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Watch: In ‘The Diplomat’, John Abraham plays a tough negotiator
Shivam Nair’s Hindi film, written by Ritesh Shah, also stars Sharib Hashmi, Sadia Khateeb and Revathy. Out in cinemas on March 7.
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1For children: When the Greeks, Shakas, Parthians, and Kushanas made a pitstop in ancient India
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2With traditional songs and health tips, a Telangana radio station run by Dalit women strikes a chord
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3‘Chhaava’ review: A brutally violent version of Maratha history
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4‘Great Eastern Hotel’: A sprawling, precise novel about Calcutta’s people and big historical moments
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5Soft-porn cinema and the making of Indian desire: Darshana Sreedhar Mini on her book ‘Rated A’
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6What explains a controversial Punjabi preacher’s astonishing popularity in Jharkhand?
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7How a handful of Indian soldiers rose against the British in Singapore during WWI
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8Is your digestion fast or slow? Find out with the ‘sweetcorn test’ and what it means
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9‘Dhoom Dhaam’ review: A low-key blast of chaos
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10The exotic, the respectable, and the vulnerable: How the coloniser’s photographs saw Indian women
