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Aditya Birla group donated Rs 100 crore to BJP two months before government’s Vodafone Idea bailout
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A brief history of Patanjali’s dangerous claims
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A dummy’s guide to propaganda films in Bollywood
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
There isn’t as much scientific evidence to support its popularity as a health tonic as some influencers might like to think.
Stephen Hughes, The Conversation
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Ageing countries benefit from immigrant labour, but workers themselves have difficult retirements
The earnings of immigrants decline as they age due to the informal nature of their jobs and lower contributions to social pension benefits.
Leafia Zi Ye, The Conversation
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Fiction: The body of a young woman, her insides split open, is found inside a farmhouse near Delhi
An excerpt from ‘Nobody Lights a Candle’, by Anjali Deshpande, translated from the Hindi by the author.
Anjali Deshpande
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Fiction: The body of a young woman, her insides split open, is found inside a farmhouse near Delhi
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How ‘decolonial Hindutva’ marries nativist politics with left-wing vocabulary
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Why the BJP cannot be written off in Manipur despite the anger at its failure to end ethnic violence
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Marquis de Sade, a feminist icon? Novelist Angela Carter’s surprising take on a notorious writer
‘The Sadeian Woman’ by Angela Carter attempts the near impossible, claiming Sade as a proto-feminist author.
Alexander Howard, The Conversation
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
In conversation with former IAS officer, Kannan Gopinathan.
Shoaib Daniyal
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The Tamil repatriate voter who opposes the BJP because of the CAA and NRC
His family returned to India 50 years ago. Today, they are terrified of being rendered stateless by the BJP’s citizenship project.
Johanna Deeksha
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Caught on camera: Birds near police base learn to mimic sound of siren, leaving officers baffled
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Eco India: How can farmers take the guesswork out of farming using technology?