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Anvar Alikhan

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  1. India at Asian Games, September 22 schedule: Indian paddlers in action; Volleyball team to play R12

    India at Asian Games, September 22 schedule: Indian paddlers in action; Volleyball team to play R12
  2. Fiction: Rumours say an ex-army chief is staging a military coup. How will the government respond?

    Fiction: Rumours say an ex-army chief is staging a military coup. How will the government respond?
  3. Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world

    Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
  4. ‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation

    ‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation

  5. A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone

    A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone

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  1. Watch: Rahul Gandhi puts on railway porters’ uniform and badge and carries luggage as he meets them

    Watch: Rahul Gandhi puts on railway porters’ uniform and badge and carries luggage as he meets them

  2. Watch: The moment when Pope Francis joined a priest’s video call to his family back in Kerala

    Watch: The moment when Pope Francis joined a priest’s video call to his family back in Kerala
  3. Watch: Scenes of chaos at Mumbai Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations as crowd breaks through barricade

    Watch: Scenes of chaos at Mumbai Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations as crowd breaks through barricade

  4. Watch: Man brews coffee and records it in cinematic style inspired by the film ‘Oppenheimer’

    Watch: Man brews coffee and records it in cinematic style inspired by the film ‘Oppenheimer’
  5. Watch: Deep-sea footage of World War II shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway in the Pacific Ocean

    Watch: Deep-sea footage of World War II shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway in the Pacific Ocean

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  1. ‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation

    ‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation

  2. What’s behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: ‘It’s important to keep changing yourself’

    What’s behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: ‘It’s important to keep changing yourself’

  3. Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand

    Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand

  4. ‘Khufiya’ trailer: Tabu, Ali Fazal in Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller

    ‘Khufiya’ trailer: Tabu, Ali Fazal in Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller
  5. Start the week with a film: ‘The Host’ is a Korean creature feature with head and heart

    Start the week with a film: ‘The Host’ is a Korean creature feature with head and heart

The Field

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  1. India at Asian Games, September 22 schedule: Indian paddlers in action; Volleyball team to play R12

    India at Asian Games, September 22 schedule: Indian paddlers in action; Volleyball team to play R12
  2. ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: South Africa announce revised squad with pacers Nortje, Magala ruled out

    ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: South Africa announce revised squad with pacers Nortje, Magala ruled out

  3. Misplaced priorities: India’s preference for multi-sport events needs a relook

    Misplaced priorities: India’s preference for multi-sport events needs a relook
  4. Watch, Asian Games highlights: India stun three-time champs Korea to make it to volleyball knockouts

    Watch, Asian Games highlights: India stun three-time champs Korea to make it to volleyball knockouts
  5. Asian Games, Boxing: Deepak Bhoria – once undernourished and counted out, now India’s best medal bet

    Asian Games, Boxing: Deepak Bhoria – once undernourished and counted out, now India’s best medal bet
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