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August 14, 2022

Rushdie continues to be on ventilator, may lose an eye

BRITISH author Salman Rushide is likely to lose an eye even as he continues to be on ventilator with damaged liver following Friday’s brutal stabbing onstage in New York, the Mumbai-born writer’s agent Andrew Wylie said on Saturday. “The news is not good. He will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged,” Wylie said.

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WELFARE SCHEMES NOT FREEBIES, SAYS STALIN

JOINING the debate on freebies offered by political parties, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday said spending on education and healthcare of the public cannot be described as “freebies”.

1 min

Sea of tricolour as city soaks in I-Day fervour

Govt lights up prominent buildings, organises events to mark event

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PUNCH POWER: BOOSTING CONFIDENCE, ONE MOVE AT A TIME

A programme run by police in the Maoist-affected Rohtas district gives free training to girls in self-defence, making them feel more safe and secure, writes Ramashankar

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Sri Lanka may get India’s Dornier 228 aircraft on 15th

A Dornier 228 surveillance aircraft of the Indian Navy is expected to be inducted into the Sri Lankan Air Force on Aug. 15, a day before China's research vessel Yuan Wang 5 docks in at Hambantota.

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Army commander takes security review along LoC

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi hoists 72-ft high Tricolour at Keran village

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Women on roads, Taliban uses violence against them

TALIBAN fighters beat women protesters and fired into the air as they violently dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists' return to power.

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Unvaccinated Djokovic out of US Open tune-up in Cincinnati

UNCERTAIN TIMES

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Celebrating gift of life after close call

A year on since bone marrow infection, Zimbabwe all-rounder Raza has turned things around for himself and team

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Independent Island Republics and the Idea of India

The honourable Prime Minister of India has asked every Indian to put the Tricolour on their social media profiles and host the National Flag at every home. Being a patriotic Indian, I have dutifully done so and changed my profile on social media with the picture of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our nation and a tricolour flag.

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Of Flag, False Pride and Failures

It is heartening to see Prime Narendra Modi trying to make 'Har Ghar Tiranga' a movement with the avowed intention of deepening the citizens' connect with the National Flag.

3 mins

Love and Other Drugs

New substances that help you fall and stay in love in addition to salvaging a failing relationship may hit the shelves in the next five years

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‘Was Difficult to Play an 18-Year-Old’

Aamir Khan speaks to Shama Bhagat about his new film, Laal Singh Chaddha, working with Kareena Kapoor Khan after 12 years, and launching his son Junaid

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Sri Lanka allows Chinese ship to dock at its port

Colombo says vessel allowed to dock for replenishment purposes

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