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  • For children: When the Greeks, Shakas, Parthians, and Kushanas made a pitstop in ancient India
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    For children: When the Greeks, Shakas, Parthians, and Kushanas made a pitstop in ancient India
  • How Adani bagged an energy project on India-Pak border for which defence rules were relaxed
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    How Adani bagged an energy project on India-Pak border for which defence rules were relaxed
  • After 90 years, Agra gharana has moved out of its home in Mumbai
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    After 90 years, Agra gharana has moved out of its home in Mumbai
  • I travelled to ground zero of the cyber scams targeting India. Here is what I found
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    I travelled to ground zero of the cyber scams targeting India. Here is what I found
  • A new order from Himachal’s forest department brings relief to pastoralists – but only partially
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    A new order from Himachal’s forest department brings relief to pastoralists – but only partially
  • Chhattisgarh High Court acquits man accused of causing death of wife due to rape
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    Chhattisgarh High Court acquits man accused of causing death of wife due to rape
  • Born on this day: Remembering Faiz Ahmad Faiz and his poetry of passion
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    Born on this day: Remembering Faiz Ahmad Faiz and his poetry of passion
  • Modi degree case: ‘Is there any public interest?’ Delhi High Court asks RTI applicant
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    Modi degree case: ‘Is there any public interest?’ Delhi High Court asks RTI applicant
  • Rush Hour: Adani bagged project after defence rules were relaxed, SC criticises ‘freebies’ and more
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    Rush Hour: Adani bagged project after defence rules were relaxed, SC criticises ‘freebies’ and more
  • ‘Hindi Hindu Histories’: Fascinating accounts of four 20th-century outliers who imagined new futures
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    ‘Hindi Hindu Histories’: Fascinating accounts of four 20th-century outliers who imagined new futures
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‘Historical understanding is always open’: Romila Thapar reflects on ‘truth’

‘But the openness is not the kind of thing you hear about today.’

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Dec 30, 2023 · 10:29 am
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  1. For children: When the Greeks, Shakas, Parthians, and Kushanas made a pitstop in ancient India

    For children: When the Greeks, Shakas, Parthians, and Kushanas made a pitstop in ancient India
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    How Adani bagged an energy project on India-Pak border for which defence rules were relaxed
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  4. I travelled to ground zero of the cyber scams targeting India. Here is what I found

    I travelled to ground zero of the cyber scams targeting India. Here is what I found
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    A new order from Himachal’s forest department brings relief to pastoralists – but only partially
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