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  • Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
  • ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
  • From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
  • ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
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    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
  • World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
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    World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
  • Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
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    Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
  • ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
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    ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
  • The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
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    The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
  • Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
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    Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
  • State should have better things to do: Supreme Court tells Assam on beef transport case
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    State should have better things to do: Supreme Court tells Assam on beef transport case
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Watch: Japanese children welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tokyo in Hindi

The Indian diaspora also greeted the prime minister.

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May 23, 2022 · 11:03 am
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#WATCH | "...Can't speak Hindi much, but I understand...PM read my message, and I also got his signature, so I am very happy...," said grade 5 student Wizuki on his interaction with PM Modi in Tokyo, Japan pic.twitter.com/1V3RjnpQQF

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2022

Tokyo, Japan | "He gave us his blessings and autograph," said kids donned in traditional attire after interaction with PM Modi.

One of them added, "PM asked me if I can speak Hindi... I told him I can't..." pic.twitter.com/qlZ6h9Vepx

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2022
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  1. Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans

    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
  4. ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh

    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
  5. World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object

    World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
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