A brilliant piece by the redoubtable ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Andrew⁩, illustrating the importance of solid ground reporting that’s otherwise missing in much of mainstream media. RT The Kotla Factory: In heart of Delhi, a village of sport strugglers indianexpress.com/article/sports…

In the densely packed lanes of Kotla Mubarakpur, athletes double up as gig workers to fund their track-and-field dreams — the flexibility and independence of the industry allowing them time to move between two very distinct worlds.

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If North Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar is where the country’s UPSC aspirants head to and Mandi House attracts theatre artistes, Kotla Mubarakpur has now emerged as a village of sporting strugglers.
Excellent story by Andrew indianexpress.com/article/long-r…

What a brilliant piece of ground reporting

Athletes by day & gig workers by night, they are among hundreds of budding players whose dreams begin in the densely packed lanes of Kotla Mubarakpur.

Andrew spends time in the Delhi neighbourhood, tracking their long, daily sprints

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#Athletes by day and gig workers by night, they are among hundreds of budding players whose track and field dreams begin in the densely packed lanes of Kotla Mubarakpur.

(✍️) Andrew and (📸) Abhinav Saha track their long, daily sprints.

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How is participation in a protest march against NEP-2020 'anti-national' activity? And this is TISS. Against a meritorious Dalit scholar. Utterly shameful.

Andrew with top stuff.

On Kotla, a Delhi suburb / urban slum that's home to thousands of aspiring track and field athletes

'Option kya hai?'

The Kotla Factory: In heart of Delhi, a village of sport strugglers

✍️An absolute must-read by the brilliant Andrew about a locality where athletes try to realise their dreams.

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#Manipur Large scale rigging by BJP, intimidation with armed groups, police and Election Commission a passive watcher. This video of allegedly a top BJP State minister overseeing the intimidation and rigging during repolling after women broke an EVM once full of rigged votes 👇🏾

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Before you go to vote, do Namaskar to the gas cylinder at home. 🙏🏽

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Sports can be cruel at times. Sreeshankar Murali thambi, love how you've mentioned, your 'comeback began the minute I injured my knee'

Attacking a school in Adilabad Telangana that too chanting Jai Shree Ram!

How shameless are these goons!

#ElectionsWithTheHindu | Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s family income has doubled in the last five years as per his election affidavit, while an interesting aspect is that while his income as per the ITR has decreased, his wife has got richer by 34 times.
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Never forget: 'In the face of calamity, Mr Modi froze. From April 25, after he called off the Kumbh and his West Bengal rallies, Mr Modi disappeared. He made no public appearance for 20 days. The Prime Minister of India fled the field when his people needed the government most.

Scoop: Assam Rifles report says #Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh's authoritarianism to part blame for conflict. Points to the role of Kuki and Meitei armed groups as well. Part 1 of investigation by Angana Chakrabarti for the reporters' collective and Al Jazeera English reporters-collective.in/projects/manip…

THIS IS THE REASON FACT CHECK UNIT SHOULDN'T BE HANDLED BY THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
THEY WILL THREATEN YOU WITH FIRs EVEN IF YOU SHARE A GENUINE VIDEO CLAIMING IT IS AI GENERATED. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE 👇🏽