Travel Travails
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Americans are eager to see the world as Covid curbs ease – but passport delays are posing a hurdle
The US State Department says it can take up to 13 weeks for it to process passport applications.
Jay L Zagorsky, The Conversation
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Getting an Indian passport has always involved red tape, as files from the archives show
Leafing through the British Library’s Kashmir Residency Records.
John O’Brien
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Bad design: The Mumbai local train is the city’s lifeline. Why is the network so difficult to use?
These local trains carry more people in a week than the entire population of Spain. Shouldn't the signs be designed better?
Dwarkanath Prabhu
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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For flyers with disabilities, the turbulence at airports never stops
A para-cyclist had his prosthetic leg yanked off during a security check in Bengaluru, showing that airports still have not learnt any lessons in sensitivity.
Nipun Malhotra
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How I learnt to stop being a ‘traveller’ and stay at home
Not everyone wants to be an urban nomad, passport in hand and hair fluttering in the breeze.
Sayalee Karkare
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Berlin has banned homeowners from renting out flats on Airbnb – here’s why
Noisy tourists are putting a strain on Berlin's rental market.
Douglas Robertson, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes