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    Why are Bangladeshis turning against India?

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    A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class

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    Why Estonian writer Jaan Kross’s historical fiction is worth reading in India today

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    Short stories from Nagaland: A young man’s maiden visit to a clothing showroom doesn’t go as planned

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    The first woman who climbed to the top of the world – and vanished

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    ‘I am still writing for the lonely soul’: At 91, Ruskin Bond looks back at his literary life

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    Readers’ comments: As inheritors of the sanatan dharma, how can we foster a questioning people?

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    Crisis posed by AI is a moment to rethink education – with help from Hannah Arendt

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    Watch: Why workers at an Adani power plant in Jharkhand went on a strike

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Caught on camera: Whale jumps out of the water during surfing semi-final at Paris Olympics

The whale made a surprise appearance from a safe distance as surfers Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil and Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica were competing in Tahiti.

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Aug 06, 2024 · 08:32 pm
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Que linda a baleia no meio do surf olímpico. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/QLWAbBMqaQ

— Sérgio Santos (@ZAMENZA) August 5, 2024

Whale of a time.@AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet captures a whale breaching as Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb and Costa Rica's Brisa Hennessy compete in the women's surfing semi-finals, during the 2024 #Olympics , in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti pic.twitter.com/OrUTScyOFe

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 6, 2024

Whales enjoying Olympic Games surfing ♥️#anothernosurfingphotosorry pic.twitter.com/sMm0Vo4d1N

— Jerome Brouillet Photography (@BrouilletJerome) August 5, 2024

Nossa sorte mudou depois que a baleia apareceu.

Deixe aqui o seu "OBRIGADO BALEIA 🐳"#JogosOlímpicos #TimeBrasil #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/ncH9OPbwrP

— Time Brasil (@timebrasil) August 5, 2024
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