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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

  • 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

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

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

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

  • In Raj Khosla biography, a portrait of a director as a ‘gloriously flawed human being’
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    In Raj Khosla biography, a portrait of a director as a ‘gloriously flawed human being’

  • Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline
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    Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline

  • 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

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

  • ‘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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Watch: This solar-powered vending machine dispenses cloth bags for Rs 10 in Hyderabad

A smart strategy to avoid the use of plastic.

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Apr 11, 2023 · 11:11 am
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VIDEO : GHMC has started a eco-friendly initiative to make city plastic-free. GHMC has installed a solar powered ATM-like vending machine for cloth bags at IDPL fruit market, Balanagar. Person needing a cloth bag can deposit a Rs 10 note to get a bag.@XpressHyderabad pic.twitter.com/AbzJg1qmML

— Bachanjeetsingh_TNIE (@Bachanjeet_TNIE) April 8, 2023
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