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    Bengal passes OBC amendment bills, removes 77 Muslim communities from list

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    ‘Tragically funny’: Typos in Seychelles citation for Modi spark questions about authenticity, AI use

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    Where did your father vote in 2003? Why demand for legacy documents under SIR has no legal basis

  • After 12 years of Modi, I’m not sure if my decades-long friendships can survive politics
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    After 12 years of Modi, I’m not sure if my decades-long friendships can survive politics

  • Bengal passes bill allowing year-long preventive detention for ‘anti-social’ activities
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    Bengal passes bill allowing year-long preventive detention for ‘anti-social’ activities

  • Indian writer Tashan Mehta’s novel ‘Mad Sisters of Esi’ shortlisted for 2026 Ursula K Le Guin Prize
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    Indian writer Tashan Mehta’s novel ‘Mad Sisters of Esi’ shortlisted for 2026 Ursula K Le Guin Prize

  • ‘Super Subbu’ trailer: Telugu series explores sex education lessons in a village
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    ‘Super Subbu’ trailer: Telugu series explores sex education lessons in a village

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    Canada rejected 71% football world cup visitor visa applications by Indians: Report

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    How a son’s discovery of his father’s army dispatches from World War Two became a book

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    Talks underway for merger between Congress, NCP-SP: Report

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