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  • For children: When the Greeks, Shakas, Parthians, and Kushanas made a pitstop in ancient India
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    For children: When the Greeks, Shakas, Parthians, and Kushanas made a pitstop in ancient India
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    Born on this day: Remembering Faiz Ahmad Faiz and his poetry of passion
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    I travelled to ground zero of the cyber scams targeting India. Here is what I found
  • How Adani bagged an energy project on India-Pak border for which defence rules were relaxed
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    How Adani bagged an energy project on India-Pak border for which defence rules were relaxed
  • After 90 years, Agra gharana has moved out of its home in Mumbai
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    After 90 years, Agra gharana has moved out of its home in Mumbai
  • Is your digestion fast or slow? Find out with the ‘sweetcorn test’ and what it means
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    Is your digestion fast or slow? Find out with the ‘sweetcorn test’ and what it means
  • With traditional songs and health tips, a Telangana radio station run by Dalit women strikes a chord
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    With traditional songs and health tips, a Telangana radio station run by Dalit women strikes a chord
  • Translated short fiction: Putali, a pregnant cow, tries to birth her calf during fearsome rain
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    Translated short fiction: Putali, a pregnant cow, tries to birth her calf during fearsome rain
  • BJP MLA Kailash Gahlot withdraws plea against need for Centre’s clearance for foreign visits
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    BJP MLA Kailash Gahlot withdraws plea against need for Centre’s clearance for foreign visits
  • ‘Hindi Hindu Histories’: Fascinating accounts of four 20th-century outliers who imagined new futures
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    ‘Hindi Hindu Histories’: Fascinating accounts of four 20th-century outliers who imagined new futures
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‘Hatred isn’t between people, but governments’: Man returns to his homeland 70 years after Partition

‘I was sitting here in this park, reading, when the decision to create Pakistan was announced,’ said Krishan Kumar Khanna, 92, at a park in Lahore’s Gol Bagh.

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Aug 16, 2020 · 10:30 am
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This grandfather left his homeland 13 days after partition. Now, 70 years later, he's returning to Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/6tGdyCmaUy

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  1. For children: When the Greeks, Shakas, Parthians, and Kushanas made a pitstop in ancient India

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    Born on this day: Remembering Faiz Ahmad Faiz and his poetry of passion
  3. I travelled to ground zero of the cyber scams targeting India. Here is what I found

    I travelled to ground zero of the cyber scams targeting India. Here is what I found
  4. How Adani bagged an energy project on India-Pak border for which defence rules were relaxed

    How Adani bagged an energy project on India-Pak border for which defence rules were relaxed
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    After 90 years, Agra gharana has moved out of its home in Mumbai
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