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  • Four questions Indians must ask about Operation Sindoor
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    Four questions Indians must ask about Operation Sindoor

  • Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn
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    Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn

  • A new book examines the repercussions of shutting the Indian Railways network during Covid-19
    3

    A new book examines the repercussions of shutting the Indian Railways network during Covid-19

  • The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought
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    The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought

  • Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’
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    Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

  • Operation Sindoor: Both Hindutva backers and leftists are wrong in claiming India-Israel parallels
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    Operation Sindoor: Both Hindutva backers and leftists are wrong in claiming India-Israel parallels

  • Sunday book pick: The rootless marriage of an Englishman and a Bengali woman in ‘Memories of Rain’
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    Sunday book pick: The rootless marriage of an Englishman and a Bengali woman in ‘Memories of Rain’

  • The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club
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    The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club

  • Told India, Pakistan ‘we will not trade if you don’t stop’, claims Donald Trump
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    Told India, Pakistan ‘we will not trade if you don’t stop’, claims Donald Trump

  • From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with
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    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with

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Caught on camera: Close shave for family as firewood explodes in bonfire in their Punjab village

The mishap occurred when the family was celebrating Lohri at home in a village near Amritsar.

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Jan 15, 2024 · 02:18 pm
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A family celebrating Lohri in a village near Amritsar had a narrow escape when a sudden blast occurred in the fire. Luckily, everyone was saved. The person sitting next to the fire explained that the blast happened due to heat pressure because they had directly fired the wood on… pic.twitter.com/niDrhzg59k

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