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

  • Why RSS outfit members are at centre of a Rs 14-crore scam at ICHR
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    Why RSS outfit members are at centre of a Rs 14-crore scam at ICHR

  • After demolitions in Delhi’s Madrasi Camp, Tamil Nadu offers support to families
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    After demolitions in Delhi’s Madrasi Camp, Tamil Nadu offers support to families

  • ‘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

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

  • In Hyderabad, the international style of art deco reveals itself in homes, with personal touches
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    In Hyderabad, the international style of art deco reveals itself in homes, with personal touches

  • Talented Indians thought they could make Germany home, but many want to move on now
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    Talented Indians thought they could make Germany home, but many want to move on now

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

  • Fiction pick: An elderly Bengali couple cannot decide what to feed their son-in-law on Jamai Shashti
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    Fiction pick: An elderly Bengali couple cannot decide what to feed their son-in-law on Jamai Shashti

  • Start the week with a film: ‘Mountainhead’ is a grim satire about tech billionaires
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    Start the week with a film: ‘Mountainhead’ is a grim satire about tech billionaires

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Watch: Chennai’s Napier Bridge refurbished to resemble chess board ahead of 44th Chess Olympiad

The 2022 Chess Olympiad will be held in Chennai from July 28 to August 10.

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Jul 17, 2022 · 11:53 am
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Chennai the Chess Capital of India is all set to host the grand, Chess Olympiad 2022.The iconic Napier Bridge is decked up like a Chess Board.Check it out 😊 #ChessOlympiad2022 #ChessOlympiad #Chennai pic.twitter.com/wEsUfGHMlU

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