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  • Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
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    Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
  • ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
  • A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
  • Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
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    Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
  • Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
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    Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
  • In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
  • Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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    Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
  • Why the judiciary is responsible for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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    Why the judiciary is responsible for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
  • For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
  • ‘Inside the Mirror’: A coming-of-age novel set in the 1950s gets women’s desire for true freedom
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    ‘Inside the Mirror’: A coming-of-age novel set in the 1950s gets women’s desire for true freedom
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Watch: Mural of Marianne – ‘symbol of France’ – defaced with ‘tears’ during protests in Paris

Paris has been rife with protests against a new law that prohibits people from posting pictures identifying police officers on duty.

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Dec 15, 2020 · 02:45 pm
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VIDEO: Marianne "cries" in Paris as artist's mural defaced with tears.

A fresco by artist Obey depicting Marianne - the symbol of France - on a building in Paris has been defaced. Red tears were added and the motto of the Republic "liberty, equality, fraternity" was crossed out pic.twitter.com/l5RMg1aWGf

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  1. Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’

    Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
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    Sunday book pick: ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by JD Salinger, a novel I have read 11 times
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    Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
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