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  • In his new book, former CEC SY Quraishi recounts discovering a TRP scam while running Doordarshan
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    In his new book, former CEC SY Quraishi recounts discovering a TRP scam while running Doordarshan
  • Opinion: The Modi government doesn’t understand Gen Z’s protest memes – but that doesn’t matter
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    Opinion: The Modi government doesn’t understand Gen Z’s protest memes – but that doesn’t matter
  • How long do fruits and vegetables stay fresh?
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    How long do fruits and vegetables stay fresh?
  • ‘I was shot, but the police kept beating me’: Bihar youth recount police brutality in Siwan
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    ‘I was shot, but the police kept beating me’: Bihar youth recount police brutality in Siwan
  • What the Cockroach Janta Party protests reveal about Indian Muslim leadership
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    What the Cockroach Janta Party protests reveal about Indian Muslim leadership
  • India’s lost generation: Education was a secure investment, now it’s a gamble
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    India’s lost generation: Education was a secure investment, now it’s a gamble
  • ‘Musafir Cafe’ review: A charming show about love and life-altering choices
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    ‘Musafir Cafe’ review: A charming show about love and life-altering choices
  • India’s mega textile parks are yet to take off but the Centre plans to build more
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    India’s mega textile parks are yet to take off but the Centre plans to build more
  • Why you keep buying books you don’t read – and why it feels so good
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    Why you keep buying books you don’t read – and why it feels so good
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    ‘To mark my home within the luminescence of poetry’: Poems from a new book on the self in the city
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15-year-old Amiruddin Shah has been accepted into the American Ballet Theatre in New York City.

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Jul 10, 2017 · 02:00 pm
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