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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

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

  • The hypocrisy of India’s brutal deportations
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    The hypocrisy of India’s brutal deportations

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

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    When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims

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

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

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

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    Pune student arrested for social media post ‘hurting religious sentiments’

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Watch: Man killed, wife and children injured, after electric scooter battery explodes

The man was charging the electric scooter’s detachable battery in his living room. The incident took place in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh.

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Apr 26, 2022 · 11:18 am
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#BREAKING | E-BIKE BATTERY EXPLODES IN ANDHRA PRADESH

E-bike battery exploded in #AndhraPradesh's Vijayawada. A man died in the tragedy while his wife was severely injured. The man had purchased the bike just a day before. #ebikes pic.twitter.com/t8aq4lUc2D

— Mirror Now (@MirrorNow) April 23, 2022

A man died, wife critical & children injured after #Battery of #ElectricVehicle, #explosion & massive #fire in their house at #Vijayawada in #AndhraPradesh, he had purchased the #electricmoped just a day before.#electricvehicles #BatteryExplosion #ebikes #electricvehicles #EV pic.twitter.com/G3uPn7BiB6

— Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) April 23, 2022

Yet another fire accident due to #EVbatteryblast during charging inside home at GulabhiThota in #Vijayawada; 42-year-old Sivakumar who bought new bike Boom Corbett14 just on Friday, has died, his wife Harathi is critical; children Bindusri, Sasi suffered asphyxia @ndtv @ndtvindia pic.twitter.com/kRxDpJYR1O

— Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) April 24, 2022
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