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RT @rashi_kakkar: War is not a spectator sport. My dad was part of the Kargil War and I vividly remember how I felt (very similar to the…

#RussiaUkraineWar 3 Ukrainian artistes haven’t returned home since war erupted in 2022. They have moved through 11 countries, cos of visa timelines, gigs, generosity of strangers. Right now, they’re in #India. They talk about their uncertain future. https://t.co/4Wd8FGA9me

RT @sharmasupriya: This story left me shaken. Millions of people in India end up losing their limbs because doctors misdiagnose their cond…

#deportation Everybody has questions for Indians who were recently deported from the #USA, bound and chained. Why would somebody spend 6 months and Rs 47.5 lakh and risk life taking the 'dunki' route? @kanika0509 speaks to a #deportee from #Punjab. https://t.co/9EU6V6W0uA

🤳How bad can #technology #addiction even be? "Families come crying, with their hands folded, scratches on their bodies, begging us to save kids from the #phone" - an #Internet deaddiction centre in #Bangalore. https://t.co/3GFzjfgLMa #Bengaluru #counselling #gaming

RT @sardesairajdeep: Extremely disturbing news from Prayagraj of a stampede at the Maha Kumbh during Mauni Amasvya. Several injured, many f…

#biketaxi Back in the day, people would hitch rides for free. Now, we use apps to call a bike to doorstep. Babli Yadav takes bike taxis for 2 weeks to write abt the lives of these gig workers. https://t.co/Jtilh0AIUV #bike #bangalore #bengaluru #Karnataka #gigwork

RT @ashubh: Last August after he was admonished by a senior police officer for writing a story, Mukesh Chandrakar messaged me from Bastar:…

Story of forgotten weaves, story of a woman who is reversing that narrative. Watch it, and more from the annual Changemaker series by @DeccanHerald @rumahrasaque

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Bringing Back 10th-Century Weaves From Karnataka | Hemalatha Jain | DH Changemakers 2025 India’s textile heritage is often defined by royal silks, brocades, and muslins. But what did ordinary folk wear? That was the question driving Hemalatha Jain as she sought to rediscover https://t.co/sQQcQ88wOF

Rahul Jadhav was an extortionist and hitman in Mumbai in the 90s and 2000, with 17 cases against him. Now he is an ultra marathoner and a counsellor at a rehab centre. @RdT1969 meets him. https://t.co/X78EVHHGgs #gangster #mumbai #Pune #marathoner #counsellor #rehabilitation

🏏 Do you know #Kashmir has over a century old tradition of making bats from indigenous #willow? @zulfikarmajid traces the journey of willow from trees growing along the Jhelum to batting tools in our gullies and even #IPL. https://t.co/XgIAIhHlxM #cricket #bat #batsman

It takes 160-180 flowers to produce just 1 gm of #saffron. @zulfikarmajid from @DeccanHerald harvested saffron alongside #farmers in Pampore in #Kashmir. Read about the past, present, future of Kashmiri saffron and how to spot a fake one! https://t.co/9rs163llDV

RT @damrita: Most of media has taken its eye off this grim story. But @scroll_in has not. The numbers are going up in India's largest de…

#womensafety Are you an active bystander? An #NGO in #Bengaluru is training street vendors, drivers, conductors, shopkeepers to deter sexual harassment against #women in public spaces. I followed their work. Eye opening! #bangalore https://t.co/nAXiBRJTo8

🔍 🚓 #Cyberforensics @ninacgeorge of @DeccanHerald visits Cyber Research Unit in #Bengaluru to see how #Police, prosecution #lawyers and judicial officers are trained in how to investigate #cybercrime. #karnataka #bangalore #investigation  https://t.co/Xu4kx3SswN

🐏🐐 You think a #Himalayan #shepherd roams the #mountains, singing a happy song and gazing at the vistas as he minds his flocks? @kalapian_ writes about the rigours of the shepherding life in #Uttarakhand. Read here: https://t.co/NqpHaYYlXm https://t.co/KpQ5nean6H

Aadhaar is not mandatory. Still, we are asked for one at every step - banking, IT returns, admissions, whatnot. @jackerhack describes why he hasn't gotten Aadhaar and what that life looks like. #aadhaar #Identity #technology #bangalore https://t.co/M0ZIUCgDnn