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  • Four questions Indians must ask about Operation Sindoor
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    Four questions Indians must ask about Operation Sindoor

  • Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn
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    Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn

  • Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’
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    Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

  • Sunday book pick: The rootless marriage of an Englishman and a Bengali woman in ‘Memories of Rain’
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    Sunday book pick: The rootless marriage of an Englishman and a Bengali woman in ‘Memories of Rain’

  • The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought
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    The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought

  • Told India, Pakistan ‘we will not trade if you don’t stop’, claims Donald Trump
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    Told India, Pakistan ‘we will not trade if you don’t stop’, claims Donald Trump

  • The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club
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    The community that became home: Nine years of Broke Bibliophiles – Bombay Chapter book club

  • Operation Sindoor: Both Hindutva backers and leftists are wrong in claiming India-Israel parallels
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    Operation Sindoor: Both Hindutva backers and leftists are wrong in claiming India-Israel parallels

  • What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?
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    What does Trump’s ceasefire announcement mean for Modi's strongman image?

  • Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’
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    Interview: ‘Embarrassing for Modi to compromise under Trump pressure’

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Watch: 12-year-old Jiya Rai swims 36 km in the open sea to raise autism awareness

In a first-of-its-kind feat, Jiya Rai swam from the Bandra-Worli Sea Link to the Gateway of India, Mumbai.

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Feb 19, 2021 · 10:32 am
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Bravo! Jiya Rai, a 12 yr old daughter of naval sailor Madan Rai, created history by swimming from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India, a distance of 36 Km in 8.40 hrs. She has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and dedicated the swimming feat to raise awareness about Autism pic.twitter.com/gkYhsHLwNx

— Rajat Pandit (@rajatpTOI) February 18, 2021
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    Why the India-Pakistan ceasefire is giving Modi supporters heartburn

  3. Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

    Interview: ‘Op Sindoor won't stop terror; conflict with India existential for Pak Army’

  4. Sunday book pick: The rootless marriage of an Englishman and a Bengali woman in ‘Memories of Rain’

    Sunday book pick: The rootless marriage of an Englishman and a Bengali woman in ‘Memories of Rain’

  5. The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought

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