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    UK’s new rules for international students will worsen university finances

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    Long shunned as too explicit, an Indian music genre is rising from the margins

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    ‘I was astonished’: Valmik Thapar (1952–2025) on spotting one of his beloved tigers in the wild

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    Nature, who needs it? A writing adventure with Ranjit Hoskote at the Himalayan Writing Retreat

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    This new cookbook has compiled heirloom recipes from every corner of India

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    From the archives: How Raj Khosla and Guru Dutt struck up an instant friendship

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    Maharashtra livestock commission asks animal markets to close during Bakri Eid week

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    Ramachandra Guha: Trump’s attack on US universities is a tragedy for the entire world

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    Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina charged with crimes against humanity

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    ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side

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Watch: SP candidate keeps watch with binoculars over EVM strongroom as videos of EVMs circulate

The District Magistrate of Varanasi has stated that the EVMs shown in videos circulated online weren’t used for voting, and were meant for hands-on-training.

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Mar 09, 2022 · 11:39 am
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#WATCH | Samajwadi Party candidate from Hastinapur constituency in Meerut district, Yogesh Verma keeps an eye on EVM strong room with binoculars to prevent mishandling pic.twitter.com/0eB8FO4vQO

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 8, 2022

DM Varanasi says the EVMs were being sent for training purpose, while the ones used in polling are safely kept in the strong room. @CNNnews18 @news18dotcom #UPElections2022 https://t.co/JnkCCM9JHd

— Qazi Faraz Ahmad (@qazifarazahmad) March 8, 2022

यूपी में 'लावारिश' ईवीएम मिल रही है। pic.twitter.com/cSD068Ruw1

— Dr. Nitin Raut 🇮🇳 (@NitinRaut_INC) March 8, 2022
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