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  • Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn
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    Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn
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    Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’
  • The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club
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    The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club
  • What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?
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    What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?
  • From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with
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    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with
  • The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes: A readers’ guide to the seven winning books
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    The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes: A readers’ guide to the seven winning books
  • Will new recycling mandate reduce construction waste in India?
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    Will new recycling mandate reduce construction waste in India?
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    ‘The Royals’ review: All dressed up with nowhere to go
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    Beyond the drumbeats of war, the quiet thrum of peace activism
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    Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri makes X account private amid trolling after India-Pakistan ceasefire
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Watch: This grandmother from Kerala keeps the craft of Kalaripayattu alive and kicking

Meenakshi Raghavan has been practicing martial arts for 67 years, and is now teaching self-defence to young girls.

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Aug 04, 2017 · 09:08 am
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  1. Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn

    Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn
  2. Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’

    Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’
  3. The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club

    The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club
  4. What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?

    What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?
  5. From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with

    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with
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