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  • Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
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    Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’

  • Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
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    Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times

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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces

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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world

  • Why the judiciary is responsible for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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    Why the judiciary is responsible for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

  • Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
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    Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated

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    Bihar electoral rolls revision: No change in instructions on procedure, clarifies EC

  • In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells

  • Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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    Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’

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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941

Tokyo Paralympics

Watch: Praveen Kumar’s effort that won him a high jump silver medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

The Indian teen finished on the podium ahead of the Rio 2016 champion and behind only the reigning world champion.

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Sep 03, 2021 · 12:53 pm
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Watch: Praveen Kumar’s effort that won him a high jump silver medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
India's Praveen Kumar | Screengrab/ Paralympic Games

Going to the stadium was out of the question during Pandemic, so #Silver medalist at #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics Praveen KUMAR decided to dig a small pit and filled it with soft mud to reduce the impact on his knees on landing. #Athletics pic.twitter.com/0T8vVA7PiZ

— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) September 3, 2021
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