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  • What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?
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    What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?

  • The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club
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    The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club

  • From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with
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    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with

  • The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes: A readers’ guide to the seven winning books
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    The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes: A readers’ guide to the seven winning books

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    Beyond the drumbeats of war, the quiet thrum of peace activism

  • When cars were still rare, two US women decided to experience India from behind the wheel
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    When cars were still rare, two US women decided to experience India from behind the wheel

  • Will new recycling mandate reduce construction waste in India?
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    Will new recycling mandate reduce construction waste in India?

  • TV coverage of the conflict is rage bait masquerading as news. How did India get here?
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    TV coverage of the conflict is rage bait masquerading as news. How did India get here?

  • ‘The Ex-Daughters of Tolstoy House’: How much blood must be spilled before the cycle is broken?
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    ‘The Ex-Daughters of Tolstoy House’: How much blood must be spilled before the cycle is broken?

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    The deadliest wildlife conflict in India is being treated as a medical problem

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Watch: Hundreds were trapped as World Trade Centre in Hong Kong caught fire

The fire was classified as a level three incident on a scale of 1-5, media reports said.

Scroll Staff
Dec 15, 2021 · 05:34 pm
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🇭🇰Fire broke out at World Trade Centre, Hong Kong. At least 160 people are trapped and at least 3 are injured so far. pic.twitter.com/1C82aTvRHL

— The RAGE X (@theragex) December 15, 2021

About 350 people were trapped atop the rooftop of Hong Kong’s World Trade Centre after a fire broke out.

8 people felt unwell and were sent to the hospital https://t.co/DsPUXc4iHp pic.twitter.com/sQ8H5U47A4

— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) December 15, 2021

More than 300 people are trapped as #fire breaks out at Hong Kong’s World Trade Centre in Causeway Bay. At least two people have been injured and rescue efforts are still ongoing, according to https://t.co/FLMBWR7hH1. #HongKong pic.twitter.com/63NxIVB9B5

— Shenzhen Channel (@sz_mediagroup) December 15, 2021
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  1. What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?

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