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Citizenship on trial in Bihar

The procedure for revising the state’s electoral rolls resembles that laid out for preparing the National Register of Citizens, sparking fears of...

yesterday 20

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Ajaz Ashraf

What’s the right word?

We’ve been badgered by the scant respect given to the English language for a while now, courtesy the many press releases that reach the newspaper....

yesterday 10

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Fiona Fernandez

Victoria: Escape to beauty

Sivaranjini’s superb, award-winning Malayalam debut feature Victoria, is almost entirely set in a women’s beauty parlour. The space is a women’s...

yesterday 10

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Meenakshi Shedde

Where there’s a green will, there’s a green way

Another counted her father as inspiration. He had planted over 20 lakh trees, said our Sunday mid-day report. Sweta Daga (left) and Kapila Chandan...

yesterday 10

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The Editorial

Lobo Lobo in space

“Yeah dat only, him only, if he can achieve dis, den why not me, I want to go wid him on his next space mission, represent de nation” Illustration/...

previous day 10

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Rahul Da Cunha

Does Eknath Shinde need to start worrying?

Does Eknath Shinde need to start worrying?

If the Thackeray cousins come together, even in a ‘show’ of unity over the state’s linguistic identity, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena stands...

previous day 10

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Sanjeev Shivadekar

Honouring the elderly is honouring your future self

Honouring the elderly is honouring your future self

We also need many more centres and assisted living facilities for our seniors so that they have options when it comes to daily living or even...

saturday 10

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The Editorial

We must respect our surroundings by not littering

We must respect our surroundings by not littering

This spoils the environment and harms biodiversity. During the cleanliness drive near the Dehen Forest Nursery in Mhasala of Raigad district in...

saturday 10

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The Editorial

Soft power is a waste of time

Soft power is a waste of time

India doesn’t need to work on influencing public opinion abroad because other countries don’t really matter anymore Representation pic One of the...

saturday 10

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Lindsay Pereira

Entertainment industry must take fire safety seriously

In a statement, authorities confirmed that the fire was confined to electric wiring, installations, plastic and iron materials, decorative items,...

27.06.2025 1

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The Editorial

A spoonful of everyday resistance

Maybe the only way we can reverse the ongoing apocalypse is by sincerely attempting to do one thing that challenges the status quo, causes a dent...

27.06.2025 1

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Rosalyn Dmello

Bumrah the greatest ever? Hmmm!

Bumrah the greatest ever? Hmmm!

While several pundits feel Jasprit is the best fast bowler they’ve seen, the list of other pacemen known for skill, fortitude, longevity and, of...

26.06.2025 1

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Clayton Murzello