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  • Bengaluru: Foxconn factory turns rural town into real estate goldmine
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    Bengaluru: Foxconn factory turns rural town into real estate goldmine

  • How India allegedly deported 40 Rohingya refugees by forcing them into Andaman Sea
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    How India allegedly deported 40 Rohingya refugees by forcing them into Andaman Sea

  • ‘Procedure not followed’: Dhaka on reports of India ‘pushing’ persons into Bangladesh
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    ‘Procedure not followed’: Dhaka on reports of India ‘pushing’ persons into Bangladesh

  • A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class
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    A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class

  • Why India needs women in national security leadership roles
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    Why India needs women in national security leadership roles

  • Translated historical fiction: Shivaji and Aurangzeb’s bloody battle for the control of the Deccan
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    Translated historical fiction: Shivaji and Aurangzeb’s bloody battle for the control of the Deccan

  • Review: Tom Cruise works very hard to enliven a listless ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’
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    Review: Tom Cruise works very hard to enliven a listless ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’

  • When war becomes a meme: Tagore’s warning against hollow nationalism
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    When war becomes a meme: Tagore’s warning against hollow nationalism

  • ‘Men at Home’: Gyanendra Pandey’s book on South Asian masculinity leaves much to be desired
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    ‘Men at Home’: Gyanendra Pandey’s book on South Asian masculinity leaves much to be desired

  • ‘I always remember the streets, the stone’: Two poets write about cities around the world
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    ‘I always remember the streets, the stone’: Two poets write about cities around the world

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Vaugh Smith learns new languages from apps and books.

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Meet the gifted carpet cleaner who knows upwards of 30 languages. @SteveHartmanCBS is On The Road with the story of a polyglot who has learned the true value of using language to connect with people. pic.twitter.com/ZyReBZE0RS

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