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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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    Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
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    Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
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    ‘The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case’ review: A balancing act between fact and drama
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    Elon Musk launches American Party after falling out with Donald Trump
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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
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    Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion
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    ‘Sarzameen’ trailer: An Army family is torn between duty and love
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