Video: How New Delhi officially took over from Calcutta as India’s capital city
Following the Partition of Bengal in 1905, the climate for British rule in the eastern provinces became quite inhospitable.
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1How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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2‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
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3‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary
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4In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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5‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena
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6Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?
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7In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad
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8Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements
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9Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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10Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
