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  • From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with
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    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with

  • Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’
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    Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’

  • What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?
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    What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?

  • The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club
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    The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club

  • The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes: A readers’ guide to the seven winning books
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    The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes: A readers’ guide to the seven winning books

  • Will new recycling mandate reduce construction waste in India?
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    Will new recycling mandate reduce construction waste in India?

  • Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri makes X account private amid trolling after India-Pakistan ceasefire
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    Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri makes X account private amid trolling after India-Pakistan ceasefire

  • ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ review: A bitter pill to swallow
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    ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ review: A bitter pill to swallow

  • ‘Back from the trenches, more dead than alive’: A poet urges us to reconsider the true cost of war
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    ‘Back from the trenches, more dead than alive’: A poet urges us to reconsider the true cost of war

  • Beyond the drumbeats of war, the quiet thrum of peace activism
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    Beyond the drumbeats of war, the quiet thrum of peace activism

Field Watch

Watch: Ricky Ponting sets up a tantalising Test series between Australia and South Africa

The promo for the crucial battle in the ICC World Test Championship traverses the history of the rivalry, up until the infamous Sandpapergate.

Scroll Staff
Dec 15, 2022 · 02:04 pm Updated Dec 15, 2022 · 02:05 pm
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Watch: Ricky Ponting sets up a tantalising Test series between Australia and South Africa
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Fearsome. Unflinching. The roots of our storied cricket history wind back more than a century.

Australia v South Africa, 1 v 2 in the World Test Championship table.

It begins on Saturday. #AUSvSA pic.twitter.com/URb8eppVhM

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 14, 2022
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