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    ‘People’s sympathy is now with the youth’: BJP workers worry about crackdown on protests

  • ‘Jana Nayagan’ review: Vijay’s new film is extremely lazy and incredibly tacky
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    ‘Jana Nayagan’ review: Vijay’s new film is extremely lazy and incredibly tacky

  • How Mumbai Police is using surveillance to stop youth from protesting
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    How Mumbai Police is using surveillance to stop youth from protesting

  • Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal moves Supreme Court against political defections through party mergers
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    Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal moves Supreme Court against political defections through party mergers

  • Brand strategist Ambi Parameswaran reflects on the 1980-1990s, when ads focused on children
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    Brand strategist Ambi Parameswaran reflects on the 1980-1990s, when ads focused on children

  • Supreme Court will intervene if nearest metro station is not reopened by afternoon: CJI
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    Supreme Court will intervene if nearest metro station is not reopened by afternoon: CJI

  • With elections perceived to be rigged, do Indians see protests as the only option?
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    With elections perceived to be rigged, do Indians see protests as the only option?

  • For children: Three young cousins must protect their grandmother’s home and legacy
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    For children: Three young cousins must protect their grandmother’s home and legacy

  • In a new book, Wendy Doniger compares the world’s mythologies to reveal what is common to humanity
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    In a new book, Wendy Doniger compares the world’s mythologies to reveal what is common to humanity

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    Updates: Modi announces fast-track courts for paper leaks, Parliament adjourned amid ruckus

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The maglev train developed by the state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation is considered the world’s fastest train.

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Jul 21, 2021 · 05:01 pm
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The world's first 600km/h high-speed maglev train made public debut in Qingdao ystd! Its system is self-developed by #China and is a cutting-edge scientific & technological achievement in rail transit worldwide! pic.twitter.com/sSQOZm4lbO

— Ambassador Deng Xijun (@China2ASEAN) July 20, 2021

China unveiled a maglev train capable of a top speed of 372 mph (600 kph), the state media said. At maximum speed, it would only take 2.5 hours to travel from Beijing to Shanghai, a journey that takes 3 hours by plane https://t.co/Tz7zTu7mHD pic.twitter.com/tSAbs019QG

— Reuters (@Reuters) July 21, 2021

On July 20, the world's first 600 km/h high-speed maglev transportation system was successfully launched in Qingdao, China. With the designed top speed of 600 km/h, this domestically developed system makes the maglev train currently the fastest ground vehicle available globally. pic.twitter.com/aUcoRiCrim

— FANG Qiu (@AmbFangQiu) July 20, 2021

It's incredible! My God, 600km/h, this is a land aircraft😲😲😲.
Today, the China's homemade maglev train rolled off the assembly line in Qingdao.Maybe five years later, we can take the commercial version of it. pic.twitter.com/cuywEgHYLW

— Sharing travel (@lsjngs) July 20, 2021
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