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  • Bharathiraja (1941-2026): The earth remembers its own
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    Bharathiraja (1941-2026): The earth remembers its own

  • Mughal romances: When dancer Rana Dil’s love for Dara Shikoh was challenged by Aurangzeb
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    Mughal romances: When dancer Rana Dil’s love for Dara Shikoh was challenged by Aurangzeb

  • By Ruskin Bond: A boy finds a purple stone that glows in the sunlight. But this is no ordinary stone
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    By Ruskin Bond: A boy finds a purple stone that glows in the sunlight. But this is no ordinary stone

  • A Sangh organisation is leading the demand that Christian tribals be delisted
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    A Sangh organisation is leading the demand that Christian tribals be delisted

  • Bihar to Bengal, the great Indian disenfranchisement now has the Supreme Court’s approval
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    Bihar to Bengal, the great Indian disenfranchisement now has the Supreme Court’s approval

  • The chipped cup, the service lift and other things I had forgotten about India
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    The chipped cup, the service lift and other things I had forgotten about India

  • Welfare economist Jean Drèze wins global award for research on poverty and inequality in India
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    Welfare economist Jean Drèze wins global award for research on poverty and inequality in India

  • View from Bangladesh: India forcing people across the border is becoming a test of ties
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    View from Bangladesh: India forcing people across the border is becoming a test of ties

  • Paan once symbolised courtly status in India. Then it became an unsanitary, ‘native’ habit
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    Paan once symbolised courtly status in India. Then it became an unsanitary, ‘native’ habit

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    ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ trailer: A multi-starrer comedy about a fake film shoot

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Watch: Huge wave crashes on bridge and knocks down people on motorcycles

Scenes from the Sinamalé Bridge that links the islands of Malé, Hulhulé and Hulhumalé in the Maldives.

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Aug 07, 2023 · 11:12 am
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Mi adhu Sinamale brig kolhun bodu raalheh araa hithaama veri haadhisaa eh hingaafi
😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/6tD55Opgf3

— Mohamed faisal (@Mohamedfaisalv) August 5, 2023

🚨#Breaking: Bridge aa highway gulhey junction ah udha arai, dhathuru kuramun dhiya gina bayehge cycle kahaalai accident vehjje.

Ithuru mauloomaathu: https://t.co/o23gjTlE1a pic.twitter.com/KrEVor7sCe

— #MvCrisis (@MvCrisis) August 5, 2023

Bridge matheega ves udha pic.twitter.com/Y3Cf2fVcqL

— Ezekiel (@moheze) August 5, 2023

Udha in Malé pic.twitter.com/b1BuyapAku

— Alex Ahmed (#mdp2023) (@SikkaMohoree) August 5, 2023

Male’ Raalhugandu sarahah’dhah udha aramundhaathee dhuvvaa meehun samaaluvumah ilthimaaskoffihttps://t.co/AisUtedja4 pic.twitter.com/yJqu2yBizO

— sun.mv (@sunbrk) August 5, 2023

Omg! This a crisis pic.twitter.com/rEGg1Bw65G

— Alex Ahmed (#mdp2023) (@SikkaMohoree) August 5, 2023

Weather brief pic.twitter.com/RWQ4HAyMhl

— Maldives Meteorology (@MetMaldives) August 6, 2023

We urge to exercise extreme caution and remain vigilant while traveling between Male’ and Hulhumale’ through Sinamale Bridge due to waves impacting the shore, leading to slippery conditions. Prioritizing safety is of utmost importance to prevent potential accidents.

— Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (@MoTCAmv) August 5, 2023
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