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newindianexpress.com
newindianexpress.com > cities > chennai > 01/01/2026 > feminism-in-focus

Feminism in focus

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (292+ words) 3. In France, Gisele Pelicot's landmark case has brought major changes to sexual assault laws there. These are now consent-based, putting survivors' and victims' agency at the centre of what defines a crime and how it ought to be dealt with....

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The New Indian Express
newindianexpress.com > nation > 12/27/2025 > congress-part-of-anti-india-global-progressive-alliance-claims-bjp-after-pitroda-remarks

Congress part of ‘anti-India’ Global Progressive Alliance, claims BJP after Pitroda remarks

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (390+ words) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday alleged that Sam Pitroda has "inadvertently" exposed the real face of the Congress by "revealing" that it is part of an "anti-India" global alliance and Rahul Gandhi often visits abroad to participate in their…...

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The New Indian Express
newindianexpress.com > cities > delhi > 12/13/2025 > how-feminichi-fathima-turns-everyday-domestic-life-into-quiet-feminist-cinema

How Feminichi Fathima turns everyday domestic life into quiet feminist cinema

How Feminichi Fathima turns everyday domestic life into quiet feminist cinema2+ week, 4+ day ago  (213+ words) This week, it came to Delhi's Alliance Francaise for a screening ahead of its OTT release on Manorama Max today, fresh off actor Shamla Hamza's Kerala State Award win for Best Actress in 2025 for her performance as Fathima. A journey…...

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The New Indian Express
newindianexpress.com > states > kerala > 11/23/2025 > interviewhad-arikomban-not-been-captured-he-wouldnt-have-been-alive-today

INTERVIEW|‘Had Arikomban not been captured, he wouldn’t have been alive today’

INTERVIEW|‘Had Arikomban not been captured, he wouldn’t have been alive today’1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1169+ words) Dr Arun Zachariah has dealt with the wild for 28 years, and continues to do so. Chief Forest Veterinary Officer with the Kerala forest department, he became a household name in the state after the widely-debated Arikomban translocation, and was involved…...

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The New Indian Express
newindianexpress.com > cities > chennai > 11/20/2025 > love-law-and-the-extent-of-the-matter

Love, law, and the ‘ex’tent of the matter

Love, law, and the ‘ex’tent of the matter1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (453+ words) This week, quashing a case in which a petitioner had taken her ex to court after the end of a long-term relationship, alleging breach of promise, Justice B Puga...

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The New Indian Express
newindianexpress.com > entertainment > hindi > 11/17/2025 > piplantri-a-tale-of-eco-feminism-selected-for-world-premiere-at-iffi-2025-2

'Piplantri: A Tale of Eco-Feminism' selected for world premiere at IFFI 2025

'Piplantri: A Tale of Eco-Feminism' selected for world premiere at IFFI 20251+ mon, 1+ week ago  (356+ words) NEW DELHI: Piplantri: A Tale of Eco-Feminism has been officially selected for its World Premiere in the Indian Panorama (Non-Feature) section at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) starting November 20 in Goa. The feature-length documentary directed by Suraj Kumar…...

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The New Indian Express
newindianexpress.com > states > tamil-nadu > 11/15/2025 > veteran-director-v-sekar-famed-for-socially-conscious-family-dramas-passes-away-in-chennai-at-72

Veteran director V Sekar, famed for socially conscious family dramas, passes away in Chennai at 72

Veteran director V Sekar, famed for socially conscious family dramas, passes away in Chennai at 721+ mon, 2+ week ago  (340+ words) CHENNAI: Veteran director V Sekar, known for helming a series of family dramas in the 90s and 2000s, passed away in Chennai on Friday. He was 72. The Tiruvannamalai-born filmmaker joined AVM Studios at the age of 19 as a lab assistant. Later, he…...

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The New Indian Express
newindianexpress.com > lifestyle > books > 11/14/2025 > margaret-atwood-reflects-on-literature-feminism-and-luck

Margaret Atwood reflects on literature, feminism and luck

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (942+ words) NEW YORK: The cover of Margaret Atwood's memoir shows a close-up of the author holding up a finger to her mouth, a mischievous look in her eyes, as if to suggest a riddle or two: Is this a book in…...

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The New Indian Express
newindianexpress.com > cities > chennai > 11/13/2025 > high-time-for-intersectional-feminism

High time for intersectional feminism

High time for intersectional feminism1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (360+ words) At the end of October, it emerged that women sanitation workers at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in Rohtak, Haryana, had been forced to show photographic e The former two are contractual workers who have since been suspended following a complaint…...

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The New Indian Express
newindianexpress.com > states > kerala > 11/06/2025 > interview-communalism-is-rising-in-kerala-but-resistance-is-also-building-aruna-roy

INTERVIEW | ‘Communalism is rising in Kerala... but resistance is also building’: Aruna Roy

INTERVIEW | ‘Communalism is rising in Kerala... but resistance is also building’: Aruna Roy1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (350+ words) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has, according to social activist Aruna Roy, been witnessing the rise of communalism, and the resistance to it. In a chat with TNIE, the recipient of the second K R Gouri Amma Award, who was named one of…...