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

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

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    Maharashtra livestock commission asks animal markets to close during Bakri Eid week

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    June fiction: Six new fiction titles by Indian writers that probe the unseen of everyday life

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

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    A new book sets out to trace the roots of modern languages back to one ancient tongue

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    From the archives: How Raj Khosla and Guru Dutt struck up an instant friendship

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

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Watch: Villagers throng to see wreckage after unmanned drone developed by DRDO crashes in Karnataka

The unmanned aerial vehicle, Tapas, crashed during a test flight in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district. DRDO has launched an investigation.

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Aug 20, 2023 · 02:00 pm
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#Tapas drone crashes in Chitradurga, Karnataka. It’s one of 5 prototypes in test flight ahead of user trials slated to begin soon.

This is the 2nd crash during the test phase — the first was in Sept 2019. pic.twitter.com/hNacZdaWav

— Sumit Chaudhary (@SumitDefence) August 20, 2023

A DRDO drone lost control and crashed at a farmer's field in #Hiriyur taluk of #Chitradurga district. Police and DRDO officials have rushed to the spot. No one was injured in the incident. pic.twitter.com/I9TExFVqyr

— Imran Khan (@KeypadGuerilla) August 20, 2023

unmanned aerial vehicle being developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment Crashed Today near Chitradurga, #Bengluru Enquiry ordered. @DRDO_India #DRDO #Drone#IndianAirForce pic.twitter.com/MVsDFN7wi6

— Duddakunta Venkateswara Reddy/వెంకటేశ్వర రెడ్డి (@DuddakuntaBJP) August 20, 2023
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