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    Opinion: The Modi government doesn’t understand Gen Z’s protest memes – but that doesn’t matter
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    How long do fruits and vegetables stay fresh?
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    What the Cockroach Janta Party protests reveal about Indian Muslim leadership
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    India’s lost generation: Education was a secure investment, now it’s a gamble
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    India’s mega textile parks are yet to take off but the Centre plans to build more
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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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