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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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    ‘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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    Turkiye’s support for Pakistan signals a bigger neighbourhood problem for India

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

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    How case against Muslim teen accused of ‘love jihad’ fell apart in UP court

  • Colombia has withdrawn statement supporting Pakistan, will back India: Shashi Tharoor
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    Colombia has withdrawn statement supporting Pakistan, will back India: Shashi Tharoor

  • ‘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

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    Interview: India’s options are limited but military strikes are ‘symbolic’, won’t deter terror

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‘Natural air-conditioner’: Delhi auto-rickshaw has a garden on its roof to keep passengers cool

‘Passengers are so happy to see plants on my rooftop,’ said Mahendra Kumar, who came up with the ingenious idea.

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May 03, 2022 · 02:17 pm
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VIDEO: Delhi driver grows garden on auto-rickshaw roof to beat the heat.

Yellow and green auto-rickshaws are ubiquitous on New Delhi's roads but Mahendra Kumar's vehicle stands out -- it has a garden on its roof aimed at keeping passengers cool during the searing summer season pic.twitter.com/9DIYv7lVR2

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