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    Tokyo 2020 day 7 live: Sindhu in action soon; Borgohain assures a medal, Deepika Kumari out

    Tokyo 2020 day 7 live: Sindhu in action soon; Borgohain assures a medal, Deepika Kumari out

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  2. Counterview: The RSS’s age-old agenda is the same, no matter what Mohan Bhagwat says

    Counterview: The RSS’s age-old agenda is the same, no matter what Mohan Bhagwat says
  3. India urgently needs a caste census – so why isn't the Modi government allowing one?

    India urgently needs a caste census – so why isn't the Modi government allowing one?
  4. India’s premier educational institutions like IITs and NITs are functioning without top leadership

    India’s premier educational institutions like IITs and NITs are functioning without top leadership
  5. Watch: Archer Deepika Kumari wins shoot-off against Russia’s Ksenia Perova to reach Olympics QF

    Watch: Archer Deepika Kumari wins shoot-off against Russia’s Ksenia Perova to reach Olympics QF

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  1. Watch: How several parts of Kolkata were severely waterlogged after heavy rainfall

    Watch: How several parts of Kolkata were severely waterlogged after heavy rainfall

  2. Watch: Monkey occupies school principal’s chair in Gwalior, but yields it to her when she arrives

    Watch: Monkey occupies school principal’s chair in Gwalior, but yields it to her when she arrives
  3. Watch: Monkey struggles to give her baby a bath in the forest

    Watch: Monkey struggles to give her baby a bath in the forest
  4. Caught in the act: Pet dog brings toy to baby in pram

    Caught in the act: Pet dog brings toy to baby in pram
  5. Watch: Commissioner’s dog goes missing in Gujranwala, Pakistan, auto rickshaws go on search

    Watch: Commissioner’s dog goes missing in Gujranwala, Pakistan, auto rickshaws go on search

The Reel

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  1. ‘City of Dreams’ season 2 review: An overcooked broth of cynical politics

    ‘City of Dreams’ season 2 review: An overcooked broth of cynical politics
  2. ‘Not a film but a philosophy’: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra on the making of ‘Aks’

    ‘Not a film but a philosophy’: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra on the making of ‘Aks’
  3. ‘Shantit Kranti’ trailer: Marathi comedy series follows three friends on a trip to Goa

    ‘Shantit Kranti’ trailer: Marathi comedy series follows three friends on a trip to Goa
  4. ‘Netrikann’ trailer: Nayanthara plays a blind woman pitted against a serial killer

    ‘Netrikann’ trailer: Nayanthara plays a blind woman pitted against a serial killer
  5. ‘The Card Counter’ trailer: Oscar Isaac leads Paul Schrader’s crime drama

    ‘The Card Counter’ trailer: Oscar Isaac leads Paul Schrader’s crime drama

The Field

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    Tokyo 2020, badminton live updates: PV Sindhu takes on Akane Yamaguchi in quarter-finals

    Tokyo 2020, badminton live updates: PV Sindhu takes on Akane Yamaguchi in quarter-finals

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  2. Tokyo 2020: Meet Lovlina Borgohain, the second Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal

    Tokyo 2020: Meet Lovlina Borgohain, the second Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal
  3. Tokyo 2020, women’s hockey: India keep quarter-final hopes alive with narrow win over Ireland

    Tokyo 2020, women’s hockey: India keep quarter-final hopes alive with narrow win over Ireland
  4. Tokyo 2020, archery: Deepika Kumari out in quarters after straight-sets loss to Korea’s top seed

    Tokyo 2020, archery: Deepika Kumari out in quarters after straight-sets loss to Korea’s top seed
  5. ‘Go for gold’: Reactions after boxer Lovlina Borgohain assured India of second medal at Tokyo 2020

    ‘Go for gold’: Reactions after boxer Lovlina Borgohain assured India of second medal at Tokyo 2020
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