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Shibaji Roychoudhury
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Five odd ways flyers tried to smuggle gold into India
With import duty high, smugglers have been trying to sneak in yellow metal in all forms, from staple pins to microwave oven transformers.
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BJP’s expansion drive hits resistance in south and east India
Party's membership drive gets lukewarm response in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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What the Delhi and Mumbai Police are doing to prevent a Sydney-like siege
Security beefed up around café chains, eateries and shopping malls.
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Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Obama is coming. Get ready for Delhi to become a fortress
American and Indian agencies have already begun making security arrangements.
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Five promises that the Delhi government failed to keep after the 2012 rape-murder
Neither has it been able to install GPS devices on passenger-carrying vehicles nor has it posted guards on government buses.
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How flawed background checks allowed Uber rape accused to slip through the gaps
The Delhi Police issue character certificates after checking an applicant's records in only one geographical area, not across the whole city.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Ahead of Delhi polls, AAP and Congress accuse BJP of neglecting women’s safety
All parties put women’s safety on top of their manifestos.
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Unlike in the West, Uber does not conduct background checks on drivers in India
After the sexual assault on a young woman in Delhi, police say they will hold Uber liable for gross negligence.
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Why the BJP is anxious about the Delhi assembly elections
Spooked by Arvind Kejriwal's resurgence, the party is leaving no stone unturned to make sure that it does not fall short of a clear majority this time.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Thirteen of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are Indian
These charts show how eye-wateringly polluted India cities are.
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Why domestic flyers spent unduly long time at airports in October
Flight delays increased by 150%, says the aviation regulator, and most of those affected were Air India passengers.
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12 former government servants are contesting Kashmir elections
Nearly every party has fallen back on the services of former government servants.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces