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    What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?

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    Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’

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    The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club

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    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with

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    The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes: A readers’ guide to the seven winning books

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    Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri makes X account private amid trolling after India-Pakistan ceasefire

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    Will new recycling mandate reduce construction waste in India?

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    Beyond the drumbeats of war, the quiet thrum of peace activism

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    21 civilians, five members of armed forces killed in J&K in four days of India-Pakistan conflict

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Watch: Gold worth Rs 70 lakh recovered from cleaning mop in Chennai airport

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) staff extracted 10 small sticks of gold.

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Oct 02, 2022 · 03:24 pm
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Always alert & vigil to protect & secure!#CISF nabbed a housekeeping staff along with 1.811 kg gold paste (worth approximately Rs 70 lakh) concealed in "Cleaning Mop" @ Chennai Airport. The staff was handed over to Customs.@HMOIndia @MoCA_GoI @JM_Scindia pic.twitter.com/9WOuIf8Zds

— CISF (@CISFHQrs) September 30, 2022
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