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September 27, 2026 at 6:24 AM
“Festival enthusiasts should ensure their celebrations do not become a punishment for citizens who just happen to reside in the vicinity,” Vidyanand Bapat told Divya Aslesha.

Read more about his arduous fight against noise pollution in Pune: scroll.in/article/1095...

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September 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
#SlowLane | A journalist said that the paper, one of the oldest newspapers in India, had weathered hostility from previous governments of the Left Front, the TMC & the Congress. "But never did an outfit attack the main building." scroll.in/article/1095...

Rokibuz Zaman writes
September 6, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Fondly remembering one of my Dad's pearls of wisdom...

'Why do today, what you can put off till tomorrow' yep, it's Sunday!

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September 6, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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August 30, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Most people are taught to save a little, invest slow, and wait forty years for freedom. 💚🏎️

The Millionaire Fastlane calls that the “Slowlane” — and it’s not wrong, it’s just not for everyone.

I didn’t come to this country to wait forty years. I came to build something now.

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August 25, 2026 at 3:05 PM
#SlowLane | "We collectively need to learn from this disaster not in narrow fragmented contexts, but in a larger bioregional and biocultural context," Researcher Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman told Rokibuz Zaman

Read the full interview here:
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August 9, 2026 at 5:45 AM
#SlowLane | The demonstrations by young people across India over the past week have been less about fixing accountability for #paperleaks and more about challenging what the protesters view as the Modi government’s arrogance in dealing with problems.

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✍️Nachiket Deuskar
July 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In #Chauhaan teaser, #AjayDevgn’s voiceover describes traditional crowd control methods such as tear gas, water cannons and pellets used by security forces in Kashmir as ineffective.

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But in Kashmir, pellets represent death & ruined lives.

✍️ Safwat Zargar

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July 5, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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May 31, 2026 at 6:06 AM
#SlowLane | Even if women, defying the compulsions of family, caste and religion, are able to secure jobs and some degree of independence, they are likely to struggle in leading a safe and dignified life on their own terms.

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May 31, 2026 at 5:53 AM
#SlowLane | From "love-jihad" and "corporate-jihad" to now "gym-jihad", like Raktbeej – a mythological demon king who spawned a clone every time a drop of his blood hit the battleground – these conspiracies resurrect repeatedly. scroll.in/article/1093...

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May 24, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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May 17, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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April 12, 2026 at 6:46 AM
#Slowlane | On April 6, the Madurai District Court awarded the death penalty to nine policemen who had been held guilty of the custodial torture and murders of two men. scroll.in/article/1092...

But activists have expressed concern about other officials not being held accountable.

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April 12, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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April 5, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Since the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu to the Election Commission, it has struggled to explain its actions to journalists. scroll.in/article/1091...

Its strategy to contain the resulting awkwardness had been to keep mum and move on, Ayush Tiwari writes

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March 29, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Faslane is a slowlane - but it takes an upset like Trumps deranged Iran war find out, like everything in crisis hit UK - affordable for rich politicians and billionaires only.
#RestoreBritain #StopALLImmigration #NoMoreAsylum #PoorOldEngland
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March 22, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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March 22, 2026 at 6:26 AM
#SlowLane | Disinformation & engagement farming are not new. But what is concerning is that conspiracy theories – aided by AI – are no longer acts of the fringe.
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What's more alarming is the sheer number of people willing to reject or overlook reality.

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March 22, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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March 1, 2026 at 5:58 AM
#Slowlane | At Bhopal Film Festival, one film was dropped from screening schedule. Another talk was cancelled on the day.

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These events show how censorship, which often brings up images of dramatic bans or public orders, can take a more mundane form.

✍️Tanya Shrivastava
March 1, 2026 at 5:43 AM