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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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Can BJP use Ram as a campaign tool during the election?
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game