advsanjoy/X)

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Vox pop: ‘The power and wisdom of the wretched of India’

Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rahul Gandhi sign 'V' (photo: @parvezalamINC/X)

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Herald View: Why it smells like victory

Ah, some good news at last? (photo: Arun Sankar/Getty Images)

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Democracy is back, baby!

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge briefs the media in New Delhi on 5 June (photo: Getty Images)

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The return of hope