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  • ‘Chikkamma Tours Pvt Ltd’: A cosy Bangalore murder mystery with a realistic portrayal of queer lives
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    ‘Chikkamma Tours Pvt Ltd’: A cosy Bangalore murder mystery with a realistic portrayal of queer lives
  • All we are and all we aspire to be: C Premkumar on the appeal of his fan favourite ‘Meiyazhagan’
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    All we are and all we aspire to be: C Premkumar on the appeal of his fan favourite ‘Meiyazhagan’

  • India’s food plate and palate have changed – but anxieties old and new persist
    3

    India’s food plate and palate have changed – but anxieties old and new persist
  • Australia cap on foreign student intake hit will Indians hard
    4

    Australia cap on foreign student intake hit will Indians hard
  • Interview: Who holds the cards in the Maharashtra election?
    5

    Interview: Who holds the cards in the Maharashtra election?
  • Interview: How the 16th-century Basilica of Bom Jesus became an icon of Goan identity
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    Interview: How the 16th-century Basilica of Bom Jesus became an icon of Goan identity
  • ‘A Tamilian trapped among three Punjabis’: Subhash Ghai rewinds to the ‘Taal’ soundtrack
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    ‘A Tamilian trapped among three Punjabis’: Subhash Ghai rewinds to the ‘Taal’ soundtrack
  • In UP bye-poll, a Muslim candidate seeks the support of Hindu Rajputs
    8

    In UP bye-poll, a Muslim candidate seeks the support of Hindu Rajputs
  • Buddhism’s spread from India to China started with a Han emperor’s dream
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    Buddhism’s spread from India to China started with a Han emperor’s dream
  • Crushing cycle of poverty, trafficking, domestic violence: Underbelly of Assam’s verdant tea gardens
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    Crushing cycle of poverty, trafficking, domestic violence: Underbelly of Assam’s verdant tea gardens
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Watch: How Mumbai’s Metro is a threat to the city’s green cover and its Adivasi population

Mumbai will lose its green lung if the metro rail corporation builds a station and car shed in Aarey.

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Jul 29, 2017 · 02:00 pm
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