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A Shot in the Arm
On June 28, Chandrashekhar Azad, the Bhim Army chief and national president of the Azad Samaj Party (ASP), was visiting Deoband in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district when four assailants in a car opened fire on his sports utility vehicle. Providence was on his side. One of the bullets just grazed past his abdomen, and he was out of the hospital the very next day.
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July 17, 2023
India Today
Mamata's Best Foot Forward
As expected, an orgiastic bout of violence gripped rural West Bengal over the filing of nominations for the three-tier panchayat polls. The nomination process for around 74,000 seats began on June 9, the last date of filing papers was June 15—six days given over to arson, rampant use of bombs and bloodshed.
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July 17, 2023
India Today
THE FAULT LINES OF SAURASHTRA
The topography of the arid peninsula of Saurashtra has metamorphosed into lush green in the past two decades. Thanks to good monsoons resulting in healthy agriculture and forest cover.
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July 17, 2023
India Today
SHOTGUN WEDDINGS
On May 30, Bhojpuri singer Nisha Updhyaya was in the middle of her performance at a social gathering in Bihar’s Bhojpur district, when a gunshot fired by an exuberant reveller pierced her left leg. The singer collapsed on the stage.
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July 17, 2023
India Today
THE BJP'S BIG PAWAR PUNCH
WITH AN EYE ON THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION, THE SAFFRON PARTY SPLITS THE NCP TO STRENGTHEN THE RULING COALITION, REDUCE EKNATH SHINDE'S CLOUT AND WEAKEN OPPOSITION FORMATIONS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL
9 min |
July 17, 2023
India Today
Water Baby
Actor Rakul Preet Singh loves being with people on her holidays. As for destinations, the more exotic the better
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July 17, 2023
India Today
SUN, SAND AND SMORGASBORD
How did Goa transform into the foodie capital of India and what culinary delights does it offer to the visitor?
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July 17, 2023
India Today
WHOSE GANDHI IS IT ANYWAY
A fight erupts over the control of two institutions representative of the Mahatma's legacy-the Sabarmati Ashram and the Gujarat Vidyapith. Can the interested parties rise above petty politics and work towards preserving all that Bapu stood for?
7 min |
July 17, 2023
India Today
BAGHEL BLOWS THE BUGLE
The Chhattisgarh chief minister works towards a second term by sinking differences and using a mix of farm sector initiatives, soft Hindutva, cow and caste politics to get the voters on his side
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July 17, 2023
India Today
THE NEW EXODUS
WHY RECORD NUMBERS OF INDIAN STUDENTS ARE HEADING TO INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
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July 17, 2023
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Why Are Our Choppers Crashing?
A long history of mishaps, ageing machines and poor maintenance, not to mention a dire need for more machines, explain why a series of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopters have gone down
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July 10, 2023
India Today
Friend's In Need
The Promise And The Pitfalls Of The Quantum Leap In Indo-US Ties
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July 10, 2023
India Today
Annotating History
A return to roots is entirely natural for a provenance-focused brand such as Breguet.
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July 10, 2023
India Today
IF LOOKS COULD KILL
With a staggering number of customisation options, the new Range Rover SV is absolute extravagance. We got an exclusive first drive.
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July 10, 2023
India Today
The Classic Contemporary
Redone, relooked and revisited, from channapatna room dividers to chikankari curtains, heritage crafts in a modern avatar, are ruling the global marketplace.
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July 10, 2023
India Today
QUESTION OF ANSWERS
With nearly four decades in quizzing, Siddhartha Basu, the 'father of Indian TV quizzing', is back with Quizzer of the Year on SonyLIV
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July 10, 2023
India Today
FOR THE LOVE OF BIRDS
Aasheesh Pittie has penned an ode to birdwatching peppered with wit and wisdom
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July 10, 2023
India Today
Dog Days
MEENAKSHI REDDY MADHAVAN'S SOFT ANIMAL IS ABOUT LOVE OR THE LACK OF IT-IN THE TIME OF COVID
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July 10, 2023
India Today
NO PLACE CALLED HOME
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELONG TO A NATION IN EXILE? A COLLECTION OF TIBETAN ESSAYS EDITED BY TENZIN DICKIE TRIES TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION
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July 10, 2023
India Today
The Maze Runner
Krishnagopal Mallick's Bengali queer writing finds a new lease of life in translation
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July 10, 2023
India Today
COURTESAN TALES
Two recent books focus on the life histories of courtesan performers
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July 10, 2023
India Today
Laughter Therapy
Standup comedian Aravind SA is on tour with his third special, We Need to Talk
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July 10, 2023
India Today
MAN OF MANY PARTS
Bengali cinema superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee seeks a national audience for his craft-but at his pace and on his terms
3 min |
July 10, 2023
India Today
Concrete Vs Jungle
The Supreme Court's recent overturning of its ruling on Ecologically Sensitive Zones around protected areas may have left some locals relieved but could open the doors to new threats from unbridled construction
6 min |
July 10, 2023
India Today
MANN ON THE WARPATH
THE PUNJAB CM POSITIONS HIMSELF AS AN AGGRESSIVE LEADER BY PUSHING THROUGH THREE CONTENTIOUS BILLS. BUT HAS HE BITTEN OFF MORE THAN HE CAN CHEW?
6 min |
July 10, 2023
India Today
MAHA SCHISM
The Shinde-Fadnavis personal rivalry continues to test the ruling alliance, even as their respective parties battle for control of the political turf in Maharashtra
6 min |
July 10, 2023
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MILES TO GO
An ambitious national alliance-building exercise to challenge PM Modi and the BJP in 2024 takes baby steps. But many contradictions still need ironing out
6 min |
July 10, 2023
India Today
IN A WILFUL MUDDLE
The central bank's latest circular on wilful defaulters creates more confusion than clarity, forcing many to ask if it was offering a window of escape to the likes of Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi
7 min |
July 10, 2023
India Today
MAOISTS IN A CASH-22
The RBI's withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes is taking a toll on extremists' finances
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July 10, 2023
India Today
GEHLOT'S GIFT ECONOMY
Gehlot points to Rajasthan's \"extraordinary\" growth rate as proof of his schemes having an impact
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