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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Vasantha | History Defined

A stolen life: Remembering GN Saibaba, who the State kept imprisoned over a decade

No matter how grave a crime, or how big a gangster, they aren’t placed in the anda (egg-shaped) cell in Nagpur Central Prison. In the prison’s 90-year-old history, I think I was the only one who was put there — Dr GN Saibaba.

Newslaundry · Oct 14, 2024

G.N. Saibaba | Wheeling into freedom

The Hindu Profiles | Disabled academic G.N. Saibaba's decade-long incarceration, fight for justice, and struggle for human rights amid physical pain and adversity.

The Hindu · Mar 9, 2024

Cyber fraudsters dupe woman twice, siphon off ₹50 lakh

Cyber fraudsters posing as friends online cheated a 50-year-old woman working in Muscat twice for seven long years and made away with ₹50 lakh.

The Hindu · Jan 3, 2024

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In rural Tamil Nadu, menstruating women are still isolated, banished from homes

In rural Tamil Nadu’s Naicker Theru of Ariyagoundampatti village, a 13-year-old girl, experiencing her first day of menstruation, sat on the steps of a designated ‘rest house’ – a place meant for isolating menstruating girls and women. The ‘rest house’ had a dusty, cobweb-ridden room, a dilapidated bathroom and a…

Newslaundry · Aug 11, 2023

The tragedy of a tradition in Karnataka: Newborn and mother have to stay in a tent-like structure for four to eight weeks

Kadu Golla community in Mallenahalli, Tumakuru, faces age-old practice of sutaka, where postpartum and menstruating women are kept in makeshift structures. This practice has been carried on for centuries, but is now being challenged by educated women in the community.

The Hindu · Aug 11, 2023

From paddy fields to cricket field, Kerala’s Minnu Mani hits a sixer

The 24-year-old tribal woman Minnu Mani belonging to the Kurichya community in Mananthavady here recently received her maiden call-up to the Indian women’s cricket team led by Harmanpreet Kaur for the Bangladesh tour.

The Hindu · Jul 4, 2023

There are houses for rent in Bengaluru, but too many conditions apply

Almost every “to-let” board in Bengaluru in front of houses comes with conditions in brackets: vegetarians only, families only, no bachelors allowed, for boys only, not for IT professionals and so on. With these conditions, many Bengalureans and migrants from across the country are finding it hard to rent a…

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2023

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Horrific tales of a deadly brew

Twin hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu claimed 22 lives and left 45 others hospitalised

The Hindu · May 20, 2023

Jail despite bail: Lacking money or social connections, hundreds languish behind bars

Vasantha*, 65, pleads each time her family or lawyers come to meet her at Yerwada central prison in Maharashtra’s Pune. It’s been over two years since she got bail, but she is still in jail. And she isn’t the only one.

Newslaundry · Nov 23, 2022

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Learn Tamil or starve: tough lessons from a surly cook

The Hindu · Aug 26, 2022

Man gets RI for life for murdering father-in-law

60-year-old had come under attack while trying to protect daughter

The Hindu · May 6, 2022

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