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<title>Slow progress of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is causing us to miss early window for action</title>
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<title>‘The Valley of Unfinished Songs’: An uneven novel about the interior life of the Kashmiri people</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Umair Ahmed Khan’s debut novel fulfils its ambitions more often than not. ]]></description>
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<title>One Indian worker killed, three injured in Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia</title>
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<title>Kolkata: Protesters clash with police during demonstration against curbs on namaz, demolition drive</title>
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<title>In Himachal Pradesh, tourism and migration are altering beliefs that kept forests safe</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Belief-based practices of sacred groves have helped preserve forest patches across generations. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Absent People, Absent Places’: Saranya Subramanian’s poetic language is ingenious and at ease</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The poems chronicle the unsettling memories the city has lived through and preserve the words of those who lived through them. ]]></description>
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<title>WHO classifies Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, Uganda a global health emergency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Eight confirmed cases, 246 suspected and 80 suspected deaths have been reported in Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ]]></description>
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<title>CBI arrests another Pune teacher in 2026 NEET&#45;UG paper leak case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ So far, nine people have been arrested from Delhi, Jaipur, Gurugram, Nashik, Pune and Ahilyanagar. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi: CNG price hiked twice in 48 hours, crosses Rs 80 per kg</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This is the first time that compressed natural gas prices in the national capital have crossed Rs 80 per kg. ]]></description>
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<title>Sunday book pick: ‘Sister Carrie’, published in 1900, predicted the individualism of urban life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Theodore Dreiser’s novel is about a young woman who moves to the big city, where she chases her own American Dream. ]]></description>
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<title>NIA files chargesheet against five for trafficking of Indians to ‘cyber slavery’ firms in Cambodia</title>
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<title>Illustrators Charbak Dipta and Anand RK, and journalist Suparna Sharma nominated for Eisner Awards</title>
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<title>Threads across empires: Why a 17th century Mughal carpet hangs in a London Guild Hall</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Knot by knot, Mughal-era carpets bear the imprint of anonymous South Asian artisans and speak of entangled histories of exchange. ]]></description>
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<title>Indus Waters Treaty: India rejects arbitration award, calls it ‘null and void’</title>
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<title>Excesses in the time of austerity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ PM Narendra Modi’s long convoys and roadshows led to questions about the gulf between the measures he was urging fellow citizens to adopt and his own actions. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India: How learning outdoors provides a better template for environmental studies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In Pune, few learning systems are helping children develop emotional and invested relationships with nature. ]]></description>
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<title>Motorola India sues tech platforms for ‘defamatory’ reviews</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/motorola-india-sues-tech-platforms-for-defamatory-reviews</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Digital rights experts say the lawsuit will affect free speech at a time when India is tightening regulation of online content. ]]></description>
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<title>Telangana: Union minister’s son arrested in Pocso case after HC declines to grant interim relief</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bandi Bhageerath has been accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl after befriending her on the pretext of marriage. ]]></description>
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<title>Mahesh Bhatt on his mother Shrin: ‘The woman who belonged everywhere’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘She lived her life in disguise – not for glamour, but to protect the lives that had sprung from her.’ ]]></description>
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<title>Ramachandra Guha: Seven duopolies that shaped independent India (and which have been most damaging)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The partnership between Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel was unquestionably the finest and most constructive. ]]></description>
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<title>Should you exercise in the morning or evening? Depends on your body clock</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A growing body of research suggests that your chronotype, the biological tendency to prefer certain times of the day to sleep, can affect exercise benefits. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Misquoted by media,’ claims CJI after backlash over ‘cockroaches’ remark about unemployed youth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chief Justice Surya Kant said his remarks were specifically about those who entered professions based on fake degrees. ]]></description>
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<title>Centre imposes curbs on silver imports, authorisation needed for 99.9% purity category</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This comes in the context of the government seeking to tighten oversight on imports of precious metals, so as to ease pressure on forex reserves. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The Unrepentant’: These Short stories looking at Malaysia’s past feel intimate, yet startlingly new</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The stories aim to recover the parts of history left out of official records, and what emerges are love affairs, dislocations, and private feelings of loss. ]]></description>
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<title>Andhra Pradesh to offer incentive of Rs 30,000 for third child, Rs 40,000 for fourth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said that the time has come for society to work together to increase birth rates. ]]></description>
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<title>Oxfam was involved in campaign against Assam tea industry, violated FCRA, claims Centre in HC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Centre told the Delhi High Court that the non-governmental organisation had engaged in activities detrimental to the country’s economic interests. ]]></description>
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<title>Bangladesh may be headed into another deadly dengue season – unprepared</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hospitals are already under severe pressure handling a severe measles outbreak. If dengue hits again, facilities could be overwhelmed. ]]></description>
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<title>Andhra Pradesh to give incentives of Rs 30,000 for third child, Rs 40,000 for fourth one</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said that the time has now come for society to work together to increase birth rates. ]]></description>
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<title>Oxfam was involved in negative campaign against Assam tea industry, violated FCRA: Centre to HC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The State Backward Classes Welfare Department on Friday issued letters to all district magistrates directing them to begin the process. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ When literary awards are opened up to languages from around the world, they become diverse and inclusive. This year’s winner will be announced on May 19. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: TMC’s Rajganj candidate alleges miscreants set her house on fire</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee claimed that ‘BJP goons’ were behind the burning of Swapna Barman’s home. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chief Justice Surya Kant made the remarks when the Supreme Court pulled up a lawyer for a plea seeking directions to designate him as a senior advocate. ]]></description>
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<title>The forgotten plan to station Canadian soldiers in British India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Long before the World Wars, imperial strategists imagined Canadian regiments guarding India’s frontiers against revolt and invasion. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ United States President Donald Trump said that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was the ‘most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield’. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The counsel for the brother of one of the men arrested in the matter sought an independent investigation. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ After the election results and the BJP’s Bengal win, the prime minister appealed for ‘austerity’. The Iran war drowned out one year of Operation Sindoor. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ A cess would be imposed for a year to mitigate the impact of high global oil prices and the proposal was being discussed at ‘highest levels’, the report said. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Already existing legal provisions and court orders have done little to punish hateful speeches. New laws might only be weaponised by a partisan state. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ He won the ‘Illustrated Reporting and Commentary’ prize, along with investigative reporter Natalie Obiko Pearson and Suparna Sharma, for ‘trAPPed’. ]]></description>
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<title>How ‘decision fatigue’ can lead to a bad diet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Eating healthy often requires paying attention to numbers and nutrition details. When we are no longer able to, we opt for what is easy or familiar. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ He was identified as PV Kulkarni, a chemistry lecturer involved in the examination process on behalf of the National Testing Agency. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Departmental proceedings will be initiated against them, said Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dharmendra Pradhan said that there was a ‘breach’ in the command chain for the conduct of the test, which was cancelled after paper leak allegations. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The agency alleged that they violated their bail conditions by taking part in a meeting at the Mumbai Press Club, where other accused persons were present. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench quashed an order by the Archaeological Survey of India, which allowed Hindu prayers on the premises on Tuesdays and Muslim prayers on Fridays. ]]></description>
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<title>Unnao rape case: SC sets aside Delhi HC order suspending life sentence of Kuldeep Sengar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The CBI had challenged the High Court’s decision to suspend the expelled BJP leader’s jail sentence and allow his release. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Varanasi court had earlier denied relief to all 14 accused persons, stating that the offences allegedly committed by them were of ‘a serious nature’. ]]></description>
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<title>This book argues that leaders weaponise world trade to wage wars and win votes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Why Politicians Lie About Trade’, by Dmitry Grozoubinski. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The third member of the selection committee should be a neutral person, Justice Dipankar Datta verbally observed. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who appeared as a lawyer for one of the petitioners, claimed that violence took place in the presence of the police. ]]></description>
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<title>Petrol, diesel prices increased amid supply concerns</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The price of petrol was increased by Rs 3 per litre in Delhi, Rs 3.2 per litre in Kolkata and Rs 3.1 per litre in Mumbai. ]]></description>
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<title>Calcutta HC tells Bengal Police to ensure safe return of those displaced after post&#45;poll violence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who appeared as a lawyer for one of the petitioners, claimed that violence took place in the presence of the police. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Sarkunam’s Tamil series is out on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<title>Several foreign citizens held for allegedly voting in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry polls: Reports</title>
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<title>US to drop fraud charges against Gautam Adani, reports ‘The New York Times’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Adani Group chairperson agreed to pay $6 million to settle a parallel case filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, ‘Bloomberg’ reported. ]]></description>
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<title>India’s massive judicial backlog can be tackled by a simple legal provision that already exists</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Following the ‘Rule of Three’ cap on adjournments will deter deliberate delaying of cases and transform the judicial system. ]]></description>
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<title>Petrol, diesel prices increased by Rs 3 per litre in Delhi amid supply concerns</title>
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<title>‘Baapya’ review: A gender bender about a man who loved a woman who was always a man</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sameer Tewari’s Marathi film, starring Rajshri Deshpande and Girish Kulkarni, is out in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>How slow counting of votes in Bengal helped BJP win a lost seat from Trinamool</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Trinamool claims that the BJP colluded with the Election Commission to slow down the counting of votes in its strongholds on the day of the results. ]]></description>
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<title>Why lipoprotein(a) cholesterol is gaining attention as an indicator of heart health</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-lipoproteina-cholesterol-is-gaining-attention-as-an-indicator-of-heart-health</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Unlike most other cholesterol measures, Lp(a) is largely determined by genetics. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi HC judge initiates criminal contempt action against Arvind Kejriwal, other AAP leaders</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/delhi-hc-judge-initiates-criminal-contempt-action-against-arvind-kejriwal-other-aap-leaders</guid>
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<title>Rush Hour: EC announces third phase of SIR, VD Satheesan to be next Kerala CM &amp;amp; more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Wholesale inflation jumps to 8.3% in April, highest in three&#45;and&#45;a&#45;half years</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/wholesale-inflation-jumps-to-83-in-april-highest-in-three-and-a-half-years</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The increase comes in the backdrop rising global energy rates triggered by the conflict in West Asia. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: Over 38 from Naga, Kuki communities being held hostage by several groups, says minister</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/manipur-over-38-from-naga-kuki-communities-being-held-hostage-by-several-groups-says-minister</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ State Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam said the government was holding talks with civil society groups and political leaders to secure their release. ]]></description>
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<title>Short fiction: Dalit women in a Punjab village ward off lecherous dominant&#45;caste men</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Cry of the Sky’ by Bhura Singh Kaler in ‘Gangrene: Punjabi Dalit Short Stories’, translated by Akshaya Kumar and Navdeep Singh. ]]></description>
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<title>CBI arrests five in 2026 NEET&#45;UG paper leak case, conducts searches across country</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three persons were arrested in Jaipur, one was held in Gurugram and another in Nashik, officials said. ]]></description>
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<title>Election Commission announces third SIR phase in 16 states, three Union Territories</title>
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<title>Attack on Indian&#45;flagged ship off Oman coast ‘unacceptable’, all crew safe, says MEA</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It was not immediately clear who carried out the strike on the vessel. ]]></description>
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<title>89 killed in heavy rain&#45;related incidents in Uttar Pradesh</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/89-killed-in-heavy-rain-related-incidents-in-uttar-pradesh</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ More than 50 persons were injured and 87 hours were damaged on Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The self is all pervasive like ether’: A new translation of the Isa Upanisad for the modern reader</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/the-self-is-all-pervasive-like-ether-a-new-translation-of-the-isa-upanisad-for-the-modern-reader</link>
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<title>Delhi blast case: NIA alleges terror group aimed to ‘overthrow government, impose Sharia’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/delhi-blast-case-nia-alleges-terror-group-aimed-to-overthrow-government-impose-sharia</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The persons accused in the matter were linked to an offshoot of terror group Al Qaida, the National Investigation Agency alleged in the chargesheet. ]]></description>
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<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-allows-cbi-to-prosecute-officials-in-corruption-cases</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Trinamool Congress government had withheld the permission to protect ‘corrupt bureaucrats’, alleged Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: BJP government bans public slaughter of animals, mandates certificate for cows, bullocks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A person found violating the order may be punished with up to six months in jail or a fine of up to Rs 1,000. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ There is a legal gap in punishing irresponsible driving by minors without valid licence. But there is a provision that holds parents to account. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The move came after Delhi raised import tariffs on gold and silver to 15% from 6% to ease pressure on foreign exchange reserves and support the weakening rupee. ]]></description>
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<title>How literary critic DR Nagaraj engaged with 12th&#45;century philosopher&#45;poet Allama Prabhu in his work</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from the Introduction to ‘Allama Prabhu and the Shaiva Imagination’, by DR Nagaraj, translated from the Kannada by NS Gundur. ]]></description>
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<title>Gujarat fisherfolk in crisis after two summers of war</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The war in West Asia has cut off export markets, tanking fish rates while equipment costs have risen and a fuel price hike is likely. ]]></description>
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<title>Why hantavirus isn’t the ‘next Covid’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The difference in transmission potential is why SARS-CoV-2 caused a pandemic and Andes virus has only produced contained outbreaks. ]]></description>
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<title>Bangla Pokkho chief Garga Chatterjee sent to three days police custody</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bangla-pokkho-chief-garga-chatterjee-sent-to-three-days-police-custody</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ He was arrested for allegedly spreading misinformation about Electronic Voting Machines ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Gold and silver prices surge after import duties hiked, Assam to introduce UCC and more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>How Pakistan emerged as a trusted mediator between the US and iran</title>
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<title>Love stories from the epics: Mandodari’s devotion to her husband Ravana outlives tragedy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Epic Love Stories’, by Bulbul Sharma. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Bharatiya Janata Party leader had secured a victory from both the constituencies in the recently-concluded Assembly elections. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ They were the country’s first wild-born cubs since Project Cheetah was launched in September 2022. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Six persons working on a bridge had been killed when it collapsed into a river after the structure was struck by a vessel in March 2024. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ They were the country’s first wild-born cubs since Project Cheetah was launched in September 2022. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ A petition was filed in the Madras High Court on Wednesday questioning the grounds on which Rickey Rathan Pandit Vettrivel had been given the position. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka wants to see if the BJP will follow through on its West Bengal polls rhetoric, the foreign affairs adviser to Bangladeshi prime minister said. ]]></description>
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<title>Nashik TCS case: AIMIM corporator’s house where accused was allegedly sheltered demolished</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Matin Patel approached the court seeking a stay after receiving the notice on Saturday, but it was not granted. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The government increased duties on the precious metals to 15% from 6% to ease pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bhopal-fir-against-hindutva-group-members-for-assaulting-muslim-man-over-love-jihad-claims</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bajrang Dal members had allegedly barged into a hotel room, assaulted Arif Khan and paraded him on the street after smearing ink and cow dung on his face. ]]></description>
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<title>Banibrata Mahanta wins 2025 Muse India Translation Award for translating Hindi novel, ‘Lavanyadevi’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ He will receive a cash prize of Rs 25,000. ]]></description>
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<title>Bihar CM says persons excluded in SIR won’t get welfare benefits, passbooks to be cancelled: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This came a day after the new Bharatiya Janata Party government in West Bengal made a similar announcement. ]]></description>
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<title>Prateek Yadav, SP founder Mulayam Singh’s son, dies at 38</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The exact cause of death would be known after a postmortem examination, doctors said. ]]></description>
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<title>This book examines the interplay between Christianity and caste, especially for Dalit women</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’, by Christina Dhanuja. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Asking citizens to change their behaviour in the midst of widening inequality cannot compensate for low trust and structural economic problems. ]]></description>
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<title>Why India built the seat of Ghana’s government and what that says about global relationships</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ghana’s engagement with foreign-built projects often involves negotiation over design, symbolism and use. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s astrologer appointed as his officer on special duty</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rickey Radhan Pandit Vetrivel was previously associated with former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, but the two parted ways in 2014. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Stock market crash wipes out over Rs 11 lakh crore, NEET UG exam cancelled &amp;amp; more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The leader of the pro-Bengali advocacy group was arrested following a complaint by the Election Commission, according to reports. ]]></description>
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<title>Behind gender transition&#45;themed film ‘Baapya’, an ‘important journey from denial to acceptance’</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/behind-gender-transition-themed-film-baapya-an-important-journey-from-denial-to-acceptance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Actors Rajshri Deshpande and Girish Kulkarni talk to ‘Scroll’ about Sameer Tiwari’s Marathi movie, which is out in cinemas on May 15. ]]></description>
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<title>Kalki’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’: Rival factions gather at Kadambur Palace, awaiting crucial decisions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Bejewelled Crown: Pooniyin Selvan Book 7’,  translated from the Tamil by Nandini Krishnan. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi HC sets aside Centre’s decision rejecting OCI card to The Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It noted that the communication informing the journalist about the rejection of his application for an Overseas Citizen of India card was bereft of any reason. ]]></description>
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<title>India’s passport ranked 78th among 199 countries</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Indians can travel to 56 countries without a visa, as per the 2026 Henley Passport Index. ]]></description>
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<title>Undergraduate NEET 2026 cancelled after alleged paper leak</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A ‘guess paper’ circulated in Rajasthan contained questions closely matching the NEET paper, following which an investigation was launched. ]]></description>
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<title>‘System’ trailer: Legal thriller stars Sonakshi Sinha, Jyotika and Ashutosh Gowariker</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/system-trailer-legal-thriller-stars-sonakshi-sinha-jyotika-and-ashutosh-gowariker</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s Hindi film will be out on May 22 on Prime Video. The cast includes Preeti Agarwal, Addinath Kothare, Gaurav Pandey and Sayandeep Sengupta. ]]></description>
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<title>Children’s picture book: Bittoo has tried everything to stop hiccups, but they just won’t go away</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/childrens-picture-book-bittoo-has-tried-everything-to-stop-hiccups-but-they-just-wont-go-away</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Hic-Hicc-Hiccups!’, by Esha Gupta. Illustrated by Charbak Dipta. ]]></description>
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<title>HC restores ‘4PM News’ YouTube channel blocked by Centre citing ‘national security’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/hc-restores-4pm-news-youtube-channel-blocked-by-centre-citing-national-security</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The channel had uploaded around 50,000 videos and only 26 were identified as objection, which will continue to remain blocked, the court said. ]]></description>
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<title>How caste but also North&#45;South divide affect child malnutrition in India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scheduled Caste children south of the Vindhyas had better health outcomes than those living in the north, shows research. ]]></description>
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<title>No bailout for state&#45;run oil companies for now, says Centre as West Asia crisis pushes up losses</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/no-bailout-for-state-run-oil-companies-for-now-says-centre-as-west-asia-crisis-pushes-up-losses</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Oil companies were facing under-recoveries of around Rs 2 lakh crore, with losses of up to Rs 1 lakh crore projected in the quarter, the government said. ]]></description>
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<title>Life story: What a five&#45;paise reward taught writer Vasudhendra about not being wasteful</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘I Love My Amma’, by Vasudhendra, translated from the Kannada by Narayan Shankaran. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal top poll officer named as chief secretary, TMC calls appointment ‘outrageous and brazen’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-top-poll-officer-named-as-chief-secretary-tmc-calls-appointment-outrageous-and-brazen</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ This came two days after the rolls observer for the special intensive revision exercise was appointed as the advisor to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. ]]></description>
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<title>How to read the classics in an age of distraction (and three short books to get you going)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Reading the classics can deliver cognitive, social, emotional and even ethical benefits. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal SIR: TMC claims voter deletions affected outcome in many seats, SC says fresh pleas needed</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-sir-tmc-claims-voter-deletions-affected-outcome-in-many-seats-sc-says-fresh-pleas-needed</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-sir-tmc-claims-voter-deletions-affected-outcome-in-many-seats-sc-says-fresh-pleas-needed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The poll panel contended that in such cases, the Trinamool Congress could file election petitions. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Opposition says PM’s call for austerity ‘proof of failure’, stock market plunges &amp;amp; more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-opposition-says-pms-call-for-austerity-proof-of-failure-stock-market-plunges-more</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Birds are crashing into India’s glass surfaces but there’s little data or research on collisions</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/birds-are-crashing-into-indias-glass-surfaces-but-theres-little-data-or-research-on-collisions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Wildlife rescue workers increasingly suspect mortality may be higher than it appears. ]]></description>
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<title>PDP leader Iltija Mufti’s X account withheld in India</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/pdp-leader-iltija-muftis-x-account-withheld-in-india</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/pdp-leader-iltija-muftis-x-account-withheld-in-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Days earlier, an FIR was filed against unidentified persons after Mufti shared an old video of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani about Urdu. ]]></description>
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<title>‘A strange reticence / laps at the shores reason’: An elegiac tribute to the impossibility of speech</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/a-strange-reticence-laps-at-the-shores-reason-an-elegiac-tribute-to-the-impossibility-of-speech</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Ode to a Grieving Angel: Poems’, by Naveen Kishore. ]]></description>
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<title>VB&#45;G Ram G Act to come into force on July 1, MGNREGA to be repealed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The new employment law has drawn criticism from economists and labour rights experts, who said that it consolidates decision-making with the Union government. ]]></description>
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<title>Stock market tanks amid higher oil prices, PM Modi’s call for austerity</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/stock-market-tanks-amid-higher-oil-prices-pm-modis-call-for-austerity</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Indian rupee weakened to 95.3 against the United States dollar on Monday. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Desi Bling’ trailer: Reality series follows wealthy Indians and Bollywood stars in Dubai</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The show will out on May 20 on Netflix. Satish Sanpal, Dyuti Parruck, Rizwan Sajan, Pamela Serena, Janvee Gaur and Alizey and Lailli Mirza are among the guests. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Proofs of failure’: Opposition on PM Modi’s fuel&#45;saving, avoid gold purchase appeal amid Iran war</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/proofs-of-failure-opposition-on-pm-modis-fuel-saving-avoid-gold-purchase-appealamid-iran-war</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/proofs-of-failure-opposition-on-pm-modis-fuel-saving-avoid-gold-purchase-appealamid-iran-war</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Congress’ Jairam Ramesh said the prime minister’s ‘unexpected pleas’ could indicate that ‘austerity measures’, such as fuel price hike, might be on their way. ]]></description>
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<title>Stock market slides amid higher oil prices, PM Modi’s call for austerity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Indian rupee weakened to 95.4 against the United States dollar on Monday. ]]></description>
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<title>Revive Covid&#45;era WFH, save fuel, avoid foreign trips: Modi appeals as Iran war strains economy</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/revive-covid-era-wfh-save-fuel-avoid-foreign-trips-modi-appeals-as-iran-war-strains-economy</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/revive-covid-era-wfh-save-fuel-avoid-foreign-trips-modi-appeals-as-iran-war-strains-economy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Reducing edible oil consumption and avoiding gold purchases were among the ‘nationally responsible’ lifestyle choices proposed by the prime minister. ]]></description>
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<title>Three held in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh in killing of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/three-held-in-bihar-uttar-pradesh-in-killing-of-suvendu-adhikaris-aide</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/three-held-in-bihar-uttar-pradesh-in-killing-of-suvendu-adhikaris-aide</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The police suspect that at least eight persons were involved in the murder of Chandranath Rath, but the motive was unclear. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Healthy and asymptomatic’: Two Indians aboard ship with hantavirus cases evacuated to Netherlands</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/healthy-and-asymptomatic-two-indians-aboard-ship-with-hantavirus-cases-evacuated-to-netherlands</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The disease has killed three passengers on the cruise, sparking global health concerns. ]]></description>
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<title>Revive Covid&#45;era WFH, save fuel, avoid foreign trips: Modi appeals as West Asia war strains economy</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/revive-covid-era-wfh-save-fuel-avoid-foreign-trips-modi-appeals-as-west-asia-war-strains-economy</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/revive-covid-era-wfh-save-fuel-avoid-foreign-trips-modi-appeals-as-west-asia-war-strains-economy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Reducing edible oil consumption and avoiding gold purchases were among the ‘nationally responsible’ lifestyle choices proposed by the prime minister. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Totally unacceptable’: Trump rejects Iran’s response to US peace proposal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After the US president’s statement, the price of benchmark Brent crude climbed 2.6% to $104. ]]></description>
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<title>Will the use of AI make human creativity obsolete? No, says a writer and professor in a new book</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/will-the-use-of-ai-make-human-creativity-obsolete-no-says-a-writer-and-professor-in-a-new-book</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/will-the-use-of-ai-make-human-creativity-obsolete-no-says-a-writer-and-professor-in-a-new-book</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Open Intelligence: Education between Art and Artificial’, by Saikat Majumdar. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:02 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Start the week with a film: ‘Two Prosecutors’ chillingly reveals what total state control looks like</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/start-the-week-with-a-film-two-prosecutors-chillingly-reveals-what-total-state-control-looks-like</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sergei Loznitsa’s acclaimed drama is available on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<title>Indian hospitals are pushing robotic surgery, but do you really need it?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As more private hospitals install robotic systems, patients are being nudged to undergo costlier procedures, sometimes even when they do not need them. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 08:30:17 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>‘Logic in a Popular Form’: When Bengal’s syncretic traditions countered orthodox religious practices</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/logic-in-a-popular-form-when-bengals-syncretic-traditions-countered-orthodox-religious-practices</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/logic-in-a-popular-form-when-bengals-syncretic-traditions-countered-orthodox-religious-practices</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cultural theorist Sumanta Banerjee draws on folklore and social history in his book to trace connections between religious practice and social change. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu CM Vijay resigns from Tiruchi East Assembly seat, retains Perambur</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ With this, the effective strength of TVK was reduced to 107. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘Sharing a poetic recitation without any additional commentary or intent to incite, cannot be construed as promoting enmity or public mischief,’ said the bench. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Why does the rain not come?’: How women’s work songs echo climate change crisis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Women’s work songs function as informal archives of environmental change. ]]></description>
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<title>Punjab: AAP minister Sanjeev Arora sent to seven&#45;day ED custody in alleged money&#45;laundering case</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/punjab-aap-minister-sanjeev-arora-sent-to-seven-day-ed-custody-in-alleged-money-laundering-case</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The 62-year-old was on Saturday from his official residence in Chandigarh. ]]></description>
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<title>‘My fascination with horror predates my fascination with history’: Eric Chopra, author of ‘Ghosted’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/my-fascination-with-horror-predates-my-fascination-with-history-eric-chopra-author-of-ghosted</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ An interview with the author of a book on Delhi’s ‘haunted’ monuments. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu: 54% MLAs have pending criminal cases, shows study</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-54-mlas-have-pending-criminal-cases-shows-study</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AIADMK’s Leemarose Martin is the wealthiest MLA, with assets worth Rs 5,863 crore, followed by Chief Minister Vijay. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Drishyam 3’ trailer: Mohanlal’s Georgekutty faces the heat yet again</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/drishyam-3-trailer-mohanlals-georgekutty-faces-the-heat-yet-again</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/drishyam-3-trailer-mohanlals-georgekutty-faces-the-heat-yet-again</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jeethu Joseph’s Malayalam film will be out on May 21 in cinemas. The cast includes Meena, Siddique, Asha Sharath, Murali Gopy, Ansiba Hassan and Esther Anil. ]]></description>
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<title>Sunday book pick: Past imperfect, future tense for young Indian men in Snigdha Poonam’s ‘Dreamers’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In this book published in 2018, journalist Snigdha Poonam follows men from tier-2 cities as they try to make a living and realise their dreams. ]]></description>
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<title>Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma elected NDA leader, set to return as chief minister</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won the Assembly elections, bagging 102 seats in the 126-member Assembly. ]]></description>
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<title>Phone calls on speaker, refusing to queue: Why don’t Indians respect other users of public space?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When public space is contested and social hierarchy dictates who deserves what kind of consideration, disregard becomes the norm. ]]></description>
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<title>Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM, state gets first government led by non&#45;Dravidian party in 6 decades</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ TVK, on its electoral debut, had emerged as the single-largest party in the state elections. ]]></description>
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<title>What the media isn’t saying about how the Iran war is hurting Indian livelihoods and economy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Even jobs that are not directly dependent on raw material imports from West Asia are being impacted. ]]></description>
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<title>Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina congratulates Suvendu Adhikari on becoming Bengal CM</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘I hope... [New Delhi and Dhaka] will continue to work together for the shared development and welfare of the people of both Bengals,’ Hasina said. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Weird, delightful, refreshing’: Anupama Raju on translating writer Paul Zacharia’s ‘imagination’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘I had to ensure readers around the world got a peek into his bizarre, but entertaining, universe.’ ]]></description>
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<title>‘Rebel English Academy’: Mohammed Hanif’s new novel richly rewards the patient reader</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The conflicts function within the very matrix of eros and thanatos – the desire to be supreme at the cost of human suffering. ]]></description>
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<title>View from Bangladesh: With BJP’s West Bengal win, fears in Dhaka that ‘push&#45;ins’ will intensify</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/view-from-bangladesh-with-bjps-west-bengal-win-fears-in-dhaka-that-push-ins-will-intensify</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/view-from-bangladesh-with-bjps-west-bengal-win-fears-in-dhaka-that-push-ins-will-intensify</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This issue could derail efforts to normalise ties between the neighbours and trigger a serious humanitarian and diplomatic crisis. ]]></description>
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<title>TVK chief Vijay to take oath as next Tamil Nadu CM tomorrow</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The governor has directed Vijay to seek a vote of confidence in the Assembly by May 13. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal SIR special observer appointed advisor to CM Suvendu Adhikari</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-sir-special-observer-appointed-advisor-to-cm-suvendu-adhikari</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The special intensive revision exercise led to about 91 lakh voters, nearly 11.9% of the electorate before the process began, being removed from the rolls. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The Fox Valley Murders’: A hit combination of nostalgia and evocative descriptions of locales</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-fox-valley-murders-a-hit-combination-of-nostalgia-and-evocative-descriptions-of-locales</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In Jack Vance’s 1966 crime novel, one is privy to the impact of a crime on a town’s residents and the process of solving it through the eyes of a local. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The special intensive revision exercise led to about 91 lakh voters, nearly 11.9% of the electorate before the process began, being removed from the rolls. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The four nesting beaches at Rushikulya have a significant presence of plastic waste and discarded fishing nets, says a study. ]]></description>
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<title>HC criticises UIDAI for ‘unnecessary hardships’ due to technical irregularities in Aadhaar records</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Bombay High Court issued directives to the statutory body to ensure that citizens are not unfairly burdened due to biometric anomalies. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The decision paves the way for the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to form a coalition govenrment. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The agency earlier in the day searched five locations in an investigation linked to alleged fake Goods and Services Tax transactions and exports. ]]></description>
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<title>May global nonfiction: From the Black Death to literacy crises, how humans have survived hard times</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A collection of essays for Black History Month, a memoir of a mother raising a deaf child, the biography of a beloved author, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Women’s commission to seek ban on parole for those convicted of rape, aggravated sexual assault</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It will urge the Centre to undertake reforms to strengthen the justice delivery mechanism in cases involving serious offences against women and children. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The raids were conducted as part of a money-laundering investigation linked to alleged fake Goods and Services Tax transactions and exports, officials said. ]]></description>
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<title>International Booker shortlist: ‘Taiwan Travelogue’ feels repetitive despite its innovative methods</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Yáng Shuāng-zĭ’s novel translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King is shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize. ]]></description>
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<title>From anti&#45;colonial to pre&#45;independence struggles: Rabindranath Tagore’s songs in the time of famine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rabindranath Tagore was born on this day, the 25th of Boishakh, 1268, on the Bengali calendar, 165 years ago. ]]></description>
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<title>Great Nicobar Project: HC upholds maintainability of pleas alleging Forest Rights Act violations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The courts must permit genuine public causes concerning vulnerable communities to be raised even by persons not directly affected, the bench said. ]]></description>
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<title>BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as West Bengal chief minister</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Adhikari became the first Bharatiya Janata Party leader to hold the position. ]]></description>
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<title>India’s data centre push runs into farmers’ resistance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are each developing at least one big multibillion-dollar data centre project in India. ]]></description>
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<title>Harsh Mander: India’s anti&#45;conversion laws betray Constitution’s promise of religious freedom</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the aftermath of Partition, the Constituent Assembly debated ‘conversion’ but incorporated freedom of a religion as a fundamental right. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Waning Crescent’: A biography of the journey of Islam from divine faith to ideological system</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Faisal Devji writes that once Islam was imagined as a historical actor, it lost something of its purely theological character. ]]></description>
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<title>Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani appointed next chief of defence staff</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan was named the new chief of the Navy. ]]></description>
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<title>Hantavirus outbreak: India faces no immediate public health threat, says virology institute chief</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The cases reported globally appear isolated and there was no proof of community spread of the infection, the National Institute of Virology director told ‘PTI’. ]]></description>
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<title>Canada’s age&#45;based immigration points must be scrapped as government proposes changes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Discrimination based on age is a violation of Canadian law, which applies to many who apply for permanent residency. ]]></description>
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<title>China acknowledges it provided ground support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This was the first time that a Chinese official confirmed Beijing provided technical assistance to Islamabad during the four-day conflict last year. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu: TVK crosses majority with CPI, CPI(M) support, Vijay stakes claim to form government</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The communist parties have said that they will not be part of the Cabinet. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu: TVK crosses majority mark as CPI, CPI(M) extend unconditional support</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Vijay met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and staked claim to form the government. ]]></description>
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<title>How India’s Horn of Africa strategy has evolved</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The region is central to how New Delhi has redefined the Indian Ocean as a buffer and a primary theatre of influence linking the Indo-Pacific to the Red Sea. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Suvendu Adhikari to be Bengal CM, Vijay’s TVK secures majority mark in Tamil Nadu &amp;amp; more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-suvendu-adhikari-to-be-bengal-cm-vijays-tvk-secures-majority-mark-in-tamil-nadu-more</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>BJP names Suvendu Adhikari as next chief minister of West Bengal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The new government in the state will take oath at 11 am in Kolkata. ]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra can’t deny aid to children’s homes while funding Ladki Bahin scheme, says Bombay HC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The allocation of resources must satisfy the test of reasonableness under the constitutional right to equality, said the bench. ]]></description>
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<title>ED raids businessman it claims is Punjab AAP chief’s associate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The central agency has not made any allegations against Aman Arora, who is also a miniter in the state. ]]></description>
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<title>In a new book, an entrepreneur presents a blueprint for building sustainable, profitable start&#45;ups</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Building India’s Upstarts: A Bootstrapped Entrepreneur’s Playbook for Success’, by R Narasimhan. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu governor should invite single&#45;largest party, allow TVK to prove House majority, says CPI</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The governor asked Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay to secure the support of 118 MLAs in the 234-member Assembly. ]]></description>
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<title>ED names Punjab AAP chief in statement about change of land use scam case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The central agency alleged that one of the builders whose premises were searched was a ‘close associate’ of state minister Aman Arora. ]]></description>
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<title>View from Bangladesh: The hardening of Hindutva in West Bengal will stifle pro&#45;India voices</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Those across the border advocating a policy of cooperation and co-existence with India will now be on the back foot. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Daadi Ki Shaadi’ review: A granny diary that abandons humour for preachiness</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/daadi-ki-shaadi-review-a-granny-diary-that-abandons-humour-for-preachiness</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ashish R Mohan’s film stars Kapil Sharma, Neetu Kapoor, Sadia Khateeb and R Sarathkumar. ]]></description>
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<title>India asks Dhaka to hasten nationality verification of 2,862 ‘illegal Bangladeshis’ for repatriation</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/india-asks-dhaka-to-hasten-nationality-verification-of-2862-illegal-bangladeshis-for-repatriation</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi said that some of the cases of citizenship verification had been pending with Bangladesh for over five years. ]]></description>
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<title>Bangladesh: Instead of uniform VAT, Dhaka should look to India’s GST regime</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ More indirect taxation will impoverish already poor citizens deepen economic weakness. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Dug Dug’ review: A trippy satire about blind faith</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/dug-dug-review-a-trippy-satire-about-blind-faith</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ritwik Pareek’s feature debut is out in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Lukkhe’ review: Some highs in an overly ambitious show about drugs, rap music and crime</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The eight-episode series is out on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 10:30:16 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan takes Indus Waters Treaty dispute to UN Security Council</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After its role in US-Iran talks, Islamabad is in a stronger international standing than it was a year ago even as India’s legal position remains weak. ]]></description>
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<title>Hantavirus outbreak: WHO warns of more cases, does not anticipate large epidemic</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The deaths on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean have sparked global health concerns. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The Sheep Detectives’ review: Talking animals deliver a cosy and fuzzy murder mystery</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kyle Balda’s comedy is out in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Voted for change but this feels same’: Kolkata  reels under political violence after BJP victory</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The West Bengal police have arrested 433 people for violence across the state since the results were declared. ]]></description>
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<title>India&#45;New Zealand FTA: Unfounded fears over immigration, investment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The text of the agreement shows that investments in India are not legally binding while migration allowed is largely temporary. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: Suspected Myanmar&#45;based Kuki militants allegedly attack Naga villages in Kamjong</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/manipur-suspected-myanmar-based-kuki-militants-allegedly-attack-naga-villages-in-kamjong</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/manipur-suspected-myanmar-based-kuki-militants-allegedly-attack-naga-villages-in-kamjong</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An apex body of the Tangkhul Nagas said that about 100 heavily armed men attacked three villages located close to the international border. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu: VCK leader says Vijay has sought its support to form government</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-vck-leader-says-vijay-has-sought-its-support-to-form-government</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-vck-leader-says-vijay-has-sought-its-support-to-form-government</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Communist Party of India also confirmed that Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leaders had approached them to seek support. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: India responds to Dhaka’s comments on ‘push backs’, TVK seeks allies in Tamil Nadu &amp;amp; more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Punjab: BJP sends defamation notice to CM Bhagwant Mann for remarks blaming party for twin blasts</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/punjab-bjp-sends-defamation-notice-to-cm-bhagwant-mann-for-remarks-blaming-party-for-twin-blasts</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Aam Aadmi Party leader had alleged that the BJP was attempting to create an atmosphere of fear ahead of the Assembly elections in the state. ]]></description>
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<title>Rajasthan: Former Congress minister Mahesh Joshi arrested in alleged Jal Jeevan Mission scam</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rajasthan-former-congress-minister-mahesh-joshi-arrested-in-alleged-jal-jeevan-mission-scam</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Joshi had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate as well in April last year and had spent about seven months in prison. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: London&#45;born Sukanya returns to her ancestral Meerut home, where belonging comes at a price</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/fiction-london-born-sukanya-returns-to-her-ancestral-meerut-home-where-belonging-comes-at-a-price</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/fiction-london-born-sukanya-returns-to-her-ancestral-meerut-home-where-belonging-comes-at-a-price</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Missing Piece’, by Parul Sharma. ]]></description>
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<title>Anil Ambani claims NDTV published ‘defamatory’ articles on him to aid Adani’s takeover of his firms</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/anil-ambani-claims-ndtv-published-defamatory-articles-on-him-to-aid-adanis-takeover-of-his-firms</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/anil-ambani-claims-ndtv-published-defamatory-articles-on-him-to-aid-adanis-takeover-of-his-firms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The businessman claimed before the Delhi High Court that the Adani Group-owned news channel had published 72 reports to create panic. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Famine diet’: President’s menu for Vietnam leader, UP food list trigger criticism, jokes online</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/famine-diet-presidents-menu-for-vietnam-leader-up-food-list-trigger-criticism-jokes-online</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/famine-diet-presidents-menu-for-vietnam-leader-up-food-list-trigger-criticism-jokes-online</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Social media users mocked the description of broccoli as ‘vilayti gobi’ and the absence of meat-based dishes from an Uttar Pradesh district-wise culinary map. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu: After defeat in the Assembly polls, Dravidian parties face unprecedented crisis</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-after-defeat-in-the-assembly-polls-dravidian-parties-face-unprecedented-crisis</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-after-defeat-in-the-assembly-polls-dravidian-parties-face-unprecedented-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They have lost power for the first time in six decades. But the DMK is better placed to weather the storm than the AIADMK. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Kartavya’ trailer: Saif Ali Khan plays a cop at the centre of personal and professional conflict</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/kartavya-trailer-saif-ali-khan-plays-a-cop-at-the-centre-of-personal-and-professional-conflict</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/kartavya-trailer-saif-ali-khan-plays-a-cop-at-the-centre-of-personal-and-professional-conflict</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pulkit’s film also stars Rasika Dugal, Sanjay Mishra, Saurabh Dwivedi, Zakir Hussain and Manish Chaudhari. Out on May 15 on Netflix. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Citadel’ season 2 review: Spy series ups its game and rescues itself from oblivion</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/citadel-season-2-review-spy-series-ups-its-game-and-rescues-itself-from-oblivion</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/citadel-season-2-review-spy-series-ups-its-game-and-rescues-itself-from-oblivion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Prime Video show stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Richard Madden, Stanley Tucci, Lesley Manville and Gabriel Leone. ]]></description>
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<title>Nitish Kumar’s son, 31 others join Bihar Cabinet</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/nitish-kumars-son-31-others-join-bihar-cabinet</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/nitish-kumars-son-31-others-join-bihar-cabinet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The BJP’s Samrat Choudhary had become the chief minister on April 15, a day after Nitish Kumar resigned from the post. ]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra: Hindi test for government staff put on hold after protest by pro&#45;Marathi groups</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/maharashtra-hindi-test-for-government-staff-put-on-hold-after-protest-by-pro-marathi-groups</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/maharashtra-hindi-test-for-government-staff-put-on-hold-after-protest-by-pro-marathi-groups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The examinations are conducted routinely every year and are mandatory only for employees who did not study Hindi in Class 10, the government said. ]]></description>
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<title>Rejoinder: The retroflex, like the Marathi ‘na’, has  little do with caste</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rejoinder-the-retroflex-like-the-marathi-na-has-little-do-with-caste</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rejoinder-the-retroflex-like-the-marathi-na-has-little-do-with-caste</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shailaja Paik mistakes phonetics for caste and social hierarchy. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal election: 58% of newly elected MLAs face serious criminal cases, shows study</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-election-58-of-newly-elected-mlas-face-serious-criminal-cases-shows-study</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-election-58-of-newly-elected-mlas-face-serious-criminal-cases-shows-study</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sixty-three winning candidates declared cases related to crimes against women, including two candidates who disclosed rape charges. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s aide shot dead</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-bjp-leader-suvendu-adhikaris-aide-shot-dead</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-bjp-leader-suvendu-adhikaris-aide-shot-dead</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chandranath Rath was travelling home when assailants intercepted his vehicle in Madhyamgram and fired at him. ]]></description>
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<title>MK Stalin says DMK will let Vijay’s TVK form Tamil Nadu government: Report</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/mk-stalin-says-dmk-will-let-vijays-tvk-form-tamil-nadu-government-report</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/mk-stalin-says-dmk-will-let-vijays-tvk-form-tamil-nadu-government-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam will ‘watch without disturbing for six months’, party chief told ‘The Times of India’. ]]></description>
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<title>A new book explores Bangladesh through what remains of its ancient Buddhist landscape and monuments</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘On the Buddha’s Trail in Bangladesh’, by Sunita Dwivedi. ]]></description>
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<title>How delimitation gave a boost to BJP and allies in Assam</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-delimitation-gave-a-boost-to-bjp-and-allies-in-assam</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-delimitation-gave-a-boost-to-bjp-and-allies-in-assam</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Scroll’s analysis reveals that the BJP-led alliance benefited from the exercise in 19 seats. ]]></description>
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<title>In a world in flux, where does the Global South stand?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-a-world-in-flux-where-does-the-global-south-stand</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/in-a-world-in-flux-where-does-the-global-south-stand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The rupture in the international system has reinforced the importance of alternative diplomatic spaces and flexible alignments. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: Communal intimidation, vandalism reported a day after BJP comes to power</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-communal-intimidation-vandalism-reported-a-day-after-bjp-comes-to-power</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-communal-intimidation-vandalism-reported-a-day-after-bjp-comes-to-power</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In North 24 Parganas, workers of the Hindutva party allegedly asked the staff of a biryani shop located near a temple to move the establishment elsewhere. ]]></description>
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<title>CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/cnn-founder-ted-turner-dies-at-87</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ He had also established cable television networks Cartoon Network, TBS and Turner Classic Movies, among others. ]]></description>
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<title>List plea seeking FIR against TVK’s Vijay for alleged income suppression, Madras HC tells registry</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/list-plea-seeking-fir-against-tvks-vijay-for-alleged-income-suppression-madras-hc-tells-registry</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/list-plea-seeking-fir-against-tvks-vijay-for-alleged-income-suppression-madras-hc-tells-registry</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The registry had earlier refused to list the petition, questioning its maintainability. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Congress backs TVK, Vijay moves to form government in Tamil Nadu and more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-congress-backs-tvk-vijay-moves-to-form-government-in-tamil-nadu-and-more</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-congress-backs-tvk-vijay-moves-to-form-government-in-tamil-nadu-and-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:00:19 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>HC grants anticipatory bail to Muslim student  accused of trying to convert Hindu classmate</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/hc-grants-anticipatory-bail-to-muslim-student-accused-of-trying-to-convert-hindu-classmate</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/hc-grants-anticipatory-bail-to-muslim-student-accused-of-trying-to-convert-hindu-classmate</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Allahabad High Court said that there is nothing on record other than the statement of the alleged victim to show the involvement of the girl. ]]></description>
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<title>‘I’m fine, because that’s what the world wants to hear’: Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih’s lament for Gaza</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/im-fine-because-thats-what-the-world-wants-to-hear-kynpham-sing-nongkynrihs-lament-for-gaza</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/im-fine-because-thats-what-the-world-wants-to-hear-kynpham-sing-nongkynrihs-lament-for-gaza</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ‘In solidarity with the children / slaughtered in the Gaza Holocaust.’ ]]></description>
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<title>Cabinet clears proposal to make insult to ‘Vande Mataram’ a punishable offence: Report</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/cabinet-clears-proposal-to-make-insult-to-vande-mataram-a-punishable-offence-report</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/cabinet-clears-proposal-to-make-insult-to-vande-mataram-a-punishable-offence-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At present, insults to the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’, the flag and the Constitution are punishable by imprisonment of up to three years or a fine. ]]></description>
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<title>Pakistan sportspersons can participate in global events in India, but not bilateral fixtures: Centre</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/pakistan-sportspersons-can-participate-in-global-events-in-india-but-not-bilateral-fixtures-centre</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/pakistan-sportspersons-can-participate-in-global-events-in-india-but-not-bilateral-fixtures-centre</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The sports ministry said that for multilateral events, the country’s policy would be guided by the practices of international sports bodies. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: Humayun Kabir’s party moves HC alleging large&#45;scale post&#45;poll violence</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-humayun-kabirs-party-moves-hc-alleging-large-scale-post-poll-violence</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On April 23, clashes were reported from the district, where Kabir claimed that he had been attacked when he reached a polling booth in the Naoda constituency. ]]></description>
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<title>Money, ID, only link to family: Noida Police hold on to phones despite workers being released</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/money-id-only-link-to-family-noida-police-hold-on-to-phones-despite-workers-being-released</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/money-id-only-link-to-family-noida-police-hold-on-to-phones-despite-workers-being-released</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Workers who were detained and released afterwards face no legal charges but are stranded without access to the information on their mobiles. ]]></description>
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<title>In half the seats BJP won in Bengal, total SIR deletions outnumber victory margin</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-half-the-seats-bjp-won-in-bengal-total-sir-deletions-outnumber-victory-margin</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/in-half-the-seats-bjp-won-in-bengal-total-sir-deletions-outnumber-victory-margin</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The bulk of these seats are ones that the Hindutva party has never won before. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu: Congress announces support for Vijay’s TVK to form government</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-congress-announces-support-for-vijays-tvk-to-form-government</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-congress-announces-support-for-vijays-tvk-to-form-government</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The alliance, also at the parliamentary level, is conditional on the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam excluding ‘communal forces’ from the coalition, the Congress said. ]]></description>
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<title>The forgotten history of Malayali workers in Sri Lanka holds lessons for migration today</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/the-forgotten-history-of-malayali-workers-in-sri-lanka-holds-lessons-for-migration-today</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-forgotten-history-of-malayali-workers-in-sri-lanka-holds-lessons-for-migration-today</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The experiences of Sri Lanka prepared Malayalis for the migrations that came after, especially to the Gulf. ]]></description>
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<title>Punjab: Twin explosions reported near military sites in Jalandhar, Amritsar</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/punjab-twin-explosions-reported-near-military-sites-in-jalandhar-amritsar</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/punjab-twin-explosions-reported-near-military-sites-in-jalandhar-amritsar</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The incidents came less than 10 days after an alleged attempt to trigger an explosion on a railway track in Patiala district, in which the accused died. ]]></description>
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<title>Kolkata: TMC office in New Market vandalised using bulldozer by mob carrying BJP flags</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/kolkata-tmc-office-in-new-market-vandalised-using-bulldozer-by-mob-carrying-bjp-flags</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/kolkata-tmc-office-in-new-market-vandalised-using-bulldozer-by-mob-carrying-bjp-flags</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Shops had also been damaged by the group as the central forces were ‘standing around’, the Trinamool Congress alleged. ]]></description>
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<title>Trump pauses US operation for helping ships exit Hormuz, cites Iran peace talks progress</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/trump-pauses-us-operation-for-helping-ships-exit-hormuz-cites-iran-peace-talks-progress</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/trump-pauses-us-operation-for-helping-ships-exit-hormuz-cites-iran-peace-talks-progress</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Washington also announced the end of its initial military campaign, known as ‘Operation Epic Fury’, which began on February 28. ]]></description>
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<title>As Vijay’s TVK storms Tamil Nadu house, voters explain why they chose ‘fresh batter for their dosas’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/as-vijays-tvk-storms-tamil-nadu-house-voters-explain-why-they-chose-fresh-batter-for-their-dosas</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/as-vijays-tvk-storms-tamil-nadu-house-voters-explain-why-they-chose-fresh-batter-for-their-dosas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chennai’s streets were brimming with optimism as the party led by the superstar ended the duopoly of the Dravidian parties that had ruled for 60 years. ]]></description>
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<title>Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan examines ageing and death from a chemist’s perspective</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/nobel-laureate-venkatraman-ramakrishnan-examines-ageing-and-death-from-a-chemists-perspective</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/nobel-laureate-venkatraman-ramakrishnan-examines-ageing-and-death-from-a-chemists-perspective</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘A Touch of Genius: The Wisdom of India’s Nobel Laureates’, edited by Rudrangshu Mukherjee. ]]></description>
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<title>Trump pauses US operation to help ships exit Hormuz, cites Iran peace talks progress</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/trump-pauses-us-operation-to-help-ships-exit-hormuz-cites-iran-peace-talks-progress</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/trump-pauses-us-operation-to-help-ships-exit-hormuz-cites-iran-peace-talks-progress</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Washington also announced the end of its initial military campaign, known as ‘Operation Epic Fury’, which began on February 28. ]]></description>
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<title>The ‘Malayalam Subtitle for Everyone’ movement that made world cinema accessible</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/the-malayalam-subtitle-for-everyone-movement-that-made-world-cinema-accessible</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-malayalam-subtitle-for-everyone-movement-that-made-world-cinema-accessible</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from SR Praveen’s ‘Ticket To Kerala’, a survey of the evolution of Malayalam cinema. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 08:30:19 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>How the BJP played the Bangladesh card during the Bengal poll campaign</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-the-bjp-played-the-bangladesh-card-during-the-bengal-poll-campaign</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-the-bjp-played-the-bangladesh-card-during-the-bengal-poll-campaign</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ It made Bangladesh the grammar with which citizenship, demography, welfare and loyalty were read. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu: Vijay’s TVK seeks Congress support to form government</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-vijays-tvk-seeks-congress-support-to-form-government</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-vijays-tvk-seeks-congress-support-to-form-government</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Although the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as the single-largest party in the state on Monday, it fell short of the majority mark of 118 seats. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 22:30:15 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>‘Post&#45;antibiotics’ era could spell disaster for modern medicine and the world</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/post-antibiotics-era-could-spell-disaster-for-modern-medicine-and-the-world</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/post-antibiotics-era-could-spell-disaster-for-modern-medicine-and-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Around the world, infections are becoming harder to treat due to antimicrobial resistance. ]]></description>
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<title>Gujarat HC dismisses plea by Asaram’s son seeking suspension of life sentence in rape case</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/gujarat-hc-dismisses-plea-by-asarams-son-seeking-suspension-of-life-sentence-in-rape-case</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/gujarat-hc-dismisses-plea-by-asarams-son-seeking-suspension-of-life-sentence-in-rape-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Prima facie, Narayan Sai is not interested in the expeditious hearing of his appeal and has adopted ‘delay tactics’, said the bench. ]]></description>
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<title>TMC alleges party worker murdered by BJP members in Birbhum</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tmc-alleges-party-worker-murdered-by-bjp-members-in-birbhum</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tmc-alleges-party-worker-murdered-by-bjp-members-in-birbhum</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The party claimed that central forces were ‘standing by’ as its offices were being vandalised and leaders attacked a day after the Assembly election results. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:00:17 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Bombay HC allows Indian&#45;origin doctor booked for posts about BJP leaders to return to UK</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bombay-hc-allows-indian-origin-doctor-booked-for-posts-about-bjp-leaders-to-return-to-uk</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bombay-hc-allows-indian-origin-doctor-booked-for-posts-about-bjp-leaders-to-return-to-uk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Maharashtra government has been asked to modify a lookout circular against Sangram Patil. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:00:16 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>‘Why should I resign?’ asks Mamata Banerjee day after Bengal poll results, claims TMC ‘morally won’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-should-i-resign-asks-mamata-banerjee-day-after-bengal-poll-results-claims-tmc-morally-won</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-should-i-resign-asks-mamata-banerjee-day-after-bengal-poll-results-claims-tmc-morally-won</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Trinamool Congress chief said that the Bharatiya Janata Party was wrong if it felt that it could ‘forcibly take power’ and get her to quit her post. ]]></description>
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<title>Translated fiction: Aditi moves from Bangladesh to Kolkata. She’s haunted by memories of her sister</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/translated-fiction-aditi-moves-from-bangladesh-to-kolkata-shes-haunted-by-memories-of-her-sister</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/translated-fiction-aditi-moves-from-bangladesh-to-kolkata-shes-haunted-by-memories-of-her-sister</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Whispering Waves’, by Abhijit Sen, translated from the Bengali by Madhura Bhattacharya. ]]></description>
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<title>Vedanta’s appeal against Adani being selected to acquire Jaypee assets dismissed</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/vedantas-appeal-against-adani-being-selected-to-acquire-jaypee-assets-dismissed</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/vedantas-appeal-against-adani-being-selected-to-acquire-jaypee-assets-dismissed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Anil Agarwal-led company said its own bid was Rs 3,400 crore higher in gross value terms. ]]></description>
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<title>Vedanta’s appeal against selection of Adani to acquire Jaypee group’s assets dismissed</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/vedantas-appeal-against-selection-of-adani-to-acquire-jaypee-groups-assets-dismissed</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/vedantas-appeal-against-selection-of-adani-to-acquire-jaypee-groups-assets-dismissed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Anil Agarwal-led company had questioned why the Adani Group was chosen even though Vedanta’s bid was Rs 3,400 crore higher in gross value terms. ]]></description>
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<title>Punjab CM meets president, seeks cancellation of membership of six Rajya Sabha MPs who joined BJP</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/punjab-cm-meets-president-seeks-cancellation-of-membership-of-six-rajya-sabha-mps-who-joined-bjp</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/punjab-cm-meets-president-seeks-cancellation-of-membership-of-six-rajya-sabha-mps-who-joined-bjp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Just hours before Mann’s meeting, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha also met Droupadi Murmu and accused the AAP government of indulging in ‘vendetta politics’. ]]></description>
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<title>Bail must be considered if right to speedy trial is violated, says SC</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bail-must-be-considered-if-right-to-speedy-trial-is-violated-says-sc</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bail-must-be-considered-if-right-to-speedy-trial-is-violated-says-sc</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Delay in trial infringes upon the right to life and personal liberty, noted the court. ]]></description>
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<title>Indian illustrator Anand RK, journalist Suparna Sharma win Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/indian-illustrator-anand-rk-journalist-suparna-sharma-win-pulitzer-prize-for-illustrated-reporting</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/indian-illustrator-anand-rk-journalist-suparna-sharma-win-pulitzer-prize-for-illustrated-reporting</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They won the prize in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, along with investigative reporter Natalie Obiko Pearson, for their piece ‘trAPPed’. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Put petty politics aside’: Rahul Gandhi tells Congress leaders not to ‘gloat’ about TMC Bengal loss</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/put-petty-politics-aside-rahul-gandhi-tells-congress-leaders-not-to-gloat-about-tmc-bengal-loss</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/put-petty-politics-aside-rahul-gandhi-tells-congress-leaders-not-to-gloat-about-tmc-bengal-loss</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ‘The theft of Assam and Bengal’s mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy,’ said the Congress leader. ]]></description>
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<title>TMC offices attacked across Bengal, party claims leaders assaulted by BJP workers</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tmc-offices-attacked-across-bengal-party-claims-leaders-assaulted-by-bjp-workers</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tmc-offices-attacked-across-bengal-party-claims-leaders-assaulted-by-bjp-workers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Hindutva party claimed that the vandalism was a result of internal rifts within the TMC, and that some of those carrying out violence were using BJP flags. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal poll results: Over 20 state ministers among TMC candidates trailing BJP</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-poll-results-over-20-state-ministers-among-tmc-candidates-trailing-bjp</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-poll-results-over-20-state-ministers-among-tmc-candidates-trailing-bjp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Among Trinamool Congress nominees who are behind the BJP are Education Minister Bratya Basu and Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:07 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Bengal result: Mother of Kolkata doctor who was raped, murdered wins as BJP candidate in Panihati</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-result-mother-of-kolkata-doctor-who-was-raped-murdered-wins-as-bjp-candidate-in-panihati</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-result-mother-of-kolkata-doctor-who-was-raped-murdered-wins-as-bjp-candidate-in-panihati</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of the elections, she had said that she was contesting for women’s safety in the state. ]]></description>
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<title>Top updates: Three Indians injured in UAE drone attack as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he condemns the attack, and asserted that targeting civilians and infrastructure was unacceptable. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: New trailer of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ reveals more of the epic battle</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The July 17 release stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o and Mia Goth. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Curing diseased democracy’: Why are voters attracted to political outsiders?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/curing-diseased-democracy-why-are-voters-attracted-to-political-outsiders</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ They claim that they want to to repair rather than overturn or escape the existing political system. ]]></description>
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<title>In photos: Nemai Ghosh captures Satyajit Ray in colour, and in the autumn of his career</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-photos-nemai-ghosh-captures-satyajit-ray-in-colour-and-in-the-autumn-of-his-career</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The images in ‘Faces and Facets’ depict the master interacting with his actors and technicians, operating the camera and composing music. ]]></description>
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<title>Hindutva’s main challenger was federal state identity. Has the fall of TMC and DMK ended that?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/hindutvas-main-challenger-was-federal-state-identity-has-the-fall-of-tmc-and-dmk-ended-that</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll. ]]></description>
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<title>Assembly poll results: Change of guard in three Opposition&#45;ruled states, BJP retains Assam</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/assembly-poll-results-change-of-guard-in-three-opposition-ruled-states-bjp-retains-assam</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/assembly-poll-results-change-of-guard-in-three-opposition-ruled-states-bjp-retains-assam</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While the Bharatiya Janata Party ended the 15-year rule of the Trinamool, actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam became the single-largest party in Tamil Nadu. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal election results: BJP defeats Trinamool Congress</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-election-results-bjp-defeats-trinamool-congress</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-election-results-bjp-defeats-trinamool-congress</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bharatiya Janata Party won 206 seats in the 294-member Assembly, ending 15-year rule of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:07 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>How did Vijay break the Dravidian duopoly? And what lies ahead for Tamil Nadu?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-did-vijay-break-the-dravidian-duopoly-and-what-lies-ahead-for-tamil-nadu</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-did-vijay-break-the-dravidian-duopoly-and-what-lies-ahead-for-tamil-nadu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Supporters of his TVK were dismissed as ‘tharkuris’, the ignorant. On Monday, the party emerged with the largest number of seats in the state assembly. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu election results: Vijay’s TVK emerges as single&#45;largest party, short of majority</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-vijays-tvk-emerges-as-single-largest-party-short-of-majority</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-vijays-tvk-emerges-as-single-largest-party-short-of-majority</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won in 108 constituencies, 10 less than the 118 seats needed to form the government on its own. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Vijay opened people’s eyes’: In Chennai, jubilation outside one party office, heartbreak at another</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/vijay-opened-peoples-eyes-in-chennai-jubilation-outside-one-party-office-heartbreak-at-another</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/vijay-opened-peoples-eyes-in-chennai-jubilation-outside-one-party-office-heartbreak-at-another</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The TVK pulled off a dramatic upset. It is set to become the single-largest party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, shocking the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 02:30:26 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Bengal results: Mamata Banerjee loses to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-results-mamata-banerjee-loses-to-bjps-suvendu-adhikari-in-bhabanipur</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-results-mamata-banerjee-loses-to-bjps-suvendu-adhikari-in-bhabanipur</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Adhikari also won against the Trinamool Congress’ candidate Pabitra Kar in Nandigram. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:19 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>US Supreme Court verdict will reduce voting rights of minorities</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/us-supreme-court-verdict-will-reduce-voting-rights-of-minorities</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/us-supreme-court-verdict-will-reduce-voting-rights-of-minorities</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The court’s conservative majority argued that Louisiana had violated the law by drawing a second Black-majority district. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:18 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Rush Hour: BJP set to end TMC’s 15&#45;year rule in Bengal, TVK ahead in 108 Tamil Nadu seats and more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-bjp-set-to-end-tmcs-15-year-rule-in-bengal-tvk-ahead-in-108-tamil-nadu-seats-and-more</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-bjp-set-to-end-tmcs-15-year-rule-in-bengal-tvk-ahead-in-108-tamil-nadu-seats-and-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:30:24 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Mamata Banerjee claims she was ‘beaten’ at Bengal polls counting centre</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/mamata-banerjee-claims-she-was-beaten-at-bengal-polls-counting-centre</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/mamata-banerjee-claims-she-was-beaten-at-bengal-polls-counting-centre</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Trinamool Congress chief claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won the Assembly polls, ‘looted votes in more than 100 seats’. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:30:22 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Tamil Nadu election results: Vijay’s TVK set to emerge as single&#45;largest party, ahead in 108 seats</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-vijays-tvk-set-to-emerge-as-single-largest-party-ahead-in-108-seats</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A party or an alliance needs 118 seats to secure a majority. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:30:04 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Behind saffron sweep in Assam: Hindu consolidation, welfare and Himanta</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/behind-saffron-sweep-in-assam-hindu-consolidation-welfare-and-himanta</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/behind-saffron-sweep-in-assam-hindu-consolidation-welfare-and-himanta</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Congress has been decimated across the state, with all but one of  its 19 leads from Muslim-majority seats. ]]></description>
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<title>Puducherry election results: NDA crosses majority mark</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/puducherry-election-results-nda-crosses-majority-mark</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/puducherry-election-results-nda-crosses-majority-mark</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As of 6.20 pm, the ruling alliance had won 13 seats and was leading in four. ]]></description>
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<title>Short fiction by Paul Zacharia: A zealous nephew vows to catch his aunt’s secret lover red&#45;handed</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/short-fiction-by-paul-zacharia-a-zealous-nephew-vows-to-catch-his-aunts-secret-lover-red-handed</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/short-fiction-by-paul-zacharia-a-zealous-nephew-vows-to-catch-his-aunts-secret-lover-red-handed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Canto of Clandestine Lovers’ in ‘50 Stories’. ]]></description>
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<title>Assembly bye&#45;polls: Sunetra Pawar leads in Maharashtra’s Baramati, Congress in Karnataka seats</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/assembly-bye-polls-sunetra-pawar-leads-in-maharashtras-baramati-congress-in-karnataka-seats</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/assembly-bye-polls-sunetra-pawar-leads-in-maharashtras-baramati-congress-in-karnataka-seats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sunetra Pawar is contesting the seat after the death of her husband Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28. ]]></description>
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<title>Court stays FIR against Abhijit Iyer&#45;Mitra for abusive posts about ‘Newslaundry’ women journalists</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/court-stays-fir-against-abhijit-iyer-mitra-for-abusive-posts-about-newslaundry-women-journalists</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/court-stays-fir-against-abhijit-iyer-mitra-for-abusive-posts-about-newslaundry-women-journalists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In April, a court held that the commentator could be booked for sexual harassment and insulting women’s modesty. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:30:23 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Tamil Nadu election results: Vijay’s TVK leads in over 100 seats, DMK wins three seats</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-vijays-tvk-leads-in-over-100-seats-dmk-wins-three-seats</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-vijays-tvk-leads-in-over-100-seats-dmk-wins-three-seats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A party or an alliance needs 118 seats to secure a majority. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:30:22 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Puducherry election results: NDA leads Congress&#45;led alliance</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/puducherry-election-results-nda-leads-congress-led-alliance</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/puducherry-election-results-nda-leads-congress-led-alliance</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Exit polls had forecast that the All India NR Congress-led National Democratic Alliance would retain power in the Union Territory. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 14:00:20 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Bengal election results: BJP crosses halfway mark in leads</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-election-results-bjp-crosses-halfway-mark-in-leads</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-election-results-bjp-crosses-halfway-mark-in-leads</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A party or an alliance needs 148 seats in the 294-member Assembly to secure a majority. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 14:00:19 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Tamil Nadu election results: Vijay’s TVK leads in over 100 seats on electoral debut</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-vijays-tvk-leads-in-over-100-seats-on-electoral-debut</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-vijays-tvk-leads-in-over-100-seats-on-electoral-debut</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A party or an alliance needs 118 seats to secure a majority. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 14:00:19 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Assam election results: BJP leads Congress, NDA ahead in nearly 100 seats</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/assam-election-results-bjp-leads-congress-nda-ahead-in-nearly-100-seats</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/assam-election-results-bjp-leads-congress-nda-ahead-in-nearly-100-seats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Several exit polls have forecast that the Bharatiya Janata Party would win the elections. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:30:24 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Puducherry election results: NDA leads in early trends</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/puducherry-election-results-nda-leads-in-early-trends</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/puducherry-election-results-nda-leads-in-early-trends</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Exit polls have forecast that the All India NR Congress-led alliance would retain power in the Union Territory. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:30:24 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Bengal election results: BJP leads TMC in early trends</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-election-results-bjp-leads-tmc-in-early-trends</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-election-results-bjp-leads-tmc-in-early-trends</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The exit polls have forecast mixed results, with some predicting a win for the Trinamool Congress and others for the BJP. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:30:22 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Tamil Nadu election results: Vote counting begins</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-vote-counting-begins</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-election-results-vote-counting-begins</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Most exit polls forecast the DMK-led alliance to retain power, but one agency predicted that actor Vijay’s TVK may become the single largest party on debut. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:00:16 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>‘I have a natural attachment to Urdu’: Punjabi poet Kanwar Mohinder Singh Bedi writes in his memoir</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/i-have-a-natural-attachment-to-urdu-punjabi-poet-kanwar-mohinder-singh-bedi-writes-in-his-memoir</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘A Celebration of Memories,’ by Kanwar Mohinder Singh Bedi ‘Sahar’, translated from the Urdu by Kamna Prasad. ]]></description>
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<title>Assam election results: BJP leads in early trends</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Several exit polls have forecast that the Bharatiya Janata Party would win the elections. ]]></description>
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<title>China’s huge spending on scientific, tech research puts question mark on US leadership in the field</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The US has a lot to lose as it slashes funding and restricts scientific exchange. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Closely Watched Trains’: The humour in Bohumil Hrabal’s 1965 novella is a response to ruination</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/closely-watched-trains-the-humour-in-bohumil-hrabals-1965-novella-is-a-response-to-ruination</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ This is a story about a young man working at a train station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia during the Second World War. ]]></description>
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<title>Scroll’s Ayush Tiwari wins 2025 ACJ award for investigative journalism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tiwari was awarded for his investigative series on cybercrime. ]]></description>
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<title>Gujarat: BJP candidate, father arrested for cutting water supply after Panchayat poll loss</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The supply to Dehgam village, with a population of around 10,000, was stopped on the day the results were declared, police said. ]]></description>
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<title>Goa’s ‘correction’ clause is diverting land for builders, commercial projects</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/goas-correction-clause-is-diverting-land-for-builders-commercial-projects</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The demand for real estate is being driven by migrants from big metros looking to buy expensive second homes. ]]></description>
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<title>Boat capsize in MP’s Jabalpur: Toll rises to 13, body of last missing person recovered</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The three-day search operation ended after the body of a five-year-old boy and his uncle were recovered on Sunday morning. ]]></description>
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<title>May Indian fiction: Five novels and a short story collection to beat the heat</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/may-indian-fiction-five-novels-and-a-short-story-collection-to-beat-the-heat</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A novella from Kashmir, a debut book of short stories, a novel translated from the Hindi, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi: Nine killed in fire in residential building</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/delhi-nine-killed-in-fire-in-residential-building</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A preliminary probe suggested that an air-conditioner blast might have triggered the fire, the police said. ]]></description>
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<title>How a Muslim man from Kochi is preserving the city’s Jewish culinary history</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Thoufeek Zakriya  grew up in the orbit of the Paradesi synagogue. He collected many of the handwritten recipes that survive, even as the community moved away. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India: How young innovators of Jharkhand are helping transform lives through solar inventions</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/eco-india-how-young-innovators-of-jharkhand-are-helping-transform-lives-through-solar-inventions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jharkhand holds India&#039;s largest coal reserves, yet villages like Dantu bear the consequences of an unreliable grid. ]]></description>
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<title>Reporter’s diary: Notes from an extraordinary election in Bengal</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/reporters-diary-notes-from-an-extraordinary-election-in-bengal</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fellow citizens were forced to accept absurdities as they kept piling up. Eventually, they came to be perceived as common sense, our new normal. ]]></description>
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<title>Savarkar filed five mercy pleas before British, grandnephew tells court</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/savarkar-filed-five-mercy-pleas-before-british-grandnephew-tells-court</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Hindutva ideologue viewed the cow as a ‘useful animal, not a God’, Satyaki Savarkar said during the trial of his defamation case against Rahul Gandhi. ]]></description>
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<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-ec-orders-repolling-in-falta-seat-on-may-21-cites-severe-electoral-offences</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-ec-orders-repolling-in-falta-seat-on-may-21-cites-severe-electoral-offences</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Election Commission’s inquiry concluded that polling had been ‘vitiated due to alleged application of black tape’ on voting machine buttons. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Good work will be recognised someday’: Rakesh Bedi on going viral with ‘Dhurandhar’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/good-work-will-be-recognised-someday-rakesh-bedi-on-going-viral-with-dhurandhar</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/good-work-will-be-recognised-someday-rakesh-bedi-on-going-viral-with-dhurandhar</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The monster success of Aditya Dhar’s films has given the veteran actor’s career a second wind. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Absolute Jafar’ marks graphic novelist Sarnath Banerjee’s glorious return to long form</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/absolute-jafar-marks-graphic-novelist-sarnath-banerjees-glorious-return-to-long-form</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The book is a stealth manifesto on what the Indian graphic novel might still become if it stopped trying to be respectable. ]]></description>
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<title>Is AI driving layoffs by software giants?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you want to know where tech companies are going, don’t look at what they cut – watch what they hire. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ trailer: A cop is torn between his wife and his two lovers</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/pati-patni-aur-woh-do-trailer-a-cop-is-torn-between-his-wife-and-his-two-lovers</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/pati-patni-aur-woh-do-trailer-a-cop-is-torn-between-his-wife-and-his-two-lovers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mudassar Aziz’s film stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Wamiqa Gabbi. Out on May 15 in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>‘A jugalbandi of trust’: An indie publisher on the emotional economy of book&#45;making</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/a-jugalbandi-of-trust-an-indie-publisher-on-the-emotional-economy-of-book-making</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/a-jugalbandi-of-trust-an-indie-publisher-on-the-emotional-economy-of-book-making</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ‘I have been asked, quite seriously, to work my magic and make a book within a month,’ writes Sahana Ahmed, who publishes books for children and young adults. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal elections: Repolling underway at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas, 86.9% turnout till 5 pm</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-elections-repolling-underway-at-15-booths-in-south-24-parganas-869-turnout-till-5-pm</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ This was the first instance in which repolling was ordered as part of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry. ]]></description>
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<title>Incentives, penalties, pay loss keep delivery workers on the job through hot days</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/incentives-penalties-pay-loss-keep-delivery-workers-on-the-job-through-hot-days</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/incentives-penalties-pay-loss-keep-delivery-workers-on-the-job-through-hot-days</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Lack of social security, paid leave or income protections means the workers cannot afford to take time off of work to rest and recuperate. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Bibhutibhushan’s writings are a commentary on our ideas of civilisation inherited from colonisers’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bibhutibhushans-writings-are-a-commentary-on-our-ideas-of-civilisation-inherited-from-colonisers</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s grandson Trinankur Banerjee recently curated an exhibition on the legendary writer’s life and works in Kolkata. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Right to practice religion not unlimited’: Allahabad HC rejects plea for namaz on ‘public’ land</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ While the man claimed that the land was his private property,  the Uttar Pradesh government maintained that he did not hold the legal title for it. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ This comes ahead of the counting of votes for the Assembly elections on Monday. ]]></description>
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<title>NIA seeks documents from Mumbai Press Club  after gathering attended by Bhima Koregaon accused</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The club claimed that the social gathering raised questions about a possible violation of the bail conditions of the persons accused in the case. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 320: Why switching to renewables in India is filled with promise and challenges</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. ]]></description>
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<title>May Indian nonfiction: Romila Thapar’s memoir and five other books to read this month</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/may-indian-nonfiction-romila-thapars-memoir-and-five-other-books-to-read-this-month</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A study of India’s economic troubles, a biography of a beloved singer, a graphic narrative of ‘new’ India, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: Prohibitory orders imposed in parts of Kolkata for 60 days</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The action was reportedly taken after the police received inputs about possible violent demonstrations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00:03 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Edtech funding collapses after pandemic high</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It mirrors a wider shift in startup funding, where investors are choosing products built on ideas that simply sound big ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: SC closes TMC plea after EC says state nominees will be present during vote counting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The circular on the appointment of a state government nominee for the counting of votes should be complied with ‘in letter and spirit’, said the bench. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ CM Bhagwant Mann said the motion was moved to counter rumours that members of the Aam Aadmi Party were in contact with the Opposition parties. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The country’s financial capital has been failing its residents for a long time but admitting that feels like a betrayal. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The voting in 11 electoral booths of the Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency and four stations in the Diamond Harbour seat will continue till 6 pm. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The authority to create new categories of criminal offences and prescribe punishment lies within the legislative domain of Parliament, said the bench. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Faith and Fury’: Jyoti Yadav’s pandemic reports from UP, Bihar represent crucial field journalism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the ordinary details of people and their lives, Yadav puts many human faces to the countless, unwritten deaths during the pandemic years. ]]></description>
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<title>Amitav Ghosh and the precision of imagination: Why the writer is essential to postcolonial writing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ghosh’s novels and essays are witness and warning, documentation and prophecy, showing us what we did and what it has cost us. ]]></description>
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<title>Why do India&#45;Bangladesh GDP comparisons generate so much controversy?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll. ]]></description>
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<title>Stool examination: Open defecation from writings in British India to ‘The White Tiger’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Historically, open defecation has not been associated with shame, poverty, or poor hygiene. It was a socially established practice, not always linked to caste. ]]></description>
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<title>Strait of Hormuz: As conflict drags on, at least 20,000 seafarers stranded in combat zone</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ They are facing physical dangers and are under immense psychological stress. ]]></description>
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<title>Shipwrecked in a time loop: Solvej Balle’s ‘On the Calculation of Volume’ plays a long game</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Balle employs fantasy to philosophise on the nature of reality and our renderings of it. ]]></description>
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<title>In Jharkhand, vanishing palash forest is eroding livelihoods</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-jharkhand-vanishing-palash-forest-is-eroding-livelihoods</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The palash tree is used to grow lac, which primarily Dalit and Adivasi families rely on to supplement their agricultural earnings. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Khera gets anticipatory bail, HC says EC can use central staff for vote counting &amp;amp; more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-khera-gets-anticipatory-bail-hc-says-ec-can-use-central-staff-for-vote-counting-more</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: EC orders repoll at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas district</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-ec-orders-repoll-at-15-booths-in-south-24-parganas-district</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The polling, held on April 29, was declared void based on reports submitted by returning officers and observers, the Election Commission said. ]]></description>
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<title>HC rejects plea seeking FIR against Rahul Gandhi for remarks on capture of institutions by BJP, RSS</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/hc-rejects-plea-seeking-fir-against-rahul-gandhi-for-remarks-on-capture-of-institutions-by-bjp-rss</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A petition seeking a case against the Congress leader was filed by Simran Gupta, an office-bearer of a Hindutva organisation called the Hindu Shakti Dal. ]]></description>
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<title>Experimental fiction: A river hatches a conspiracy with a tree to transform human civilisation</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/experimental-fiction-a-river-hatches-a-conspiracy-with-a-tree-to-transform-human-civilisation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Amochu’, by Krishnopriyo Bhattacharya, translated from the Bengali by Arunava Sinha. ]]></description>
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<title>Above normal heatwave days likely in parts of India in May: IMD</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/above-normal-heatwave-days-likely-in-parts-of-india-in-may-imd</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/above-normal-heatwave-days-likely-in-parts-of-india-in-may-imd</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This came as the country continues to experience higher-than-average temperatures that are pushing energy demand to ​a record high. ]]></description>
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<title>As Amit Shah visits Ladakh, Congress criticises his ‘silence’ on statehood demand</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/as-amit-shah-visits-ladakh-congress-criticises-his-silence-on-statehood-demand</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This is the home minister’s first visit to the Union Territory since protests erupted in September in which four were killed in police firing. ]]></description>
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<title>Review: ‘Raja Shivaji’ is a studious, plodding affair</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/review-raja-shivaji-is-a-studious-plodding-affair</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Riteish Deshmukh’s biopic of the Maratha emperor is out in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The court asked the National Forensic Sciences University to analyse the recording and compare it with the voice samples of N Biren Singh. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The plea pertains to speeches made by the Hindutva party leaders targeting those protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act in 2020. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-tmc-alleges-evm-tampering-in-kolkata-strongroom-ec-rejects-claim</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee visited a site where the Electronic Voting Machines are stored, saying that she will ensure votes are not captured. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/dhaka-summons-indian-diplomat-to-protest-anti-bangladesh-remarks-made-by-assam-cm</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bangladeshi government described the comments as ‘disparaging’ to bilateral relations and expressed its displeasure to New Delhi. ]]></description>
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<title>Homo whataboutus, Homo belligerensis: A field guide to some new species in times of war</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A naturalist writes of her experience observing these creatures in their natural habitats. ]]></description>
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<title>Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 993 amid global disruptions</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/commercial-lpg-price-hiked-by-rs-993-amid-global-disruptions</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The windfall gains tax on the export of diesel was cut to Rs 23 per litre and on aviation turbine fuel to Rs 33 per litre. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-the-hard-na-insists-on-marathis-caste-hierarchy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The language as spoken, especially by Pune Brahmins, is often considered the only correct and culturally respectable register. ]]></description>
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<title>In ‘new UP’, the real message behind setting up a Noida police cell for industrial disputes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Adityanath wrote of restoring the state’s dignity even as his government signals that labour demands will be dealt with as a law-and-order problem. ]]></description>
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<title>Struggling with insomnia? Scientists have changed how they understand and treat it</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The vast majority of people with sleep deprivation often have other mental and physical health conditions. ]]></description>
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<title>Thousands of AI‑written books are being sold. An eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel‑writing machines’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The technology disgusts Orwell’s character, Winston Smith, who pointedly decides to purchase a diary and pen to write down his own independent thoughts. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ review: Cutting lines and blunt feints at the fashion industry</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt return for David Frankel’s sequel. ]]></description>
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<title>HC reserves order on TMC’s plea against exclusion of state employees from Bengal poll counting duty</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ On Wednesday, the state chief electoral officer mandated that at least one person at every counting station must be a Union government employee. ]]></description>
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<title>India’s wind farms might be endangering bats, say wildlife experts</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/indias-wind-farms-might-be-endangering-bats-say-wildlife-experts</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ There is evidence of bats colliding with wind turbines but the reasons for it are unclear. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: India slips to 157 out of 180 in Press Freedom Index, rupee sinks to record low and more</title>
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<title>Central forces look on in viral Bengal violence video. Men doing the hitting are from the BJP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scroll confirmed that two of the assailants are from the Hindutva party. One of them said he was trying to prevent other parties from disturbing the poll. ]]></description>
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<title>Rupee falls to record low of 95.3 against US dollars as oil prices surge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Indian currency had recovered to 94.2 against the dollar by the time the day’s session closed. ]]></description>
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<title>PDP leader Iltija Mufti booked for sharing separatist Syed Ali Geelani’s video on importance of Urdu</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/pdp-leader-iltija-mufti-booked-for-sharing-separatist-syed-ali-geelanis-video-on-importance-of-urdu</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/pdp-leader-iltija-mufti-booked-for-sharing-separatist-syed-ali-geelanis-video-on-importance-of-urdu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ‘Circulation of such content is a deliberate attempt to propagate separatist and secessionist narrative through digital platforms’, the police said. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: When a family decides to relocate its ancestral gods, it signals the end of a way of life</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/fiction-when-a-family-decides-to-relocate-its-ancestral-gods-it-signals-the-end-of-a-way-of-life</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Gods Are Leaving’, by DB Mokashi, translated from the Marathi by Shanta Gokhale. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: Hindi series ‘Lukkhe’ explores rap, drugs and crime</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/watch-hindi-series-lukkhe-explores-rap-drugs-and-crime</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-hindi-series-lukkhe-explores-rap-drugs-and-crime</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Himank Gaur’s show stars Raashii Khanna, King, Lakshvir Singh Saran and Palak Tiwari. Out on May 8 on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<title>I&#45;PAC Director Vinesh Chandel gets bail in West Bengal coal scam case</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/i-pac-director-vinesh-chandel-gets-bail-in-west-bengal-coal-scam-case</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/i-pac-director-vinesh-chandel-gets-bail-in-west-bengal-coal-scam-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Enforcement Directorate, which had arrested him on April 13, did not oppose the grant of bail. ]]></description>
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<title>Narendra Dabholkar murder convict granted bail</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/narendra-dabholkar-murder-convict-granted-bail</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Bombay High Court also expressed doubts about the manner in which the CBI secured Sharad Kalaskar’s identification by eyewitnesses. ]]></description>
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<title>Oil prices spike 7% as Trump hints at extended Iran blockade</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/oil-prices-spike-7-as-trump-hints-at-extended-iran-blockade</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/oil-prices-spike-7-as-trump-hints-at-extended-iran-blockade</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Global crude oil prices surged to a four-year high on Thursday amid the uncertainty. ]]></description>
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<title>In a new book, a neurosurgeon recounts a wide range of experiences with his patients</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-a-new-book-a-neurosurgeon-recounts-a-wide-range-of-experiences-with-his-patients</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/in-a-new-book-a-neurosurgeon-recounts-a-wide-range-of-experiences-with-his-patients</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Bheja Fry: Heartfelt Stories from a Neurosurgeon’s Clinic’, by Mazda Turel. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:00:07 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>India falls to 157th rank out of 180 countries in 2026 World Press Freedom Index</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/india-falls-to-157th-rank-out-of-180-countries-in-2026-world-press-freedom-index</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/india-falls-to-157th-rank-out-of-180-countries-in-2026-world-press-freedom-index</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With ‘judicial harassment’ of independent media intensifying, the country is ranked below its neighbours Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. ]]></description>
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<title>After Kejriwal and Sisodia, AAP’s Durgesh Pathak refuses to appear before Delhi HC judge</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/after-kejriwal-and-sisodia-aaps-durgesh-pathak-refuses-to-appear-before-delhi-hc-judge</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/after-kejriwal-and-sisodia-aaps-durgesh-pathak-refuses-to-appear-before-delhi-hc-judge</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ He said that he agreed with the concerns raised by the Aam Aadmi Party chief about Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma’s ‘perceived ideological proximity’ with RSS. ]]></description>
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<title>India ranks 157 out of 180 countries in 2026 World Press Freedom Index</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/india-ranks-157-out-of-180-countries-in-2026-world-press-freedom-index</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/india-ranks-157-out-of-180-countries-in-2026-world-press-freedom-index</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ With ‘judicial harassment’ of independent media intensifying, the country is ranked below its neighbours Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. ]]></description>
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<title>Human rights commission ignoring lynchings of Muslims, says Allahabad HC judge in split verdict</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/human-rights-commission-ignoring-lynchings-of-muslims-says-allahabad-hc-judge-in-split-verdict</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The second judge part of the division bench said that he did not agree with such sweeping observations. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: Record 92.4% turnout, says Election Commission</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-record-924-turnout-says-election-commission</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-record-924-turnout-says-election-commission</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The previous highest polling percentage in the state was 84.7% in 2011, when Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress came to power. ]]></description>
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<title>Why Marathi films are all the rage again – and why this wave could last</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-marathi-films-are-all-the-rage-again-and-why-this-wave-could-last</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-marathi-films-are-all-the-rage-again-and-why-this-wave-could-last</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Irawati Karnik, Suhrud Godbole and Nikhil Mahajan on what’s working for Marathi cinema – and what needs to change. ]]></description>
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<title>This book describes the 18&#45;day festival in Tamil Nadu which sees thousands of transgender women</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/this-book-describes-the-18-day-festival-in-tamil-nadu-which-sees-thousands-of-transgender-women</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Souls of Someone: Myth, Magic and Mourning in Koovagam’, by Shino Cherian. ]]></description>
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<title>How a law to empower Adivasis is being used to target Christians in Chhattisgarh</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-a-law-to-empower-adivasis-is-being-used-to-target-christians-in-chhattisgarh</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-a-law-to-empower-adivasis-is-being-used-to-target-christians-in-chhattisgarh</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ PESA provisions about land rights are hardly used, many say. But its clauses about cultural protections are invoked to ostracise those who follow Christianity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:30:22 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Bengaluru rain: Seven killed after wall collapse at hospital</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengaluru-rain-seven-killed-after-wall-collapse-at-hospital</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Seven others were injured in the incident. ]]></description>
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<title>Assembly elections: Exit polls predict BJP win in Bengal, DMK return in Tamil Nadu</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/assembly-elections-exit-polls-predict-bjp-win-in-bengal-dmk-return-in-tamil-nadu</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/assembly-elections-exit-polls-predict-bjp-win-in-bengal-dmk-return-in-tamil-nadu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pollsters said that the BJP is likely to retain power in Assam, while the Congress-led alliance may have an edge over the Left Democratic Alliance in Kerala. ]]></description>
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<title>In photos: Koli fishers fear loss of livelihood, cultural identity as Mumbai fells 45,000 mangroves</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-photos-koli-fishers-fear-loss-of-livelihood-cultural-identity-as-mumbai-fells-45000-mangroves</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/in-photos-koli-fishers-fear-loss-of-livelihood-cultural-identity-as-mumbai-fells-45000-mangroves</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ This will destroy marine life and the coastal ecosystem, fishers say. ]]></description>
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<title>Oil prices jump to $114.8 as US&#45;Iran peace talks remain stalled</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/oil-prices-jump-to-1148-as-us-iran-peace-talks-remain-stalled</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/oil-prices-jump-to-1148-as-us-iran-peace-talks-remain-stalled</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The price is at its highest level since June 2022. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:00:19 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>UAE’s decision to quit OPEC reflects rift with Saudi Arabia – and its aim to get closer to US</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/uaes-decision-to-quit-opec-reflects-rift-with-saudi-arabia-and-its-aim-to-get-closer-to-us</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/uaes-decision-to-quit-opec-reflects-rift-with-saudi-arabia-and-its-aim-to-get-closer-to-us</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The announcement follows years of divergence between Emirati and Saudi oil policies, as well as the growth of competitive rivalries between the two countries. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Voter turnout in Bengal to cross 90%, oil prices near $115, highest since 2022 &amp;amp; more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-voter-turnout-in-bengal-to-cross-90-oil-prices-near-115-highest-since-2022-more</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-voter-turnout-in-bengal-to-cross-90-oil-prices-near-115-highest-since-2022-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: 78.6% voter turnout till 3 pm in second phase</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-786-voter-turnout-till-3-pm-in-second-phase</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-786-voter-turnout-till-3-pm-in-second-phase</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Incidents of violence and vandalism were reported from parts of the state, the police said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:30:27 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Maharashtra: Officials need not stand up to greet convicted MLAs, MPs or those facing inquiries</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/maharashtra-officials-need-not-stand-up-to-greet-convicted-mlas-mps-or-those-facing-inquiries</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/maharashtra-officials-need-not-stand-up-to-greet-convicted-mlas-mps-or-those-facing-inquiries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In such situations, officials should treat elected representatives like ordinary citizens without any special protocols, a government circular said on Tuesday. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal elections: Repolling in booths where taping of EVM buttons is verified, says EC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The BJP claimed that tapes had been used to cover the voting button for the party’s candidate in Falta constituency. ]]></description>
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<title>Folktales for children: A peppercorn saves the day and wins the princess’s hand in marriage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Folktales from Tamil Nadu’, by Narayan Devanathan. ]]></description>
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<title>Odisha CM orders inquiry after Adivasi man brings sister’s skeletal remains to bank to claim deposit</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/odisha-cm-orders-inquiry-after-adivasi-man-brings-sisters-skeletal-remains-to-bank-to-claim-deposit</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jeetu Munda was provided financial assistance of Rs 30,000 from the District Red Cross Fund, the chief minister’s office said. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: 61.1% voter turnout till 1 pm in second phase</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-611-voter-turnout-till-1-pm-in-second-phase</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-611-voter-turnout-till-1-pm-in-second-phase</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Incidents of violence and vandalism were reported from parts of the state, the police said. ]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra defers decision to make Marathi mandatory for taxi, auto rickshaw drivers</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/maharashtra-defers-decision-to-make-marathi-mandatory-for-taxi-auto-rickshaw-drivers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Licenses will not be cancelled solely on the grounds that a driver does not know the language, said the state government. ]]></description>
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<title>UAE leaves OPEC citing ‘national interests’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The decision reflected its ‘long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile’, the government said. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: 18.3% voter turnout till 9 am in second phase</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-183-voter-turnout-till-9-am-in-second-phase</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-183-voter-turnout-till-9-am-in-second-phase</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Over the past two days, 2,473 persons have also been apprehended in the state as part of intensified surveillance. ]]></description>
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<title>Anand Teltumbde: Not more MPs, Indian democracy needs citizens to have a greater say in governance</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/anand-teltumbde-not-more-mps-indian-democracy-needs-citizens-to-have-a-greater-say-in-governance</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Elected representatives have become democracy’s greatest threat. The defeat of the delimitation bill can open up a path towards genuine self-governance. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: Voting begins in second phase for 142 seats</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-voting-begins-in-second-phase-for-142-seats</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-voting-begins-in-second-phase-for-142-seats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Over the past two days, 2,473 persons have also been apprehended in the state as part of intensified surveillance. ]]></description>
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<title>A new book asks if the love for the Portuguese language in Goa is genuine or display of vanity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Lusophone Goa: Tracing the Portuguese Language,’ edited by Aren Noronha. ]]></description>
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<title>How the Iran war has plunged India’s diamond industry even deeper into crisis</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-the-iran-war-has-plunged-indias-diamond-industry-even-deeper-into-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In recent years, the United Arab Emirates had emerged as a key source of rough diamonds and a market for polished diamonds. ]]></description>
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<title>How sitting for long periods affects the body – and how to combat that in the office</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-sitting-for-long-periods-affects-the-body-and-how-to-combat-that-in-the-office</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Research shows increased sitting was associated with early death regardless of how active you are. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Aviation sector on verge of stopping operations’: Airlines ask Centre for relief on jet fuel prices</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/aviation-sector-on-verge-of-stopping-operations-airlines-ask-centre-for-relief-on-jet-fuel-prices</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/aviation-sector-on-verge-of-stopping-operations-airlines-ask-centre-for-relief-on-jet-fuel-prices</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The airlines said that any ‘ad hoc pricing’ or ‘irrational increase’ in the rates of aviation turbine fuel would lead to insurmountable losses for them. ]]></description>
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<title>WhatsApp has banned 9,400 accounts linked to ‘digital arrest’ scams, Centre tells SC</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/whatsapp-has-banned-9400-accounts-linked-to-digital-arrest-scams-centre-tells-sc</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/whatsapp-has-banned-9400-accounts-linked-to-digital-arrest-scams-centre-tells-sc</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While around 3,800 accounts had been flagged by the authorities, WhatsApp said its own processes enabled it to map and act against a much larger network. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:00:04 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Two Indians, their firms face US sanctions for alleged links with Mexico&#45;based drug cartel</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/two-indians-their-firms-face-us-sanctions-for-alleged-links-with-mexico-based-drug-cartel</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/two-indians-their-firms-face-us-sanctions-for-alleged-links-with-mexico-based-drug-cartel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two Indians allegedly facilitated the sale and shipment of precursor chemicals used to produce illicit fentanyl. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:00:03 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Rush Hour: 1,468 voters added before Bengal polls, Sisodia won’t appear before Justice Sharma &amp;amp; more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-1468-voters-added-before-bengal-polls-sisodia-wont-appear-before-justice-sharma-more</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-1468-voters-added-before-bengal-polls-sisodia-wont-appear-before-justice-sharma-more</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories delivered straight to your inbox every evening. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi’s draft EV policy gives car subsidies to the rich, puts more vehicles on the roads</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/delhis-draft-ev-policy-gives-car-subsidies-to-the-rich-puts-more-vehicles-on-the-roads</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/delhis-draft-ev-policy-gives-car-subsidies-to-the-rich-puts-more-vehicles-on-the-roads</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Swapping fuel for electric automobiles is a narrow solution to air pollution and overlooks the increase in angry disputes over parking and space. ]]></description>
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<title>Odisha: Adivasi man brings skeletal remains to rural bank to prove sister’s death, withdraw savings</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/odisha-adivasi-man-brings-skeletal-remains-to-rural-bank-to-prove-sisters-death-withdraw-savings</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The police said that officials at the Odisha Grameen Bank failed to explain the correct procedure to the man, who was not educated. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:53 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid gets one&#45;week interim bail from Delhi HC to visit ailing father</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/baramulla-mp-engineer-rashid-gets-one-week-interim-bail-from-delhi-hc-to-visit-ailing-father</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Abdul Rashid Sheikh would be accompanied by two police officials in plain clothes during his bail, the court said. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Life tips the scales, every now and then’: These poems are a eulogy to loss, grief and a new start</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/life-tips-the-scales-every-now-and-then-these-poems-are-a-eulogy-to-loss-grief-and-a-new-start</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/life-tips-the-scales-every-now-and-then-these-poems-are-a-eulogy-to-loss-grief-and-a-new-start</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Morning Twilight: Poems’, by Jayshree Misra Tripathi. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: In Marathi comedy ‘Baapya’, a village is shocked when a woman returns as a man</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-in-marathi-comedy-baapya-a-village-is-shocked-when-a-woman-returns-as-a-man</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sameer Tewari’s film stars Rajshri Deshpande, Girish Kulkarni, Devika Daftardar, Shrikant Yadav and Aryan Mengji. Out on May 15 in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>Karnataka HC seeks CBI response on Congress MLA’s plea against life&#45;term for murder of BJP leader</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/karnataka-hc-seeks-cbi-response-on-congress-mlas-plea-against-life-term-for-murder-of-bjp-leader</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/karnataka-hc-seeks-cbi-response-on-congress-mlas-plea-against-life-term-for-murder-of-bjp-leader</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vinay Kulkarni and 15 others were convicted for the murder of Yogeshgouda Goudar on April 15. ]]></description>
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<title>Liquor policy case: After Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia says he will not appear before Delhi HC judge</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/liquor-policy-case-after-kejriwal-manish-sisodia-says-he-will-not-appear-before-delhi-hc-judge</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/liquor-policy-case-after-kejriwal-manish-sisodia-says-he-will-not-appear-before-delhi-hc-judge</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a letter to Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, the Aam Aadmi Party leader said that his doubts about her impartiality in the case stood unresolved. ]]></description>
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<title>Manganiyar women are stepping onto a stage long closed to them by men</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/manganiyar-women-are-stepping-onto-a-stage-long-closed-to-them-by-men</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For decades, men from the community toured the world while women’s music stayed within jajmans’ homes. Now a few are stepping into the limelight. ]]></description>
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<title>A new book shows how parents can build a secure attachment with their children in early childhood</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/a-new-book-shows-how-parents-can-build-a-secure-attachment-with-their-children-in-early-childhood</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/a-new-book-shows-how-parents-can-build-a-secure-attachment-with-their-children-in-early-childhood</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Good-Enough Parent: Embracing the Science and Joy of Raising Secure Kids’, by Kishore Das. ]]></description>
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<title>Interview: RG Kar protester is ‘shocked, shattered’ to see victim’s mother contest on BJP ticket</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/interview-rg-kar-protester-is-shocked-shattered-to-see-victims-mother-contest-on-bjp-ticket</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/interview-rg-kar-protester-is-shocked-shattered-to-see-victims-mother-contest-on-bjp-ticket</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The young feminist discusses the legacy of the RG Kar protests and the stakes for women in the West Bengal Assembly elections. ]]></description>
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<title>FIR against 13, including Hansraj College students suspended for alleged misconduct: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We had to involve the police as the ‘situation was getting out of hand’, Rama Sharma, the principal of the institute, told ‘The Indian Express’. ]]></description>
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<title>The grunge behind the glamour: What photographer Ketaki Sheth saw when she landed on a film set</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘Flashback’ is a collection of 57 photographs of film shoots in Mumbai and Chennai taken between 1985 and 1993. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:20 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>This book shows how the all&#45;women journalist team at Khabar Lahariya covers news from the villages</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The action was taken to prevent any attempt to disturb the election atmosphere, said officials. ]]></description>
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<title>Comics: Daddy is not sure how he and Shampoo became friends. But now their lives are changed forever</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Shampoo and Daddy!’, by Aditi Mali. ]]></description>
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<title>Central forces to remain in Bengal for 60 days after polls, says Amit Shah</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of the elections, the Election Commission deployed 2.4 lakh Central Armed Police Forces personnel in the state. ]]></description>
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<title>Are the US and Israel trapped in a ‘forever war’ with Iran?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Iran is not trying to defeat the US or Israel outright. It is trying to outlast them, complicate their objectives and make their progress unsustainable. ]]></description>
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<title>J&amp;amp;K High Court quashes Public Safety Act detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ There was no evidence to show that the legislator, detained in September, was ‘likely to act in any manner prejudicial’ to public order, the court held. ]]></description>
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<title>Could silkworm nutrition, natural dyes change how Pashmina silk is produced?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The aim is to to reduce pollution while maintaining the value of high-end natural fibres, say researchers. ]]></description>
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<title>BJP tally rises to 113 in 245&#45;member Rajya Sabha as chairperson accepts AAP legislature party merger</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The ruling National Democratic Alliance now has at least 136 MPs in the Upper House. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi: Hansraj College suspends 30 students for alleged misconduct, ‘defaming’ institute online</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/delhi-hansraj-college-suspends-30-students-for-alleged-misconduct-defaming-institute-online</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Protests first began in February against the wedding of the principal’s son on campus, with tensions over permissions for the student fest reported soon after. ]]></description>
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<title>Ladakh to get five new districts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena approved the creation of the Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass districts. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: EC asks police to conduct special drive after explosives seized ahead of second phase</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The seizure includes 79 crude bomb-like objects, about 3.3 kg of gunpowder and 1.6 kg of sulphur, said the police. ]]></description>
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<title>A new book tries to guide individuals on how to reflect on their lives to become more self&#45;aware</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/a-new-book-tries-to-guide-individuals-on-how-to-reflect-on-their-lives-to-become-more-self-aware</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Book of Daily Brilliance: 111 Days to Transformation’, by Pamela Puja Kirpalani. ]]></description>
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<title>Rajya Sabha: BJP tally rises to 113 as chairperson accepts AAP legislature party merger</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/rajya-sabha-bjp-tally-rises-to-113-as-chairperson-accepts-aap-legislature-party-merger</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ruling National Democratic Alliance now has at least 136 MPs in the House of 245 members. ]]></description>
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<title>Kejriwal says he will not appear in person or through lawyer in case heard by judge Swarana Sharma</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/kejriwal-says-he-will-not-appear-in-person-or-through-lawyer-in-case-heard-by-judge-swarana-sharma</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AAP chief said he was preparing to challenge in the Supreme Court the judge’s decision not to recuse herself from hearing the liquor policy case. ]]></description>
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<title>Uttar Pradesh: Prohibitory orders imposed in Ghazipur after death of teenage girl</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/uttar-pradesh-prohibitory-orders-imposed-in-ghazipur-after-death-of-teenage-girl</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/uttar-pradesh-prohibitory-orders-imposed-in-ghazipur-after-death-of-teenage-girl</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The family of the 17-year-old alleged that she had been sexually assaulted and murdered. ]]></description>
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<title>Assam: 20 ‘illegal’ immigrants ‘pushed back’ to Bangladesh, says Himanta Sarma</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/assam-20-illegal-immigrants-pushed-back-to-bangladesh-says-himanta-sarma</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/assam-20-illegal-immigrants-pushed-back-to-bangladesh-says-himanta-sarma</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The chief minister has repeatedly said that the government wants to make the state ‘infiltration-free’. ]]></description>
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<title>Mumbai: FIR against 7 AAP leaders for protesting against Raghav Chadha, six MPs’ merger with BJP</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/mumbai-fir-against-7-aap-leaders-for-protesting-against-raghav-chadha-six-mps-merger-with-bjp</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/mumbai-fir-against-7-aap-leaders-for-protesting-against-raghav-chadha-six-mps-merger-with-bjp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Several members of the Aam Aadmi Party, including its Mumbai leader Ruben Mascarenhas, were also detained ahead of the planned demonstration. ]]></description>
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<title>How should India redistribute seats in an expanded Lok Sabha?</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-should-india-redistribute-seats-in-an-expanded-lok-sabha</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The maths behind the European Parliament’s ‘Cambridge Compromise’ offers some ideas. ]]></description>
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<title>Mumbai: AAP members detained during protest against Raghav Chadha, six MPs’ merger with BJP</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/mumbai-aap-members-detained-during-protest-against-raghav-chadha-six-mps-merger-with-bjp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Party leader Ruben Mascarenhas alleged he was stopped from leaving home and detained ahead of the protest. ]]></description>
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<title>Why BJP has toned down its anti&#45;Bangladesh rhetoric in run&#45;up to Bengal polls</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-bjp-has-toned-down-its-anti-bangladesh-rhetoric-in-run-up-to-bengal-polls</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-bjp-has-toned-down-its-anti-bangladesh-rhetoric-in-run-up-to-bengal-polls</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After a reset in ties between New Delhi and Dhaka, the saffron party is going soft on Bangladesh. This has left Hindutva supporters feeling disappointed. ]]></description>
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<title>Raghu Rai (1942&#45;2026): A keen observer of strategies of survival</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/raghu-rai-1942-2026-a-keen-observer-of-strategies-of-survival</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/raghu-rai-1942-2026-a-keen-observer-of-strategies-of-survival</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The acclaimed photographer died on April 26 at the age of 83. ]]></description>
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<title>‘The act of listening is part of the story’: Anurag Banerjee on his book on Meghalaya’s music scene</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/the-act-of-listening-is-part-of-the-story-anurag-banerjee-on-his-book-on-meghalayas-music-scene</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-act-of-listening-is-part-of-the-story-anurag-banerjee-on-his-book-on-meghalayas-music-scene</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ‘The intention of this book was to make it known that I am from this place,’ said Banerjee, whose ‘The Songs of Our People’ traces musicians across generations. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Bearing Witness to the Age’: Poet Behçet Necatigil’s grounded vision of Turkish modernism</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bearing-witness-to-the-age-poet-behcet-necatigils-grounded-vision-of-turkish-modernism</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bearing-witness-to-the-age-poet-behcet-necatigils-grounded-vision-of-turkish-modernism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Necatigil is one of the most distinctive and influential figures of 20th-century Turkish poetry. ]]></description>
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<title>IMD warns of heatwave conditions for three days, Delhi temperature crosses 44 degrees Celsius</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/imd-warns-of-heatwave-conditions-for-three-days-delhi-temperature-crosses-44-degrees-celsius</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The temperature in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda crossed 47 degrees Celsius in Banda on Saturday, making it the hottest in the country. ]]></description>
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<title>Sarmad Khoosat on ‘Lali’, desire and subverting norms: ‘Wherever I can, I take off the top soil’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/sarmad-khoosat-on-lali-desire-and-subverting-norms-wherever-i-can-i-take-off-the-top-soil</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/sarmad-khoosat-on-lali-desire-and-subverting-norms-wherever-i-can-i-take-off-the-top-soil</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ ‘Think Yorgos Lanthimos, not Poor Things, but Lobster. I didn’t want the world to look unrelatable. I’m not taking you into a vacuum.’ ]]></description>
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<title>AAP submits petition seeking disqualification of 7 Rajya Sabha MPs who merged with BJP: Sanjay Singh</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/aap-submits-petition-seeking-disqualification-of-7-rajya-sabha-mps-who-merged-with-bjp-sanjay-singh</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/aap-submits-petition-seeking-disqualification-of-7-rajya-sabha-mps-who-merged-with-bjp-sanjay-singh</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Aam Aadmi Party leader said that the merger amounted to defection and is in violation of the anti-defection law. ]]></description>
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<title>Coaching classes, private schools are increasing education expenses in India – in six charts</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/coaching-classes-private-schools-are-increasing-education-expenses-in-india-in-six-charts</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/coaching-classes-private-schools-are-increasing-education-expenses-in-india-in-six-charts</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Enrolment in government schools has declined in recent years  with parents preferring private institutions. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:00:02 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>What shapes the designs of book covers in India?</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/what-shapes-the-designs-of-book-covers-in-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The visual language has to perform a balancing act between Western templates, Indian audiences, local aesthetics and market demands. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: Congress supporter killed in Asansol, three arrested</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-congress-supporter-killed-in-asansol-three-arrested</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-congress-supporter-killed-in-asansol-three-arrested</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The party has alleged that the attackers were linked to the ruling Trinamool Congress. ]]></description>
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<title>International Booker shortlist: Life after the revolution in ‘The Nights are Quiet in Tehran’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shida Bazyar’s novel has been translated from the German by Ruth Martin. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The demonstrators demanded justice for two children killed in a recent attack and permanent peace in the ethnic strife-hit state. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi: Six injured as Swiss Air flight engine fails, catches fire during takeoff</title>
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<title>Bengal polls: 23% candidates have declared criminal cases, 20% face serious cases, shows study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Bharatiya Janata Party has the highest number of candidates with criminal cases filed against them, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The US president, his family and others participating in the Correspondents’ Dinner were unharmed but one security officer was injured. ]]></description>
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<title>Photographer Raghu Rai dies at 83</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As a photojournalist, Rai captured several key events in post-Independence India. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: Trump evacuated from White House event after gunfire, suspect in custody</title>
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<title>In photos: How Odisha’s Adivasi farmers preserve traditional seeds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ These diverse varieties have been shaped over generations by local soil, altitude and climate, and can withstand the changing the weather. ]]></description>
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<title>How to end the sufferings of the people of Manipur?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three years after the violence started, the chasms within Manipur society are deep, divided by trenches and buffer zones guarded by armed groups. ]]></description>
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<title>The Kamasutra has consent at its core – challenging the idea that women should submit to men</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It treats consent as central to sexual freedom, emphasising mutuality, enthusiasm and the right to refuse. ]]></description>
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<title>Alzheimer’s drugs offer little benefit – showing how research can be clouded by other interests</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Alzheimer’s research serves as a reminder that the path from defining a problem to discovering a solution is rarely straightforward. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Homosexual Intifada’: An anthology embodying the resilience of Palestinian queer communities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The contributors approach the double precarity of being queer and Palestinian through essays, stories, poetry, photographs, and art. ]]></description>
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<title>Gauhati HC order denying Pawan Khera anticipatory bail to be challenged in SC, says Congress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ He has been denied relief in a case of defamation, forgery and criminal conspiracy based on a complaint by Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wife of the Assam CM. ]]></description>
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<title>As India welcomes AI investments, it must first reckon with unequal access to water</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/as-india-welcomes-ai-investments-it-must-first-reckon-with-unequal-access-to-water</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The country is simultaneously one of the world’s most ambitious technology adopters and one of its most unequal societies. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Vaadivaasal’: In the jallikattu arena, an emotional story of revenge, honour, and legacy</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/vaadivaasal-in-the-jallikattu-arena-an-emotional-story-of-revenge-honour-and-legacy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Author CS Chellappa’s prose reflects the rhythms of oral storytelling, where the voice of the community becomes the key to the narrative. ]]></description>
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<title>K Kavitha launches Telangana Rashtra Sena months after she resigned from BRS</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/k-kavitha-launches-telangana-rashtra-sena-months-after-she-resigned-from-brs</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/k-kavitha-launches-telangana-rashtra-sena-months-after-she-resigned-from-brs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The name of the new party echoes the former name of Bharath Rashtra Samithi, which was earlier called Telangana Rashtra Samithi. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: EC orders suspension of five police officers for alleged misconduct</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-ec-orders-suspension-of-five-police-officers-for-alleged-misconduct</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-polls-ec-orders-suspension-of-five-police-officers-for-alleged-misconduct</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The poll panel asked the state administration to implement the directions and submit a compliance report by 11 am on Saturday. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 319: How losing ecological buffers is making water scarcity worse</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Masculinity is always at loggerheads between two men’: What Rahul Singh explores in his debut novel</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An interview with the author of ‘Unfolding.’ ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi riots: HC rejects police’s appeal against bail granted to ex&#45;Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/delhi-riots-hc-rejects-polices-appeal-against-bail-granted-to-ex-congress-councillor-ishrat-jahan</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/delhi-riots-hc-rejects-polices-appeal-against-bail-granted-to-ex-congress-councillor-ishrat-jahan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There is nothing to show that Jahan has violated any of the bail conditions, it said. ]]></description>
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<title>Iranian foreign minister arrives in Islamabad, US says envoys to travel for talks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ However, Iran said that no direct meeting would take place with officials from the United States, and that Tehran’s position would be conveyed through Pakistan. ]]></description>
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<title>How Partition violence affected Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Archival correspondence reveals how fear, displacement and bureaucratic hurdles shaped the departure of Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan after 1947. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: 23% candidates have declared criminal cases, 20% face serious cases, says ADR report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Bharatiya Janata Party has the highest number of candidates with criminal cases filed against them, the report said. ]]></description>
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<title>In the US&#45;Israel war on Iran, women have paid a disproportionate price</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ensuring the safety, rights and participation of Iran’s women is not only a moral imperative: it is essential to any sustainable path forward. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Members of both communities accused the other of starting the violence on Friday. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Touring Talkies’: Jayant Kaikini’s essays about movies speak to his remarkable aesthetic curiosity</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The essays, written in Kannada, range from film reviews and obituaries to deep dives on background score and the texture of watching a movie. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Bandigoat’: This anthology of strange fiction bounces between the weird and the folkloric</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bandigoat-this-anthology-of-strange-fiction-bounces-between-the-weird-and-the-folkloric</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The life of community, its figural intensities, the bounded structure of legend, sometimes pastoral, sometimes suburban atmospherics, bleed into irreality. ]]></description>
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<title>Harsh Mander: Language, local governance and finance – the debates that defined Indian federalism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The post-2014 assault on India’s federal democracy follows decades of the uneven implementation and erosion of federalism. ]]></description>
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<title>New world order will depend on how countries leverage their own version of the Strait of Hormuz</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When everything is about leverage, power comes from being impossible to ignore. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:15 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>If using ChatGPT is cheating, what about ghostwriting? The old debate behind a new panic</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Whether you’re paying for a ghostwriter or using a chatbot, ‘assistance’ or ‘collaboration’ on intellectual and artistic work is not automatically unethical. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: Eleven years later, a daughter is determined to find out exactly what killed her father</title>
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<title>Interview: India’s main strategy for West Asia in ‘past tense’, US will remain key player</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Analysts and officials thinkers have already begun thinking about what comes after the ‘third Gulf War’. ]]></description>
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<title>Opposition submits fresh notice in Rajya Sabha to impeach chief election commissioner</title>
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<title>AAP MP Raghav Chadha says Rajya Sabha legislative party has split, faction to join BJP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chadha claimed that he had the support of two-thirds of the party’s members in the Upper House of Parliament. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal SIR: 65 election duty officers among those deleted, SC tells them to move appellate tribunal</title>
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<title>Number of Indian billionaires may rise to 313 from 207 by 2031: Study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ While India currently has more than 25,200 ultra-high net worth individuals, it has among the highest rates of wealth inequality in the world. ]]></description>
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<title>‘No bar in Islam on women in mosques, but they cannot seek entry via main door’: Muslim board to SC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The court was hearing a case related to the entry of women into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple and discrimination at other religious places. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Mercy’ review: Film on euthanasia is barely alive</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/mercy-review-film-on-euthanasia-is-barely-alive</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Hindi drama is out in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>Mumbai: Complaint filed against woman who confronted BJP leader for blocking road during protest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The complainant claimed that the woman created a ruckus, used abusive language against police officers and caused public disturbance. ]]></description>
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<title>For young readers: All the attempts to restore the Ajanta caves from 19th century to present day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Magnificent Murals: Buddhist Art of Ajanta’, by Ashwin Prabhu. ]]></description>
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<title>Trump says ceasefire between Israel&#45;Lebanon to be extended by three weeks</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/trump-says-ceasefire-between-israel-lebanon-to-be-extended-by-three-weeks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An earlier agreement for a 10-day ceasefire was set to expire on Sunday. ]]></description>
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<title>The Bengal result will decide the future of Indian electoral democracy</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-bengal-result-will-decide-the-future-of-indian-electoral-democracy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Inappropriate, in poor taste’: MEA on comments shared by Trump calling India a ‘hellhole’</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/inappropriate-in-poor-taste-mea-on-comments-shared-by-trump-calling-india-a-hellhole</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The remarks do not reflect the reality of the India-US relationship that is based on mutual respect and shared interests, the foreign ministry said. ]]></description>
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<title>Review: In ‘Jerax’, surreal comedy ensues when a photocopier churns out human clones</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Srinidhi Bengaluru’s Kannada series, led by Nagabhushana, is out on ZEE5. ]]></description>
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<title>How Begum Samru, Lady Montagu, and Catherine II of Russia, shaped the history of smallpox</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-begum-samru-lady-montagu-and-catherine-ii-of-russia-shaped-the-history-of-smallpox</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A preview of ‘In Sickness and in Death: How Faith, Medicine and Race Shaped British India’, by Ipshita Nath. ]]></description>
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<title>The life of Puja: How a young woman from rural Bengal became an internet star</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-life-of-puja-how-a-young-woman-from-rural-bengal-became-an-internet-star</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The articulate 26-year-old from an East Midnapore village speaks about how she taught herself the ways of the web, and found ‘a pathway of her own’. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Half His Age’: Jennette McCurdy’s novel is an uncomfortable take on a new genre, literary abuse</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/half-his-age-jennette-mccurdys-novel-is-an-uncomfortable-take-on-a-new-genre-literary-abuse</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/half-his-age-jennette-mccurdys-novel-is-an-uncomfortable-take-on-a-new-genre-literary-abuse</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gross and gripping, the novel refuses to moralise, but simmers with a barely concealed anger. ]]></description>
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<title>Assembly polls: 89.9% voter turnout in West Bengal till 5 pm, 82.2% in Tamil Nadu</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/assembly-polls-899-voter-turnout-in-west-bengal-till-5-pm-822-in-tamil-nadu</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/assembly-polls-899-voter-turnout-in-west-bengal-till-5-pm-822-in-tamil-nadu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Polling closed for a little over half the seats in Bengal in the first phase and all constituencies in Tamil Nadu. ]]></description>
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<title>Modi is a ‘weak’ PM, Congress says after Trump shares comments calling India a ‘hellhole’</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/modi-is-a-weak-pm-congress-says-after-trump-shares-comments-calling-india-a-hellhole</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In response to the US president’s post, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said: ‘We have seen some reports. That’s where I leave it.’ ]]></description>
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<title>Assembly polls: 78.7% voter turnout in West Bengal till 3 pm, 70% in Tamil Nadu</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/assembly-polls-787-voter-turnout-in-west-bengal-till-3-pm-70-in-tamil-nadu</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Voting was being held in little over half the seats in Bengal in the first phase and all constituencies in Tamil Nadu. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi HC orders social media platforms to remove videos of Kejriwal seeking judge’s recusal</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/delhi-hc-orders-social-media-platforms-to-remove-videos-of-kejriwal-seeking-judges-recusal</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/delhi-hc-orders-social-media-platforms-to-remove-videos-of-kejriwal-seeking-judges-recusal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The bench also issued notices to the Aam Aadmi Party chief, journalist Ravish Kumar and others in the contempt petition against them. ]]></description>
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<title>‘No proposal’ to raise petrol, diesel prices, says Centre after report estimates post&#45;poll hike</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/no-proposal-to-raise-petrol-diesel-prices-says-centre-after-report-estimates-post-poll-hike</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/no-proposal-to-raise-petrol-diesel-prices-says-centre-after-report-estimates-post-poll-hike</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Union government described reports suggesting that fuel prices could be increased by Rs 25 to Rs 28 per litre as ‘misleading and mischievous’. ]]></description>
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<title>Assembly polls: 62.1% voter turnout in West Bengal till 1 pm, 56.8% in Tamil Nadu</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/assembly-polls-621-voter-turnout-in-west-bengal-till-1-pm-568-in-tamil-nadu</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/assembly-polls-621-voter-turnout-in-west-bengal-till-1-pm-568-in-tamil-nadu</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Voting was being held in little over half the seats in Bengal in the first phase and all constituencies in Tamil Nadu. ]]></description>
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<title>SC stays conviction, life sentence of Chhattisgarh ex&#45;CM’s son Amit Jogi in 2003 murder case</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/sc-stays-conviction-life-sentence-of-chhattisgarh-ex-cms-son-amit-jogi-in-2003-murder-case</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/sc-stays-conviction-life-sentence-of-chhattisgarh-ex-cms-son-amit-jogi-in-2003-murder-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The bench asked how the High Court could pronounce the sentence without hearing him. ]]></description>
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<title>India is a ‘hellhole’: Trump shares commentator’s views questioning US birthright citizenship</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/india-is-a-hellhole-trump-shares-commentators-views-questioning-us-birthright-citizenship</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/india-is-a-hellhole-trump-shares-commentators-views-questioning-us-birthright-citizenship</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The United States president has long been a proponent of ending birthright citizenship in the country. ]]></description>
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<title>What a $600 meal at a fancy French restaurant taught an Indian chef about dining right</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Biting Off More Than I Can Chew: A Maverick Chef Remembers’, by Rahul Akerkar. ]]></description>
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<title>Assembly polls: 41.1% voter turnout in West Bengal till 11 am, 37.5% in Tamil Nadu</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Voting was being held in little over half the seats in Bengal in the first phase and all constituencies in Tamil Nadu. ]]></description>
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<title>One of three ships fired at by Iran may have been bound for Gujarat: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The three vessels were attacked hours after United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he was extending the ceasefire with Tehran. ]]></description>
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<title>Michael’ review: Enthralling Jackson biopic wants us to rise above the dirt and remember the genius</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Antoine Fuqua’s film stars Michael Jackson’s nephew Jafaar Jackson. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal goes to the polls today, but lakhs of voters, including my family, don’t count</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bengal-goes-to-the-polls-today-but-lakhs-of-voters-including-my-family-dont-count</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Election Commission of India let an arbitrary AI tool disenfranchise the country’s most disadvantaged voters. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal polls: Calcutta HC stays EC order to take preventive action against ‘troublemakers’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Officials had ‘erred in issuing a blanket direction by treating certain citizens as troublemakers’, the court said. ]]></description>
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<title>EC issues notice to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge for remark calling PM Modi a ‘terrorist’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/ec-issues-notice-to-congress-chief-mallikarjun-kharge-for-remark-calling-pm-modi-a-terrorist</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Congress chief made the comment on April 21, and later clarified that he meant to say the prime minister was ‘terrorising’ the country’s democratic fabric. ]]></description>
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<title>From rallies to booth management, I&#45;PAC is critical for Trinamool. Will its exit hurt the party?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/from-rallies-to-booth-management-i-pac-is-critical-for-trinamool-will-its-exit-hurt-the-party</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ I-PAC employees and Trinamool insiders say that the company plays a critical role in the final stages of campaigning, particularly on the day of the vote. ]]></description>
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<title>Are ‘data embassies’ the future in era of conflicts, attack on tech infrastructure?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/are-data-embassies-the-future-in-era-of-conflicts-attack-on-tech-infrastructure</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Risk mitigation could mean shifting away from easily identifiable hyperscalers and their gigantic data centres, and picking safer locations. ]]></description>
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<title>These new volumes bring together selections from TS Eliot’s poetry, plays, and critical essays</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from TS Eliot’s ‘Essential Poetry’, ‘Selected Poetry and Prose’, and ‘Selected Plays.’ ]]></description>
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