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Tourist influx for ‘firefly festivals’, climate change threatens survival of delicate insect species

Tourist influx for ‘firefly festivals’, climate change ...

Unsustainable tourism is proving costly for the delicate ecological balance of t...

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‘Iru’: A biography in motion about anthropologist Irawati Karve, who lived life on her own terms

‘Iru’: A biography in motion about anthropologist Irawa...

Karve drew the scientific conclusion that race or caste is not a biological iden...

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Canada’s allegations about Amit Shah absurd and baseless, says foreign ministry

Canada’s allegations about Amit Shah absurd and baseles...

The external affairs ministry on Friday summoned a representative of the Canadia...

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Mumbai Police begins process to extradite jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s brother from US

Mumbai Police begins process to extradite jailed gangst...

The police on October 16 moved a special court in Mumbai to initiate the process...

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Booker Prize review: ‘Orbital’ is a wondrous, evocative novel about witnessing humanity from space

Booker Prize review: ‘Orbital’ is a wondrous, evocative...

Samantha Harvey’s novel is set in a day of six astronauts who circle the Earth s...

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Jammu and Kashmir: Two suspected militants killed in gunfight in Anantnag

Jammu and Kashmir: Two suspected militants killed in gu...

In another gunfight with suspected militants in the Srinagar district, two Centr...

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Bibek Debroy (1955-2024): A gadfly who wrapped erudition about mythology around market economics

Bibek Debroy (1955-2024): A gadfly who wrapped eruditio...

An acquaintance remembers the chairman of the prime minister’s economic advisory...

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Delhi records ‘poor’ air quality after Diwali festivities

Delhi records ‘poor’ air quality after Diwali festivities

The average air quality index of the national capital was 297 at 1 pm on Saturday.

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A philosophical inquiry into technology  illuminates our innermost nature, says Sundar Sarukkai

A philosophical inquiry into technology illuminates ou...

This is the sixth and final in a series by Sundar Sarukkai, to be included in hi...

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls for fair share of tax revenue

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls for fair share of tax r...

There should not be any injustice just because Karnataka is a progressive state,...

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A restaurant menu from 1935 is a reminder of how much Bombay has changed

A restaurant menu from 1935 is a reminder of how much B...

During its heyday, the Light of Asia epitomised the cosmopolitanism of a growing...

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November nonfiction: Six recently published books about triumphs and disagreements in Indian history

November nonfiction: Six recently published books about...

A biography of a forgotten queen, voices of dissent in the 21st century, a book ...

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Man suspected of making hoax bomb threats to airports surrenders before police

Man suspected of making hoax bomb threats to airports s...

The police had sent him a notice seeking his presence for the investigation.

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A Trump win will be a disaster for America – but how how much does it matter for the world?

A Trump win will be a disaster for America – but how ho...

The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll.

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Congress says it may take legal action to expunge Election Commission’s remarks about the party

Congress says it may take legal action to expunge Elect...

The Congress was responding to a letter by the poll panel on allegations of irre...

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Book excerpt: A re-appreciation of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s version of ‘Devdas’

Book excerpt: A re-appreciation of Sanjay Leela Bhansal...

“Bhansali is interested in something beyond ‘truth’ or ‘authenticity’, he is ins...