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  • India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries
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    India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries
  • A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
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    A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
  • The art of long, immersive pauses: What links Vinod Kumar Shukla to a 20th-century Carnatic singer
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    The art of long, immersive pauses: What links Vinod Kumar Shukla to a 20th-century Carnatic singer
  • ‘Test’ review: Testing times for the film’s characters and viewers
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    ‘Test’ review: Testing times for the film’s characters and viewers
  • ‘A warning to all’: What Rajiv Gandhi wrote in the guestbook of a WWII memorial in Belarus
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    ‘A warning to all’: What Rajiv Gandhi wrote in the guestbook of a WWII memorial in Belarus
  • April in nonfiction: Six new books about the complexities of the ever-evolving Indian experience
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    April in nonfiction: Six new books about the complexities of the ever-evolving Indian experience
  • Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
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    Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
  • Reader’s guide: The opening lines of the six novels on the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist
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    Reader’s guide: The opening lines of the six novels on the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist
  • A doctor’s biography: Opthalmologist Virender Singh Sangwan’s early years in studying the cornea
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    A doctor’s biography: Opthalmologist Virender Singh Sangwan’s early years in studying the cornea
  • From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station
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    From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station
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Watch: Cyclone Amphan leaves Kolkata airport waterlogged and damaged

Twenty-one people are reported to have been killed in India and Bangladesh.

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May 21, 2020 · 03:05 pm
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VIDEO | A portion of Kolkata Airport flooded in wake of Cyclone Amphan.#Cyclone #CycloneAmphan pic.twitter.com/oFC8mYl3le

— G Plus (@guwahatiplus) May 21, 2020

Kolkata airport is a sea now. Will take days to get things running after #amphan.

Video from WA. @aaikolairport pic.twitter.com/beWUEORoDF

— Subhayan Chakraborty শুভায়ন চক্রবর্তী (@Subhayan_ism) May 21, 2020
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  1. India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries

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    A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
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    The art of long, immersive pauses: What links Vinod Kumar Shukla to a 20th-century Carnatic singer
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    ‘Test’ review: Testing times for the film’s characters and viewers
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