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Exploring stories of Shoorpanakha and Shakuni through a modern lens
The Ennui Collective brings to Bengaluru Thus Spake Shoorpanakha, So Said Shakhuni, to be staged at two venues on April 6 and April 13
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Branded medicines over generic: How the market is putting patients in a bind
Despite multiple guidelines and notifications from authorities, doctors and clinics are continuing to prescribe branded medications without suggesting generic alternatives
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Beheaded body of young woman found in a suitcase in Haryana’s Faridabad
The body was packed inside a sack before being stuffed in a suitcase and dumped on the roadside in Faridabad’s Kheri Pul police station area
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Developmental restrictions imposed around Musi and Esa rivers
No development activity will be allowed in the 50-metre buffer zone of the Musi and Esa rivers, the orders said.
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PM Modi arrives in Thailand to attend BIMSTEC summit
Apart from holding talks with his Thai counterpart, the BIMSTEC summit will bring Mr. Modi face-to-face with Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli, Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, and Myanmar military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, among others
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All parties should abide by Constitution, Trinamool is fighting for Waqf properties, says Mamata Banerjee
The remarks by Trinamool Congress came on the day when Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025
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India’s vital efforts to tackle air pollution could worsen warming
Aerosols in the atmosphere scatter sunlight and have a cooling effect — yet they also exact a heavy toll on human well-being
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India should use the ‘window of opportunity’ to finalise a ‘stronger’ FTA with Sri Lanka, says economist
The proposed FTA could ‘cover services; allow freer movement of some classes of workers and overcome protectionist blockages in both countries — which are, I think, more on the Sri Lankan side,’ the economist said, adding that closer relationship between the two neighbours ‘should not upset other powers — China and the U.S. — which have stakes in Sri Lanka.’
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No violence reported in Manipur in past four months, Ministry to convene a meeting of both communities soon, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
Amit Shah said that the President’s rule was imposed when majority of the MLA’s said they were not in a position to form the government after the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh on February 9.
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Donald Trump announces 26% ‘discounted reciprocal tariff’ on India
As he announced the tariffs, the U.S. President held up a chart that indicated that India charged 52% tariffs “including currency manipulation and trade barriers,” and America would now charge India a “discounted reciprocal tariff” of 26%
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Woman sustains serious injuries as cracker misfires during temple festival in Kochi
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Gains, losses, and politics in Andhra Pradesh
Chandrababu Naidu supports the delimitation move, unlike his southern counterparts
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KITEX Telangana units will employ around 50,000 people, says Sabu Jacob
Kerala is not serious about helping industrialists, and there have been repeated attempts to virtually terrorise the company management through raids and inspections, the managing director alleges
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Seek Centre’s special package for farm loan waivers, Maha Congress tells Mahayuti
Congress leader Harshavardhan Sapkal also questioned Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s promise of resolving Khadakpurna Canal water issue
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IIT-Madras sets up centre to study science of happiness
Rekhi Foundation for Happiness will work with IIT Madras to integrate happiness studies in academic curriculum
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