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  • ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side
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    ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side
  • Translated short fiction: A Konkani Christian cowherd wonders if he should convert to Hinduism
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    Translated short fiction: A Konkani Christian cowherd wonders if he should convert to Hinduism
  • Meeting diaspora, watching garba, speaking to ANI: What anti-terror MP delegations are doing abroad
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    Meeting diaspora, watching garba, speaking to ANI: What anti-terror MP delegations are doing abroad
  • ASI denies it is ‘uninterested’ in publishing Keeladi excavation report
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    ASI denies it is ‘uninterested’ in publishing Keeladi excavation report
  • Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938–2025): Five things to know about one of Africa’s greatest ever writers
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    Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938–2025): Five things to know about one of Africa’s greatest ever writers
  • Former BJP leader’s son, two others sentenced to life imprisonment in Ankita Bhandari murder case
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    Former BJP leader’s son, two others sentenced to life imprisonment in Ankita Bhandari murder case
  • It’s a ‘golden age’ for the Hindi news business – but not so much for Hindi journalism or democracy
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    It’s a ‘golden age’ for the Hindi news business – but not so much for Hindi journalism or democracy
  • ‘Criminal Justice – A Family Matter’ review: All in a day’s work for Pankaj Tripathi’s Madhav Mishra
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    ‘Criminal Justice – A Family Matter’ review: All in a day’s work for Pankaj Tripathi’s Madhav Mishra
  • YouTuber Mohak Mangal agrees to remove ‘objectionable’ parts of video about ANI
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    YouTuber Mohak Mangal agrees to remove ‘objectionable’ parts of video about ANI
  • Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline
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    Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline
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Video: Why residents of this village in Madhya Pradesh are having to prove their patriotism

Fifteen men were arrested from Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district for bursting firecrackers after India’s loss in the Champions Trophy final.

Mridula Chari
Jun 28, 2017 · 05:48 pm
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