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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
  • Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
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    Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
  • 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
  • ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
  • How Mumbai neglected its groundwater – only to become dependent on it
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    How Mumbai neglected its groundwater – only to become dependent on it
  • A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
  • Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
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    Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
  • Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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    Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
  • 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
  • Uddhav Sena distances itself from MK Stalin remark, says it only opposes Hindi imposition in schools
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    Uddhav Sena distances itself from MK Stalin remark, says it only opposes Hindi imposition in schools
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  1. How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

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    Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
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