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Desperation to devotion: What draws India’s millions to Babas?
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A Trump second term not good for India, or the world
What will a second Trump term mean for India? The man is so impulsive and unpredictable that nobody can be certain what he will do. But he has spoken of radical changes that would impact not just the US but the whole world.
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Smaller nations like Croatia, Austria, Switzerland have proved that they are no flash in the pan. Their skill and speed in the current football tournament proves that they are more than equipped to take on once dominant powers like England and Germany
Yes, chef! Why ‘The Bear’ connects with Indian chefs
Sexism, bullying, pressure…Does the show get portrayal of restaurant world right? Real chefs tell us what hits home
- Sneha Bhura
- TNN
How new telecom law will dictate how you use apps like WhatsApp
With the new law, the government not only gains more control over telecom services, especially during ‘emergencies to ensure security and public order’, but also raises greater privacy concerns with regard to OTT communication services we use on a daily basis
- Trishee Goyal
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Forcing Biden out would have only one beneficiary: Trump
The reason is simple. There are no potential replacements that would stand a better chance of defeating Donald Trump than Joe Biden
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Dear voter, is your ‘secret vote' really 'secret'?
Armed with EVM data, political leaders can pinpoint neighbourhoods – even buildings – that have voted against them. Some have issued veiled threats to voters who chose their rivals. A machine developed 16 years ago could have ended this menace, but the government is not keen to introduce it
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‘When people were dying, Baba’s men were busy removing evidence’
Locals and eyewitnesses recount how Bhole Baba’s men turned against them in order to help the self-styled godman flee as people started being trampled. As UP CM orders a probe suggesting conspiracy, the baba finds no mention in FIR
20 years, 2000 dead: Why tragedies strike religious events so often
At least 2,000 people have died in stampedes over the past 20 years at religious sites and celebrations across India. The reality is there’s barely any report of legal closure of any such tragedy. Will Hathras incident that claimed 121 lives spur state govts, local authorities and organisers to adopt an integrated and structured approach to crowd management?
Can Sensex touch 100,000 points and can you benefit from the rise?
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- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
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Dawn editorial: Pakistan's made first move, onus on India to reciprocate
Either the status quo can continue, and with it the mistrust and toxicity that have dominated bilateral relations for over seven decades, or both sides can take bold steps for peace
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Forcing widows to sit close to the officer, asking them to stay till odd hours and talking words that had a double meaning was common, recalls Indu Singh, widow of Inspector Inderjeet Singh, killed during the Kargil war
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How constable Surajpal Singh became Dalits’ beloved Bhole Baba
His 18-year career as a cop offered him profound insights into societal workings and human psychology — knowledge that would later prove instrumental in his avatar as Bhole Baba
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BSF inspector's widow says “we were easy targets of govt officers' unwanted advances"
Forcing widows to sit close to the officer, asking them to stay till odd hours and talking words that had a double meaning was common, recalls Indu Singh, widow of Inspector Inderjeet Singh, killed during the Kargil war
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Why India joined UN's Doha meet on Afghanistan attended by Taliban
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- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
'Post-poll harassment of voters is real, totaliser can curb it'
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- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
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