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‘The Solitude of a Shadow’: A novel of unsettling moralities and sympathy with the wretched
N Kalyan Raman’s English translation of Devibharathi’s Tamil novel captures the nuances and unspoken realities of life in small-town India.
Ila Manish
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Listen: Begum Akhtar and Shobha Gurtu perform Holi songs
The tabla on these tunes plays a role akin to the dholak.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Ramachandra Guha pays a literary tribute to the oft-invisible friendship between editor and writer
In ‘The Cooking of Books: A Literary Memoir’, Guha explores and expands on his friendship with his editor Rukun Advani.
Suchismita Ghosh
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The curious case of ‘lucky’ Trinamool leaders and their biggest donor – the TN lottery giant
Future Gaming also donated Rs 149 crore to YSRCP after AP government set up a committee to consider lifting the ban on lotteries and casinos in the state.
Azeefa Fathima, Pooja Prasanna, Shabbir Ahmed, Sumedha Mittal & Project Electoral Bond
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Trinamool Congress’s biggest donors: Future Gaming, RP-Sanjiv Goenka and Keventer
A third of the party’s electoral bond earnings comes from a Tamil Nadu lottery company.
Sumedha Mittal, Rokibuz Zaman & Project Electoral Bond
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‘The women cower / Hide like roaches’: Poems on living and working as a woman in a violent world
An excerpt from ‘If Only It Were Spring Everyday’, by Mohua Chinappa.
Mohua Chinappa
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Accused in Rs 100-crore Delhi liquor scam, businessman’s firms paid BJP Rs 55 crore through bonds
AAP is accused of taking Rs 100 crore bribes for liquor licences. Electoral bond data shows firms related to an accused person donated Rs 55 crore to the BJP.
Jahnavi Reddy & Project Electoral Bond
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After Rs 170 crore to BJP, real estate firm DLF got ‘clean chit’ in Vadra deal from Haryana
The group did not donate electoral bonds to any political party besides the BJP.
Ayush Tiwari & Project Electoral Bond
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A new book suggests two ways in which writers can make their work ‘relevant’ for busy readers
An excerpt from ‘Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World’, by Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink.
Todd Rogers & Jessica Lasky-Fink
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Kolkata-based MKJ, MEIL biggest donors of electoral bonds to Congress
A company owned by a BJP MP donated Rs 30 crore to the Congress three weeks after it won a contract in Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh.
Anisha Sheth, Jisha Surya & Project Electoral Bond
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Cricket: How Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel were helped by Rajasthan Royals’ training methods
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel, who are both part of the Rajasthan Royals’ set-up in the Indian Premier League, had a series to remember against England.
Samreen Razzaqui
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How the fruit of a ‘chaunsa-kesar’ mango sapling could serve as a bridge for India-Pakistan peace
Peace activists carried a Pakistani ‘chaunsa’ sapling across the border and grafted it with a kesar mango plant at the Peace Hill Garden in Maharashtra.
Katherine Abraham
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‘Lootere’ review: A rudderless show about piracy in Somalia
The Disney+Hotstar series stars Vivek Gomber, Rajat Kapoor, Amrita Khanvilkar and Chandan Roy Sanyal.
Nandini Ramnath
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Electoral bonds: Kerala firm gave Rs 25 crore to BRS after moving factory to Telangana
In June 2021, the firm had withdrawn from a Rs 3,500-crore investment plan in Kerala, alleging harassment by state government officials.
Maria Teresa & Project Electoral Bond
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Does the Citizenship Amendment Act draw its provenance from the ideology of Hindutva?
An excerpt from ‘Citizenship Regimes, Law, and Belonging: The CAA and the NRC,’ by Anupama Roy.
Anupama Roy
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UP firm gave Rs 10 crore to BJP less than a month after bagging contract for Kashmir tunnel
The construction company, which is engaged in a number of infrastructure projects across India, gave a total of Rs 30 crore to the BJP.
Safwat Zargar & Project Electoral Bond
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IPL 2024: Dhoni’s potential exit, Pant’s return and the World Cup dilemma – plenty of drama in store
In the seventeenth edition of the IPL that begins on Friday, there is plenty to look forward to for all the ten teams.
Samreen Razzaqui
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‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’ review: Biopic projects Hindutva ideologue as a neglected hero of history
Randeep Hooda directs as well as plays the lead role in the film about Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Nandini Ramnath