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  • ‘Hindus will suffer more’: BJP’s ‘Bangladeshi’ politics could alienate its refugee vote in Bengal
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    ‘Hindus will suffer more’: BJP’s ‘Bangladeshi’ politics could alienate its refugee vote in Bengal

  • How India can escape the death valley of education
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    How India can escape the death valley of education

  • Fiction: A boy ends up in a burns ward. His mother and sister have their versions of what happened
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    Fiction: A boy ends up in a burns ward. His mother and sister have their versions of what happened

  • The simple but brilliant biomechanics that give cycling the edge over walking
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    The simple but brilliant biomechanics that give cycling the edge over walking

  • China’s export restrictions on rare earth minerals could work to India’s advantage
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    China’s export restrictions on rare earth minerals could work to India’s advantage

  • ‘A new route for thinking’: Four writers on ten years of Amit Chaudhuri’s ‘Literary Activism’
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    ‘A new route for thinking’: Four writers on ten years of Amit Chaudhuri’s ‘Literary Activism’

  • Harmony and hardships: A new book explores the struggles of today’s Hindustani musicians
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    Harmony and hardships: A new book explores the struggles of today’s Hindustani musicians

  • Caste divide, political polarisation, third alternative: Why the Bihar election is wide open
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    Caste divide, political polarisation, third alternative: Why the Bihar election is wide open

  • Civil society group submits memorandum to Vatican on ‘targeted violence’ against Christians in India
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    Civil society group submits memorandum to Vatican on ‘targeted violence’ against Christians in India

  • How I died, briefly, and felt more alive than ever
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    How I died, briefly, and felt more alive than ever

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‘Pragyan on the moon, and Praggnan on the ground’: ISRO chief meets chess grandmaster

ISRO Chairman S Somnath said young chess champion R Praggnanandhaawill be working with the space organisation to promote science.

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Oct 16, 2023 · 11:53 am
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#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: ISRO Chairman S Somanath says, "Like every Indian, we are very proud of him (Praggnanandhaa) for his accomplishment. He is a world no. 15 now... He will become world no. 1... Chess is an old game started in India... We are the origin place of it...… pic.twitter.com/0YEdA5say5

— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023

#WATCH | Chennai: Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa says, "We are very proud to meet ISRO Chief S Somanath. I remember watching Chandrayaan 3 take-off and landing...We discussed my journey and training. He has invited me to visit Thiruvananthapuram where rockets are made… pic.twitter.com/4r8Vu69CMz

— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023
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