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  • How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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    How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

  • ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941

  • ‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary
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    ‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary

  • Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?
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    Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?

  • In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells

  • Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements
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    Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements

  • In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad
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    In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad

  • Meat shops in Delhi to remain closed during Kanwar Yatra, says BJP MLA Kapil Mishra
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    Meat shops in Delhi to remain closed during Kanwar Yatra, says BJP MLA Kapil Mishra

  • How Poonch residents took on godi media for defaming a Muslim cleric killed in shelling by Pakistan
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    How Poonch residents took on godi media for defaming a Muslim cleric killed in shelling by Pakistan

  • For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

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Watch: India’s first metro service to run beneath a river opens to the public in Kolkata

Hundreds of passengers took the first ride between Howrah and Esplanade in Kolkata.

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Mar 15, 2024 · 02:39 pm
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#WATCH | Howrah, West Bengal: India's first underwater metro service commences for the public. pic.twitter.com/NgnQsrMXmk

— ANI (@ANI) March 15, 2024

The City of Joy is eagerly waiting for the moment.#UnderWaterMetro @metrorailwaykol pic.twitter.com/rJVIsSnoKX

— Abir Ghoshal (@abirghoshal) March 15, 2024

The first #HowrahMaidan-bound #Metro from #Esplande is about to start. History is about to be made..... pic.twitter.com/ZttkKkcfEj

— Metro Railway Kolkata (@metrorailwaykol) March 15, 2024

Commuters assembled at #HowrahMaidan #Metro station this morning to catch the first Metro. pic.twitter.com/JA81troMLj

— Metro Railway Kolkata (@metrorailwaykol) March 15, 2024
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  1. How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

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