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  • 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
  • ‘Blatant censorship at a critical time’: ‘The Wire’ says its website blocked by Centre
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    ‘Blatant censorship at a critical time’: ‘The Wire’ says its website blocked by Centre
  • Why Ola and Uber are copying India’s new ride-hailing app
    3

    Why Ola and Uber are copying India’s new ride-hailing app
  • Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more
    4

    Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more
  • Blackout imposed again in Jammu, explosions heard
    5

    Blackout imposed again in Jammu, explosions heard
  • Pakistan attacks military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur
    6

    Pakistan attacks military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur
  • ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ review: A bitter pill to swallow
    7

    ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ review: A bitter pill to swallow
  • How false videos blurred fact and fiction after Operation Sindoor
    8

    How false videos blurred fact and fiction after Operation Sindoor
  • Rabindranath Tagore at 164: Translator Sharmistha Mohanty on the writer’s profound empathy for women
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    Rabindranath Tagore at 164: Translator Sharmistha Mohanty on the writer’s profound empathy for women
  • Shortlisted for 2025 International Booker Prize: An excerpt from ‘Small Boat’ by Vincent Delecroix
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    Shortlisted for 2025 International Booker Prize: An excerpt from ‘Small Boat’ by Vincent Delecroix
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‘They will go to die there, where there is life’: Gulzar’s new poem on the plight of migrant workers

A reminder, if we needed one.

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May 18, 2020 · 11:16 am
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    Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more
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