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  • Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
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    Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’

  • Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
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    Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times

  • ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces

  • A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world

  • Why the judiciary is responsible for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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    Why the judiciary is responsible for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

  • Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
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    Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated

  • Bihar electoral rolls revision: No change in instructions on procedure, clarifies EC
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    Bihar electoral rolls revision: No change in instructions on procedure, clarifies EC

  • In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells

  • Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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    Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’

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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941

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Watch: Homes and streets washed away by mud after flash flood and landslide hit Quito, Ecuador

At least 24 people have died since the flooding began on Tuesday.

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Feb 03, 2022 · 02:21 pm
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A #flood & a #landslide in #Ecuador, unfortunately, took the lives of at least 22 people. In the #LaGasca sector, authorities reported 75L of #rain per square meters, although #weatherforecast had predicted just 2L
Videos: local #eyewitnesses#WeWant2Live #LastWarofHumanity pic.twitter.com/KJriBP3zIA

— Global Crisis (@_GlobalCrisis_) February 1, 2022

#BREAKING: At least 11 dead and dozens missing after landslides hit #Quito, #Ecuador, according to local reports pic.twitter.com/DvgcrH2rQw

— Leonardo Feldman (@LeoFeldmanNEWS) February 1, 2022

Ecuador: Death toll from landslide rises in Quito#Ecuador pic.twitter.com/JS8qUieJqt

— Hashtag Elyoum (@Hashtagelyoum) February 1, 2022

Painful images yesterday in Quito Ecuador Flag of Ecuador heavy rains caused a reservoir to collapse causing a flood in the La Gasca sector. Unfortunately, 22 deaths and 47 injuries were reported. pic.twitter.com/vQw9DCaSNa

— worldnews24u (@worldnews24u) February 2, 2022

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Footage obtained by Reuters shows a man struggling to free himself from muddy waters rushing down a residential street after a landslide in Ecuador https://t.co/br5Geb7SYh pic.twitter.com/txGbLBAnzK

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 2, 2022
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