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Constitution, cows, rations: Why Dalits in UP want to vote out the BJP
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With dance, music and humour, a hit play has brought to life the legend of Tansen
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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World beaters: Indian table tennis players mark an unprecedented rise with some big wins
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First person: Why I came home from the UK to vote this year
When have distances and time zones, boundaries and borders, come in the way of feeling love, longing and loss?
Sukhada Tatke
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Time stands still: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid
Four years behind bars have changed his perception of time, but my friend’s restlessness that drove his crusade for justice endures.
Anirban Bhattacharya
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Why BJP is up against wall of voter discontent in Ladakh
The Lok Sabha poll is taking place in the backdrop of growing anger against direct rule by New Delhi and a people’s movement for Sixth Schedule status.
Safwat Zargar
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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Why a health crisis is brewing among the labourers of Assam’s tea gardens
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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How alcohol consumption can affect the brain well before a diagnosis of addiction
Binge drinking in particular appears to be dangerous due to a repeated cycling between a high state and a withdrawal state.
Nikki Crowley, The Conversation
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Why a health crisis is brewing among the labourers of Assam’s tea gardens
Many work exposed to the elements in remote locations where tea estate hospitals lack adequate health facilities.
Debarun Choudhury, IndiaSpend.com
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
From a longlist of 12, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize. The winner will be announced on May 21.
Helen Vassallo, The Conversation, Anne Whitehead, The Conversation, Edward Sugden, The Conversation, Hyunseon Lee, The Conversation, Lucyl Harrison, The Conversation & Rafael Mendes Silva, The Conversation
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?