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    When State elects the people: Notebandi, votebandi and the inversion of democracy

    First they captured the money, then the umpire. Still failing to win outright in 2024, they turned to voters: SIR is part of a decade-long democratic rollback

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    R Sreelekha’s ‘resignation’ message deleted, BJP says she will continue as civic body chief

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    ​Vibe coding emerged as a phenomenon in 2025, as increasingly capable generative AI tools made it possible to create software by describing what one wanted in natural language. The use has caught on in India, with students to business owners creating bespoke apps for specific needs, cutting down on the expenses that came with employing a coder. But while giving the prompt itself can require some expertise in complex situations, debugging is another area that can leave amateurs stumped.
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