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  • ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
  • ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
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    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
  • From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
  • Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
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    Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
  • Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
  • ‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
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    ‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
  • Ex-RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi
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    Ex-RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi
  • Why is Google Maps misdirecting users in India?
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    Why is Google Maps misdirecting users in India?
  • World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
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    World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
  • Odisha university suicide: 159 students return to Nepal, allege inhuman treatment
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    Odisha university suicide: 159 students return to Nepal, allege inhuman treatment
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Watch: Man sits on flooded road to protest against waterlogging in his house in Vasai, Maharashtra

Ashok Talajya, a 70-year-old resident of Vasai, has reportedly been asking the authorities since 2017 to have the drains cleaned.

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Jul 20, 2021 · 01:02 pm
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The elderly man Ashok Talajiya said his ground floor home gets flooded every year even in moderate rain as the nullah is choked. @mid_day @patel_bhupen https://t.co/DEieRTAEAx pic.twitter.com/2CjxcuEcRt

— Diwakar Sharma (@DiwakarSharmaa) July 20, 2021
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  1. ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism

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    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
  3. From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers

    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
  4. Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India

    Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
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    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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