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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • With traditional songs and health tips, a Telangana radio station run by Dalit women strikes a chord
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    With traditional songs and health tips, a Telangana radio station run by Dalit women strikes a chord
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • BJP alleges Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi’s wife has links with Pakistan’s ISI
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    BJP alleges Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi’s wife has links with Pakistan’s ISI
  • Is your digestion fast or slow? Find out with the ‘sweetcorn test’ and what it means
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    Is your digestion fast or slow? Find out with the ‘sweetcorn test’ and what it means
  • Soft-porn cinema and the making of Indian desire: Darshana Sreedhar Mini on her book ‘Rated A’
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    Soft-porn cinema and the making of Indian desire: Darshana Sreedhar Mini on her book ‘Rated A’
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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
  2. Born on this day: Remembering Faiz Ahmad Faiz and his poetry of passion

    Born on this day: Remembering Faiz Ahmad Faiz and his poetry of passion
  3. 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
  4. With traditional songs and health tips, a Telangana radio station run by Dalit women strikes a chord

    With traditional songs and health tips, a Telangana radio station run by Dalit women strikes a chord
  5. After 90 years, Agra gharana has moved out of its home in Mumbai

    After 90 years, Agra gharana has moved out of its home in Mumbai
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