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<title>Ukraine: Four Indians killed, one critical in attack on cargo ship</title>
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<title>Updates: CJP alleges police fired pellet guns at protesters, demonstration resumes at Jantar Mantar</title>
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<title>This book uncovers how indentured labourers forged independent India’s foreign relations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from the Introduction to ‘Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy: Caste, Class and Indenture Abroad, 1914-67’, by Kalathmika Natarajan. ]]></description>
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<title>Cockroach Janta Party protest: How liberal scepticism induces paralysis in oppositional politics</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It inadvertently validates the government’s claim that all dissent is manufactured and illegitimate. ]]></description>
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<title>Why angry young protesters in Delhi have turned against Modi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ire against the prime minister has rarely surfaced so sharply, cutting across class and religious backgrounds. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ honours an Indian Air Force squadron’s bravery during the Kargil War</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Netflix series stars Siddharth, Jimmy Shergill, Abhay Verma, Adil Hussain, Mihir Ahuja, Taaruk Raina and Barun Sobti. Out on August 7. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer: Marvel film stars Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr, Tom Hiddleston</title>
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<title>Watch: Young protesters in Delhi face police lathi&#45;charge and tear gas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scroll was on the ground speaking with demonstrators injured while trying to march to Parliament, and many who had travelled from afar. ]]></description>
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<title>NEET&#45;UG 2026: NTA claims viral answer sheets were fabricated, warns of criminal action</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The agency issued case-by-case responses with respect to five candidates whose allegations of discrepancies had been widely shared on social media. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Modi is the most anti&#45;youth PM’: Opposition after police crackdown on CJP protest in Delhi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Uddhav Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said that ‘when a brutal regime points guns towards young Indians...you know that the regime is anti- India’. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Sonam Wangchuk says he will continue fast, condemns police ‘brutality’ during CJP protest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke ended his fast at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, as did three members of the All India Students’ Association. ]]></description>
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<title>CJP protest: From Shillong to Mumbai, solidarity demonstrations held across India</title>
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<title>In Ladakh, climate change is raining on apricots, central to life and the economy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Irregular and increased rainfall, as well as decreased snow in winter months, are changing the fragile environment. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch our live discussion: What next as youth storm Delhi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scroll reporters Anant Gupta and Ayush Tiwari, who covered the protests on the ground, recap and analyse the day’s dramatic developments. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Aga Aai Aaho Aai’ trailer: It’s mom versus mon&#45;in&#45;law in Marathi web series</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Varun Narvekar’s show, written by Kalyani Pandit, stars Hruta Durgule, Renuka Shahane and Nirmiti Sawant. Out on Zee5 on July 24. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: CJP says ‘no commitment so far’ from government, protesters lathi&#45;charged at Jantar Mantar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke ended his fast at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, as did three members of the All India Students’ Association. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Tear gas fired, protesters lathi&#45;charged at CJP agitation, Parliament security beefed up</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/updates-tear-gas-fired-protesters-lathi-charged-at-cjp-agitation-parliament-security-beefed-up</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke ended his fast at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, as did three members of the All India Students’ Association. ]]></description>
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<title>Calcutta HC refuses to allow TMC to operate bank accounts frozen by ED</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The case pertains to alleged financial irregularities, unlawful collection of money and routing of suspected funds through certain bank accounts of the TMC. ]]></description>
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<title>NEET&#45;UG 2026: NTA claims viral OMR sheets were fabricated, warns of criminal action</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The agency issued case-by-case responses with respect to five candidates whose allegations of discrepancies had been widely shared on social media. ]]></description>
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<title>Calcutta HC halts demolition of building housing Abhishek Banerjee’s office</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The stay will remain in place until the matter is heard next or till the end of July, whichever is earlier, said the bench. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Tear gas shells fired at protesters near Parliament, CJP to hold talks with BJP’s JP Nadda</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke ended his fast on Monday at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, as did three members of the All India Students’ Association. ]]></description>
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<title>Using real&#45;life examples, a new book shows how ‘mirroring’ successful products can win over users</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘One Insane Idea: Fifteen Ideation Techniques to Spark Breakthrough Business Ideas’, by Apoorv Singhal. ]]></description>
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<title>Census 2027 will count caste – but the data it produces won’t be usable</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/census-2027-will-count-caste-but-the-data-it-produces-wont-be-usable</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Those in the OBC and General categories will remain unseen, even though the caste census was revived specifically to make them visible. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Protesters lathi&#45;charged ahead of march to Parliament, CJP says in talks with Centre</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Activist Sonam Wangchuk said that he will end his hunger strike on Monday if the Centre ‘takes accountability for the recent failures in the education system’. ]]></description>
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<title>Updates: Metro stations near Jantar Mantar, Parliament closed ahead of CJP march</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/updates-metro-stations-near-jantar-mantar-parliament-closed-ahead-of-cjp-march</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Activist Sonam Wangchuk said that he will end his hunger strike on Monday if the Centre ‘takes accountability for the recent failures in the education system’. ]]></description>
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<title>Census 2027 will count caste – but the data it produces won’t be usabale</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ OBCs will remain unseen, even though the caste census was revived specifically to make this category visible. ]]></description>
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<title>16 killed as heavy rainfall triggers flash floods, landslides in J&amp;amp;K, Uttarakhand and Nagaland</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The worst-hit was Jammu and Kashmir, where 11 persons died in incidents related to the incessant rains in Poonch and Rajouri. ]]></description>
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<title>Spain beat Argentina to win football world cup</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/spain-beat-argentina-to-win-football-world-cup</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute to deny 10-man Argentina the defence of their title. ]]></description>
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<title>Why tree cutting on Dehradun highway could upend the life of a community</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Citizen protests have highlighted the environmental costs of the now halted work. But for forest-dwelling Van Gujjars, it poses a more direct threat. ]]></description>
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<title>Goat’s tooth shows that ancient Greek food economy was more complicated than researchers thought</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rather than raising animals or plants together or separate from one another, both strategies existed. ]]></description>
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<title>No permission granted for CJP march to Parliament on July 20, says Delhi Police</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The political campaign is planning to hold the march as part of its protest seeking Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over exam mismanagement. ]]></description>
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<title>‘This one line is my bible – every footnote is a confession of failure’: Translator Daisy Rockwell</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘My understanding of what it means to translate really began with a seminar I took with Professor AK Ramanujan in 1992.’ ]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra sets up panel to examine if STs who convert to other faiths should get quota benefits</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In May, an organisation backed by the RSS-affliated Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram had sought the ‘de-listing’ of Scheduled Tribe members who convert to other religions. ]]></description>
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<title>India’s tussle with WhatsApp over usernames could set a bad precedent for privacy</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/indias-tussle-with-whatsapp-over-usernames-could-set-a-bad-precedent-for-privacy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Giving in to India’s pressure is a slippery slop that may encourage copycat demands globally, say experts. ]]></description>
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<title>Government must open dialogue with students on hunger strike in Delhi: Group of citizens to PM Modi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The letter accused the government of displaying a ‘callous disregard’ for students protesting in the national capital along with activist Sonam Wangchuk. ]]></description>
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<title>Sunday book pick: Cannibalism and other postcolonial jokes in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s ‘Admiring Silence’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Published in 1996, this is Gurnah’s fifth novel. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021 for ‘penetrat[ing] the effects of colonialism in East Africa.’ ]]></description>
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<title>The Indian Foreign Service built the country’s reputation. Now, it seeks awards for one leader</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-indian-foreign-service-built-the-countrys-reputation-now-it-seeks-awards-for-one-leader-285934</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Limited diplomatic capital should be invested in advancing India’s long-term interests. ]]></description>
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<title>HC declines interim relief to Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, says activist’s hospitalisation not arbitrary</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/hc-declines-interim-relief-to-sonam-wangchuks-wife-says-activists-hospitalisation-not-arbitrary</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The court noted that Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike for 17 days, and remarked that his health condition is ‘perilous’. ]]></description>
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<title>MP: Leader of agitation against Ken&#45;Betwa river linking project detained, police clear protest site</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/mp-leader-of-agitation-against-ken-betwa-river-linking-project-detained-police-clear-protest-site</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The demonstrators have alleged irregularities in land acquisition, rehabilitation and compensation for families affected by the project. ]]></description>
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<title>Opposition walks out of all&#45;party meet after Centre invites TMC rebel faction</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/opposition-walks-out-of-all-party-meet-after-centre-invites-tmc-rebel-faction</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ TMC MP Mahua Moitra noted that the petitions submitted by the party for the disqualification of the 20 MPs are still pending. ]]></description>
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<title>‘An Ocean in a Well’: Tamil writer D Ravikumar’s stories reimagine contemporary Dalit struggles</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/an-ocean-in-a-well-tamil-writer-d-ravikumars-stories-reimagine-contemporary-dalit-struggles</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The book offers are windows into a world of unfathomable cruelty and decisive moments of humanity. ]]></description>
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<title>Supreme Court halts demolition of structures along Pakistan border for two weeks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench told the petitioners to move the Rajasthan High Court with their appeal. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Cops move Wangchuk to hospital’: How newspapers played down police action at CJP protest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ While most focused on the police’s claims that they had acted on the High Court’s order, the ‘Hindustan Times’ buried the story in the bottom half of the page. ]]></description>
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<title>From rock to Rabindrasangeet, Parsi guitarist Cyrus Tata has left his mark on Kolkata’s music scene</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/from-rock-to-rabindrasangeet-parsi-guitarist-cyrus-tata-has-left-his-mark-on-kolkatas-music-scene</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In this interview, Tata looks back on his long career as a musician and in the film distribution business. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Have lost faith’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife moves Delhi HC to shift him from Safdarjung Hospital</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/have-lost-faith-sonam-wangchuks-wife-moves-delhi-hc-to-shift-him-from-safdarjung-hospital</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/have-lost-faith-sonam-wangchuks-wife-moves-delhi-hc-to-shift-him-from-safdarjung-hospital</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Keeping the activist at the facility was not ‘medical care’ but ‘illegal detention’, said Gitanjali Angmo. ]]></description>
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<title>CJP protest: Two arrested for allegedly painting Sonam Wangchuk mural in Guwahati</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/cjp-protest-two-arrested-for-allegedly-painting-sonam-wangchuk-mural-in-guwahati</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/cjp-protest-two-arrested-for-allegedly-painting-sonam-wangchuk-mural-in-guwahati</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In Mumbai, the police detained and booked several persons who held demonstrations after the activist was forcibly taken to hospital. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: Two more arrested in killing of six Naga villagers in Kangpokpi district</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/manipur-two-more-arrested-in-killing-of-six-naga-villagers-in-kangpokpi-district</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/manipur-two-more-arrested-in-killing-of-six-naga-villagers-in-kangpokpi-district</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Naga persons had been abducted on May 13 and their bodies were found in the vicinity of the Leilon Vaiphei village on June 10. ]]></description>
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<title>Scroll’s SIR experience is a microcosm of what urban India is facing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ If missing names and spelling errors are bothering the Scroll newsroom, one can imagine the impact the exercise is having on others. ]]></description>
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<title>Start the week with a film: A housewife wields a deadly ladle in ‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/start-the-week-with-a-film-a-housewife-wields-a-deadly-ladle-in-maa-inti-bangaaram</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/start-the-week-with-a-film-a-housewife-wields-a-deadly-ladle-in-maa-inti-bangaaram</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ BV Nandini Reddy’s Telugu movie is out on JioHotstar after a theatrical run. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Fractured Communities’ by Umar Khalid: Scholarship meets commitment to marginalised lives</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/fractured-communities-by-umar-khalid-scholarship-meets-commitment-to-marginalised-lives</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The book traces 200 years of changing relationships between various forms of administration and natural resources in Singhbhum. ]]></description>
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<title>The Indian Foreign Service built the country’s reputation. Now, it seeks ‘awards’ for one leader</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/the-indian-foreign-service-built-the-countrys-reputation-now-it-seeks-awards-for-one-leader</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/the-indian-foreign-service-built-the-countrys-reputation-now-it-seeks-awards-for-one-leader</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Limited diplomatic capital should be invested in advancing India’s long-term interests. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Bol Bol Rani’ review: Sai Tamhankar prevents a mind game thriller from being a brain fade</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/bol-bol-rani-review-sai-tamhankar-prevents-a-mind-game-thriller-from-being-a-brain-fade</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/bol-bol-rani-review-sai-tamhankar-prevents-a-mind-game-thriller-from-being-a-brain-fade</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Sid Vinsurkar’s Marathi movie, which is out in cinemas, also stars Chinmay Mandlekar, Subodh Bhave and Sambhaji Sasane. ]]></description>
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<title>The 2026 football World Cup is drawing to a close. Here are six of the best books about the game</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/the-2026-football-world-cup-is-drawing-to-a-close-here-are-six-of-the-best-books-about-the-game</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Some fine authors have explored the complexity of the beautiful game, from Albert Camus to Karl Ove Knausgaard. ]]></description>
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<title>Lok Sabha speaker approves merger of six Uddhav Sena MPs with Eknath Shinde faction</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/lok-sabha-speaker-approves-merger-of-six-uddhav-sena-mps-with-eknath-shinde-faction</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/lok-sabha-speaker-approves-merger-of-six-uddhav-sena-mps-with-eknath-shinde-faction</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Speaker Om Birla also allowed 20 rebel MPs of the Trinamool Congress to sit separately in the House. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Chrislam’: In Nigeria, why two religions are better than one</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ To maximise their chances of success in an uncertain world, a growing number of Lagosians combine elements from different religious traditions. ]]></description>
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<title>72nd National Film Awards: Top honours for ‘Article 370’, Savarkar biopic</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/72nd-national-film-awards-top-honours-for-article-370-savarkar-biopic</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/72nd-national-film-awards-top-honours-for-article-370-savarkar-biopic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Malayalam icon Mammootty and Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan shared the best actor award for ‘Bramayugam’ and ‘Chandu Champion’ respectively. ]]></description>
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<title>Lok Sabha speaker approves merger of six Uddhav Sena MPs with Eknath Shinde’s faction</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Speaker Om Birla also allowed 20 rebel MPs of the Trinamool Congress to sit separately in the House. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ It must begin to offer services for ship repair and construction, maritime finance, digital logistics and pharmaceutical-grade cold storage, experts say. ]]></description>
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<title>July global fiction: Six new novels that chronicle the eternal transitions of human life</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new novel by Colson Whitehead, a queer science fiction novel, a debut novel on flat sharing, and more. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Indian government will listen to demands for change only if there is a sustained, widespread agitation, says the activist from Manipur. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 329: How cities around the world are beating extreme heat</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>‘Stories from a Kargili Kitchen’: Food memoir reintroduces the region as India’s cultural treasure</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Yash Saxena’s book also contains recipes which give step-by-step instructions on how to recreate Kargili food at home, should a reader wish to. ]]></description>
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<title>CJP protest: Police force Sonam Wangchuk into hospital, Dipke begins indefinite hunger strike</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An unidentified woman threw ink at Abhijeet Dipke, the Cockroach Janta Party founder, at the protest site. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ministry of External Affairs said that discussions between the two countries are ‘progressing well’ and the first section will open in 2027. ]]></description>
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<title>Why Britain wanted to keep Pathan migrants out of Siam</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Colonial records reveal how extraterritorial privilege, migration and fears of crime collided in early 20th-century Siam. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Four members of the All India Students’ Association are continuing their hunger strike for the 21st day. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Four members of the All India Students’ Association continued their hunger strike after the activist was taken from the protest site. ]]></description>
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<title>FIFA World Cup: China isn’t on the football field but its corporate sponsors are everywhere</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/fifa-world-cup-china-isnt-on-the-football-field-but-its-corporate-sponsors-are-everywhere</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chinese companies have become vital entities in enhancing Beijing’s outreach across the world, an initiative known by the popular term Global China. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Gulabiya’ is an alternative imagination of personal rebellion against caste and patriarchy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Abha Purbey’s novel has been translated from the Angika by Tejaswi Rawal and Shivangi. Spoken in Eastern India, Angika is not one India’s 22 official languages. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Birth of a Nation’: Forming independent India was a brutal exercise in preventing balkanisation</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/birth-of-a-nation-forming-independent-india-was-a-brutal-exercise-in-preventing-balkanisation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Josy Jospeh’s book contends that India’s sovereignty required aggressive engineering, trading, and enforcement in the shadows. ]]></description>
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<link>https://surattimes.com/what-irom-sharmila-who-fasted-for-16-years-thinks-about-sonam-wangchucks-hunger-strike</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/what-irom-sharmila-who-fasted-for-16-years-thinks-about-sonam-wangchucks-hunger-strike</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Indian government will listen to demands for change only if there is a sustained, widespread agitation, says the activist from Manipur. ]]></description>
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<title>Tracing Odysseus’s journey shows myths and the real world overlapped in maps of the ancient world</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the maps and globes of the ancient world, myths and the real world overlap and intersect. ]]></description>
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<title>Read in Hindi: An excerpt from Arundhati Roy’s memoir, ‘Meri Maa Meri Gangster’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/read-in-hindi-an-excerpt-from-arundhati-roys-memoir-meri-maa-meri-gangster</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/read-in-hindi-an-excerpt-from-arundhati-roys-memoir-meri-maa-meri-gangster</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Roy’s ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ has been translated into Hindi by Prabhat Singh. ]]></description>
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<title>Supreme Court allows release of animated film ‘Mahaprabhu Jagannath’ after Rath Yatra</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The High Court had blocked its planned release on Friday, saying that it could hurt religious sentiments and disturb public order. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Markets know best’ and other 20th century economic theories are harming the world</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Economic science has been corrupted by an insistence viewing human behaviour through equations and numbers instead of as complex, living systems. ]]></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[ The bench made the comment while hearing a plea seeking that the hearing process in the appellate tribunals of West Bengal be streamlined. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: A policeman who was once feared as the god of death suspects retribution is at his door</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/fiction-a-policeman-who-was-once-feared-as-the-god-of-death-suspects-retribution-is-at-his-door</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Backlash’, by Devadas VM, translated from the Malayalam by Nandakumar K. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Weeks after the court said it would grant relief only if there was ‘danger to life’, the religious leader claimed that he had developed acute internal bleeding. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ A photo shared by United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth showed the harbour’s maritime control tower collapsing. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ More technology and more intervention are not likely to resolve some of the core issues. ]]></description>
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<title>HC seeks police response to Sharjeel Imam’s fresh plea for bail in Delhi riots conspiracy case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The activist submitted before court that the trial made little progress in seven months. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The judge made the observation while granting bail to two persons for allegedly assaulting two freelance YouTuber who made news content. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: Three killed as train hits school van at railway crossing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The crossing was reopened even though a local train was scheduled to pass through around the time of the accident, a police officer said. ]]></description>
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<title>Odisha: Two die after ‘unprecedented rush’ during Puri Rath Yatra</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The state government has denied that a stampede occurred during the annual event. ]]></description>
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<title>US caps foreign students’ stay at four years under new visa rules</title>
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<title>Taslima Nasrin is returning to Kolkata. But will Bangladesh ever end her exile?</title>
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<title>From the memoir: What waiting in line at toilets taught a Dalit writer about social inequality</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Homes without Windows’, by Chandu Maheria, translated from the Gujarati by Hemang Ashwinkumar. ]]></description>
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<title>Trump left with few options as US&#45;Iran resume hostilities</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/trump-left-with-few-options-as-us-iran-resume-hostilities</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ For all the immense military power available to the US, there are limits to what it can achieve. ]]></description>
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<title>US is losing immigrant tech talent due to H&#45;1B visa uncertainty</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tech workers are finding alternatives to the US, where they can find lucrative jobs with stable immigration laws ]]></description>
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<title>‘The Runner’ trailer: Gal Gadot plays a lawyer racing to save her son</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kevin Macdonald’s thriller, also starring Damian Lewis, Rory Wilmot and Alfred Enoch, will be out on Prime Video on September 2. ]]></description>
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<title>These poems by Amal Mathew and Satya Dash have won the 2026 Osmosis Poetry Prize</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The winners will receive cash prizes of Rs 10,000 each. ]]></description>
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<title>Odisha: One dead, 100 taken to hospital after crowd surge during Puri Rath Yatra</title>
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<title>TMC’s Koel Mallick resigns as Rajya Sabha MP, meets BJP leader Bhupender Yadav</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The actor-politician is the Trinamool Congress’ fourth Upper House MP to have quit amid factionalism after the party lost the West Bengal Assembly elections. ]]></description>
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<title>Myanmar: Over 500 feared dead as boats carrying Rohingya refugees disappear, says UN</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The persons on board the two boats that are believed to have capsized are mostly Rohingya, the United Nations said. ]]></description>
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<title>HC says Sonam Wangchuk’s life must be protected, orders daily health monitoring</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The activist has lost more than 9 kg since his hunger strike began on June 28 to demand Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation after exam paper leaks. ]]></description>
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<title>Demolition ordered for 38 buildings at UP university founded by SP leader Azam Khan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The institute has been given 15 days to remove the allegedly unauthorised structures, failing which the authorities will bulldoze them. ]]></description>
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<title>US: Indian Muslim man stabbed in Utah over his religion</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Syed Sohailuddin was in critical condition and the suspect was arrested. ]]></description>
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<title>E20 fuel row: FIR against content creators for ‘defamatory posts’ about Nitin Gadkari</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The complaint was filed by a Nagpur-based BJP office-bearer named Shishir Arun Tripathi. ]]></description>
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<title>Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Police claim Ashish Mishra, father not involved in threatening witnesses</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/lakhimpur-kheri-violence-police-claim-ashish-mishra-father-not-involved-in-threatening-witnesses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A status report submitted by the police to the Supreme Court said that a chargesheet had been filed only against one person, Amandeep Singh. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ This came after a series of attacks on commercial vessels in the waterway amid renewed tensions between the United States and Iran. ]]></description>
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<title>Brand strategist Ambi Parameswaran reflects on the 1980&#45;1990s, when ads focused on children</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from the 10th-anniversary edition of ‘Nawabs, Nudes, Noodles: India through 50 Years of Advertising’ by Ambi Parameswaran. ]]></description>
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<title>In kathakali, no character is purely evil – each deserves dignity, says Sadanam Harikumar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is a complete theatre form – with colours, music, costumes, characters, and drama, says a man who is a dancer, singer, drummer, costume designer and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Amid TMC rebellion, Mamata Banerjee says Abhishek Banerjee ‘fighting like tiger’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The rebel leaders were joining the BJP only out of fear of the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation, claimed the former CM. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Fifteen European nations that continue to import gas from Russia have been exempted from the legislation introduced by the Republican senators. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The poll panel had earlier this week revised the deadline for Haryana and Andhra Pradesh. ]]></description>
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<title>Rock markings in the heart of Delhi are clues to India’s pre&#45;Ashokan past</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/rock-markings-in-the-heart-of-delhi-are-clues-to-indias-pre-ashokan-past</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cup-like depressions and lines were found on a rock in the Central Ridge forest. ]]></description>
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<title>A new book shows how aspiring women cricketers from India’s hinterlands are changing the sport</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Chasing Like Dhoni: Exploring The Underbelly Of Indian Cricket’, by Aayush Puthran and Samod. ]]></description>
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<title>How the ‘Satluj’ wave could shape Punjab politics</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Several parties have expressed support for the movie or taken a cautious stand. But it is the BJP’s positioning that has evoked the most interest. ]]></description>
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<title>Why are you exhausted but your brain is fired up?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Under stress, exhaustion and sleeplessness often occur together. Part of the reason lies in the biology of survival. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Mamata loyalist joins rebel TMC faction, Assam Rifles camp attacked in Manipur 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>Tree planting on grasslands can reduce specialist bird populations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Species like the rufous-tailed lark, tawny pipit, rock bush quail and long-tailed shrike saw steep declines. ]]></description>
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<title>Graham Staines murder: SC asks Odisha to decide on convict’s remission plea by August 19</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dara Singh told the court that he is above the age of 60 and has been in jail for more than 24 years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:14 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Congress urges Mamata Banerjee to attend its Martyrs Day event, admit quitting party was ‘mistake’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The state Congress president said that if the TMC chief were to do so, it would be an important act of ‘political atonement’. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: Urmimala’s upper&#45;class life is shot to pieces when her husband is accused of sexual assault</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Sea Has the Answers’, by Shuma Raha. ]]></description>
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<title>TMC’s Madan Mitra joins rebel faction day after ED summons to wife, sons</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/tmcs-madan-mitra-joins-rebel-faction-day-after-ed-summons-to-wife-sons</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Mitra claimed that his decision to join the rebel group of Trinamool Congress MLAs was not related to the central agency’s action. ]]></description>
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<title>HC seeks Centre, Delhi government’s responses on plea to end Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/hc-seeks-centre-delhi-governments-responses-on-plea-to-end-sonam-wangchuks-hunger-strike</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/hc-seeks-centre-delhi-governments-responses-on-plea-to-end-sonam-wangchuks-hunger-strike</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ If the fast continues, the activist could lose his life within two days, the petitioner told the court. ]]></description>
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<title>Why the ED has arrested a BJP leader in a money laundering case</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-the-ed-has-arrested-a-bjp-leader-in-a-money-laundering-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vikas Garg was appointed the convenor of BJP Delhi’s economic cell in 2024. He now faces money laundering charges in a case related to an illegal betting app. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: Mob attacks Assam Rifles camp after operation against suspected armed Naga cadres</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/manipur-mob-attacks-assam-rifles-camp-after-operation-against-suspected-armed-naga-cadres</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In Ukhrul town, the state police detained three persons in connection with the July 6 gunfight in which two Assam Rifles personnel were killed. ]]></description>
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<title>Indian sailor missing after vessel attack off Oman coast is dead, says family member</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/indian-sailor-missing-after-vessel-attack-off-oman-coast-is-dead-says-family-member</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Indian government has not confirmed the death. ]]></description>
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<title>Dombivli doctors’ assault: Shinde Sena corporator gets bail</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/dombivli-doctors-assault-shinde-sena-corporator-gets-bail</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ramesh Mhatre, who was arrested on July 10 for allegedly assaulting doctors and staff at a civic hospital, has been directed to furnish a bond of Rs 50,000. ]]></description>
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<title>The 13th Dalai Lama fled Tibet for India long before his successor’s famous escape</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As the Qing empire crumbled, the Tibetan leader sought British backing. The Raj welcomed him with honours but stopped short of supporting his political cause. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ At present, fewer than 8% of Indian citizens hold the document, said ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. ]]></description>
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<title>Law student arrested for verbally abusing CJI Surya Kant, throwing papers in courtroom</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/law-student-arrested-for-verbally-abusing-cji-surya-kant-throwing-papers-in-courtroom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ His co-petitioner in the case that was being heard in the Supreme Court has also been arrested. ]]></description>
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<title>From the memoir: When Oscar Wilde’s daughter&#45;in&#45;law did ‘Oriental’ makeup for Qurratulain Hyder</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘A Tilt in Time, Partition and Pakistan: A Mid-century Memoir’, by Qurratulain Hyder, translated from the Urdu by Fatima Rizvi. ]]></description>
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<title>Journalist Khalid Mohamed’s childhood: ‘My joys were the clandestine escapes to the cinema halls’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/journalist-khalid-mohameds-childhood-my-joys-were-the-clandestine-escapes-to-the-cinema-halls</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/journalist-khalid-mohameds-childhood-my-joys-were-the-clandestine-escapes-to-the-cinema-halls</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from the memoir ‘Not Quite Family – An Intimate Memoir of Bollywood’. ]]></description>
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<title>Anand Teltumbde: India’s citizenship riddle demands documents that prove nothing</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/anand-teltumbde-indias-citizenship-riddle-demands-documents-that-prove-nothing</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The state does not recognise its own documents as proof of citizenship. Yet citizens are losing their rights if they cannot produce this unattainable evidence. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Madras Curry’: How an ‘untouchable’ food became a global dish</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/madras-curry-how-an-untouchable-food-became-a-global-dish</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/madras-curry-how-an-untouchable-food-became-a-global-dish</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the 18th century kitchen, caste and colonialism made a meal suited to European taste with Indian spices, curry leaves and meat. ]]></description>
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<title>Rajasthan HC rejects pleas against demolition of mosques along Pakistan border</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rajasthan-hc-rejects-pleas-against-demolition-of-mosques-along-pakistan-border</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rajasthan-hc-rejects-pleas-against-demolition-of-mosques-along-pakistan-border</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The bench said that the matter was related to national security and regulatory compliance, not religious discrimination. ]]></description>
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<title>Why the ED is going after a BJP leader in a money laundering case</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-the-ed-is-going-after-a-bjp-leader-in-a-money-laundering-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vikas Garg was appointed the convenor of BJP Delhi’s economic cell in 2024. He now faces money laundering charges in a case related to an illegal betting app. ]]></description>
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<title>Why are C&#45;section deliveries increasing in India?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-are-c-section-deliveries-increasing-in-india</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-are-c-section-deliveries-increasing-in-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Surgical intervention can be lifesaving but it is reflects how maternity care is being commercialised. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: No interim relief to Muslim side in Bhojshala case, SC fines Samay Raina Rs 3 lakh &amp;amp; more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-no-interim-relief-to-muslim-side-in-bhojshala-case-sc-fines-samay-raina-rs-3-lakh-more</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-no-interim-relief-to-muslim-side-in-bhojshala-case-sc-fines-samay-raina-rs-3-lakh-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 withdraws SC appeal against High Court order scrapping OBC status for 77 Muslim groups</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-withdraws-sc-appeal-against-high-court-order-scrapping-obc-status-for-77-muslim-groups</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The appeal had been filed by the Trinamool Congress government, which lost power to the Bharatiya Janata Party in May. ]]></description>
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<title>‘India’s Got Latent’ row: SC imposes Rs 3 lakh cost on Samay Raina for ‘taking court for a ride’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/indias-got-latent-row-sc-imposes-rs-3-lakh-cost-on-samay-raina-for-taking-court-for-a-ride</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/indias-got-latent-row-sc-imposes-rs-3-lakh-cost-on-samay-raina-for-taking-court-for-a-ride</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The cost of Rs 3 lakh was also imposed on four other comedians for not complying with the Supreme Court’s reparation order. ]]></description>
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<title>Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Modi on E20 concerns, demands pure petrol option at pumps</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/arvind-kejriwal-writes-to-pm-modi-on-e20-concerns-demands-pure-petrol-option-at-pumps</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/arvind-kejriwal-writes-to-pm-modi-on-e20-concerns-demands-pure-petrol-option-at-pumps</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The AAP chief said that the price of ethanol-blended fuel should be reduced to reflect the ‘lower calorific value and reduced mileage’ it delivers. ]]></description>
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<title>Why the ED is going after a BJP leader in Mahadev betting app case</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-the-ed-is-going-after-a-bjp-leader-in-mahadev-betting-app-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vikas Garg was appointed the convenor of BJP Delhi’s economic cell in 2024. He now faces money laundering charges in a case related to an illegal betting app. ]]></description>
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<title>Karnataka HC criticises ‘adjournment culture’, questions 12&#45;year delay in POCSO trial</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/karnataka-hc-criticises-adjournment-culture-questions-12-year-delay-in-pocso-trial</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/karnataka-hc-criticises-adjournment-culture-questions-12-year-delay-in-pocso-trial</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Such delays are a ‘silent accomplice to miscarriage of justice’, the High Court said. ]]></description>
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<title>HC criticises West Bengal for seeking more time to review school bus driver’s citizenship documents</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/hc-criticises-west-bengal-for-seeking-more-time-to-review-school-bus-drivers-citizenship-documents</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/hc-criticises-west-bengal-for-seeking-more-time-to-review-school-bus-drivers-citizenship-documents</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rafikul Biswas was detained in Bengaluru in August 2025 after the police alleged that he was an undocumented Bangladeshi migrant ]]></description>
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<title>Withdraw mandatory declaration on parents’ inclusion in previous SIR, CPI(M) MP urges EC</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/withdraw-mandatory-declaration-on-parents-inclusion-in-previous-sir-cpim-mp-urges-ec</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/withdraw-mandatory-declaration-on-parents-inclusion-in-previous-sir-cpim-mp-urges-ec</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ John Brittas said that the ‘arbitrary requirement’ would create an unjust burden on millions of people who may not have access to decades-old electoral records. ]]></description>
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<title>India summons Iranian diplomat, lodges protest after sailor killed in Hormuz attacks</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/india-summons-iranian-diplomat-lodges-protest-after-sailor-killed-in-hormuz-attacks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There were 30 Indian seafarers on board two oil tankers that were hit and 10 of them were injured. ]]></description>
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<title>Pune building collapse: Project head of firm that managed waste processing unit arrested</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/pune-building-collapse-project-head-of-firm-that-managed-waste-processing-unit-arrested</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ He was booked along with the safety officer of the plant under charges pertaining to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and negligence. ]]></description>
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<title>Assam: 193 declared foreigners forced into Bangladesh in two years, says Himanta Sarma</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/assam-193-declared-foreigners-forced-into-bangladesh-in-two-years-says-himanta-sarma</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Between July 1, 2024 and June 30, more than 1,600 undocumented immigrants were removed to the neighbouring country. ]]></description>
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<title>This book brings an Israeli peace activist’s reports from the occupied West Bank in Palestine</title>
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<title>Supreme Court upholds Lalu Yadav’s bail in Deoghar fodder scam case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Uniform Civil Code bill is expected to be tabled in the upcoming Monsoon Session. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘The framework deal is ready, and whenever it is the right time, it will be signed,’ said Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal. ]]></description>
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<title>Forgotten histories: Awadh&#45;born Mir Aulad Ali’s impact on 19th century Dublin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ He was a professor at Trinity College and a champion of the Irish language. ]]></description>
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<title>From the biography: How the scientist in Jagadish Chandra Bose kept him from inventing the radio</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from the 25th-anniversary edition of ‘Jagadis Chandra Bose and the Indian Response to Western Science’, by Subrata Dasgupta. ]]></description>
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<title>An Agniveer died in Operation Sindoor. A year later, his parents are still fighting for pension</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The government has honoured the fallen Agniveer with an award. But his parents want him to be treated at par with regular soldiers. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Digger’ trailer: Tom Cruise is an oil baron trying to save the world in Alejandro G Inarritu comedy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The October 2 release also stars Riz Ahmed, Sandra Huller, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons and Emma D’Arcy. ]]></description>
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<title>Football’s long history of racism fuels stereotypes about Black athletes</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/footballs-long-history-of-racism-fuels-stereotypes-about-black-athletes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Racial inequality happens through strategies that many experience as allowing for social mobility. ]]></description>
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<title>Trump says Iran blockade to be reinstated, US to charge 20% fee on cargo transiting Hormuz</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The blockade will only stop Iranian ships and ‘all other countries will have fair and open use’ of the waterway, the United States president said. ]]></description>
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<title>Piyush Goyal rejects report that India is holding out on US trade deal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi does not intend to rush into an agreement that is ‘not on favourable terms’, Reuters had quoted an unidentified Indian official as saying. ]]></description>
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<title>Nagaland: One jawan killed, four injured in suspected IED blast near Assam Rifles vehicles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The explosion occurred close to the Sukhovi area, said the defence public relations officer in Kohima. ]]></description>
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<title>2020 Delhi riots: Ex&#45;AAP councillor Tahir Hussain among five convicted for IB staffer’s murder</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/2020-delhi-riots-ex-aap-councillor-tahir-hussain-among-five-convicted-for-ib-staffers-murder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ankit Sharma, who worked at the Intelligence Bureau, was killed by a mob during the violence in the national capital. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: SC sets aside order declaring 27 as foreigners, TN cow slaughter ban stayed 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>Bihar educator ‘Khan Sir’ gets anticipatory bail in Patna firing case</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bihar-educator-khan-sir-gets-anticipatory-bail-in-patna-firing-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Faisal Khan was booked for attempted murder after two guards told police that he had ordered them to open fire during violence outside his coaching centre. ]]></description>
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<title>SC seeks status report on probe into alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Uttar Pradesh government was directed to submit the details by July 20. ]]></description>
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<title>Supreme Court stays Madras HC order banning cow slaughter in Tamil Nadu</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The High Court had directed the state to ensure that no cow or calf is slaughtered on the eve of Bakrid or any other day. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The litigants will continue to pursue the cases in court. ]]></description>
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<title>For children: Siblings Zain and Aditi learn about industrialist Ratan Tata’s love for animals</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/for-children-siblings-zain-and-aditi-learn-about-industrialist-ratan-tatas-love-for-animals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Ratan Tata: The Amazing TATA Adventures’, by Paromita Sengupta. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: Kay Kay Menon is the headmaster at the chaotic ‘Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya’</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/watch-kay-kay-menon-is-the-headmaster-at-the-chaotic-adarsh-baal-vidyalaya</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-kay-kay-menon-is-the-headmaster-at-the-chaotic-adarsh-baal-vidyalaya</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Archana Puran Singh, Abhimanyu Singh, Naveen Kasturia, Prasanna Bisht and Deven Bhojani are in the cast. Out on July 24 on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<title>India ranks second from last in global environment ranking</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Despite its low ranking, the index recorded an improvement in India’s environmental performance over the past decade. ]]></description>
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<title>Should we seek J&amp;amp;K statehood from Donald Trump, asks CM Omar Abdullah</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Until the BJP clarifies this, we will ‘hold demonstrations and knock on the doors in our own national capital’, he said, ahead of a protest by the NC in Delhi. ]]></description>
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<title>West Asia war: One killed, four injured in Iran after fresh US strikes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The prices of the benchmark Brent crude jumped by over 4% in the wake of the renewed tensions. ]]></description>
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<title>A new book examines how Adivasi groups have negotiated the Indian socio&#45;political&#45;economic space</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Threads of Indigeneity in Central India: Essays on Adivasi History and Politics’, edited by Anjana Singh and Joseph Bera. ]]></description>
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<title>Mumbai is a commuter’s city. Why is it building itself for cars?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of crores of rupees sunk in road projects for a car-owning minority could have improved public transport used by the vast majority. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The books had been withdrawn from school libraries earlier this month after protests by the BJP, which described them as ‘academic jihad’. ]]></description>
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<title>Start the week with a film: Music shackles and liberates in ‘Sing Geetham’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Singeetham Srinivasa Rao’s Telugu fantasy-comedy is out on Netflix. ]]></description>
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<title>How ambush of church leaders on a forested road escalated Naga&#45;Kuki conflict across Manipur hills</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-ambush-of-church-leaders-on-a-forested-road-escalated-naga-kuki-conflict-across-manipur-hills</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Across the state, roads and highways have been drawn into the violence, turning “geography into a weapon”. ]]></description>
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<title>Shahrnush Parsipur, author of ‘Women Without Men’: Iran loses one of its bravest literary voices</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For more than 50 years, Parsipur (1946-2026) wrote women into spaces from which they were excluded. She died on July 3, 2026. ]]></description>
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<title>Pune building collapse: Toll rises to 9, rescue operation ends</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An official from the firm that ran the waste-to-energy plant that collapsed described the incident as an ‘act of God’. ]]></description>
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<title>Urbanisation in the Western Ghats could be altering frogs, says study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Species are being filtered out according to certain traits such as body size, reproduction and habitat use. ]]></description>
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<title>SIR: UN special rapporteurs flag concerns about targeting of minorities, discriminatory rhetoric</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ They also noted that worries have been expressed about the use of artificial intelligence to flag alleged irregularities in voter data. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Silence Has a Sound’: Mitra Samal’s direct articulation in her poems ensures emotional intimacy</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/silence-has-a-sound-mitra-samals-direct-articulation-in-her-poems-ensures-emotional-intimacy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The collection remains compelling in exploring themes related to memory, desire, and inward attunement to silence. ]]></description>
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<title>One Indian missing, 10 rescued after vessel attacked off Oman coast, says MEA</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The ministry said continuing attacks on commercial ships in the region are ‘deeply worrisome’ and called for the de-escalation of tensions. ]]></description>
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<title>Sunday book pick: In ‘Factory Girls’, three young friends dream big during Northern Ireland Troubles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Michelle Gallen’s coming-of-age novel is set in 1994, during the final period of the 30-year-old ethno-nationalist conflict. ]]></description>
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<title>EC adds section to voter enrolment form asking if applicants’ parents were part of last SIR: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Although the new declaration is not marked as mandatory, applicants cannot submit the online form without filling it, ‘The Indian Express’ reported. ]]></description>
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<title>Ladki Bahin scheme pushed Maharashtra’s women welfare budget up by about 12,700% in a year: CAG</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Maharashtra recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 29,994 crore and a fiscal deficit of Rs 1.2 lakh crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in a report. ]]></description>
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<title>ED attaches Anil Ambani group properties worth Rs 1,000 crore</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Value of assets attached in the cases involving the group has reached Rs 20,367 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the agency said. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Madras Curry’: How an ‘untouchable’ food become a global dish</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/madras-curry-how-an-untouchable-food-become-a-global-dish</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the 18th century kitchen, caste and colonialism made a meal suited to European taste with Indian spices, curry leaves and meat. ]]></description>
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<title>Ladki Bahin scheme pushed women’s welfare budget to Rs 33,554 crore from Rs 261 crore in a year: CAG</title>
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<title>Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin scheme could put a strain on state’s finances, says CAG report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The programme for a monthly transfer of Rs 1,500 to a section of women is said to have played a key role in the BJP-led alliance winning the 2024 state polls. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Satluj’ is mired in the same murkiness that the film seeks to expose</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/satluj-is-mired-in-the-same-murkiness-that-the-film-seeks-to-expose</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A relentless onslaught attempted to disappear the film, but it is on the lam, beyond the long arm of the censor board and ministry ‘sources’. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India: How Napier grass is helping Marathwada&amp;apos;s farmers cope with water stress</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/eco-india-how-napier-grass-is-helping-marathwadas-farmers-cope-with-water-stress</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/eco-india-how-napier-grass-is-helping-marathwadas-farmers-cope-with-water-stress</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Marathwada lies in India&#039;s rain-shadow zone, where groundwater reserves are shrinking, forcing farmers to rethink what they grow. ]]></description>
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<title>What Sheikh Hasina’s pledge to return home around December could mean for Bangladesh – and India</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/what-sheikh-hasinas-pledge-to-return-home-around-december-could-mean-for-bangladesh-and-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ousted leader has made it harder for New Delhi to keep avoiding a more definite answer about her future in India, where she lives in exile. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Do You Know How Lucky You Are?’: This diasporic mother&#45;daughter memoir is a tale of reconciliation</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/do-you-know-how-lucky-you-are-this-diasporic-mother-daughter-memoir-is-a-tale-of-reconciliation</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Author Rani Neutill not only comes to terms with a difficult mother but also liberates herself from the expectations she had of her. ]]></description>
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<title>Ramachandra Guha: In Mannu Bhandari’s memoir, an unflinching spotlight on Indian patriarchy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ If more husbands were like Virginia Woolf’s husband, the world would be a much happier place. ]]></description>
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<title>Listen: The rhythm of Sudan’s 2019 revolution</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Music helped cultivate anti-government sentiment and forge the networks and communities that would sustain overthrow of the Bashir regime. ]]></description>
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<title>Rereading the classics: Why John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ has always been controversial</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The author openly advocates a need to ‘fight against any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual’. ]]></description>
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<title>Food regulator issues notices to Swiggy Instamart for allegedly delivering expired, spoiled products</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Despite complaints having been raised to the company, it took no action on the reported food safety concerns, said the FSSAI. ]]></description>
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<title>Vietnam: 15 Indian tourists killed as boat capsizes off Phú Quốc island</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The cause of the accident was being investigated. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Doubters have saved mankind’: K Sachidanandan’s poetic imagination as a site of resistance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Through translation, Sachidanandan placed Malayalam poetry on the map of world poetry, with its multi-voiced imaginaries rooted in resilience. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/epic-experiential-real-what-to-expect-from-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon, Tom Holland and Emma Thomas were in Mumbai to attend the film’s premiere. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 328: Meet the Indians rebuilding ecosystems from the ground up</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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<description><![CDATA[ Those who are in a polygamous marriage would not be eligible for any welfare scheme, Himanta Biswa Sarma also announced. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Supreme Court Bar Association condemned the incident, saying that ‘such conduct must be dealt with firmly’. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Fieldwork as a Sex Object’: Meena Kandasamy’s angry new novel is ever so slightly overcooked</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The novel is an exciting chronicle of the here and now for a niche readership, but it falls short in examining the greater malaise of the rot. ]]></description>
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<title>When Gandhi and other Indian thinkers joined the world to take on the race problem</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In 1911, delegates from across the globe gathered in London to imagine a more just international order. Just three years later, war intervened. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:30:24 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Sheikh Hasina says she plans to return to Bangladesh in December, reports Reuters</title>
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<title>Trump says missiles aimed at Iran if Tehran targets him</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ United States officials demanded that the Iranian government must publicly state that it will stop attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The interim order came on a plea seeking that the constituencies not be declared vacant as election petitions challenging the poll results are pending. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ New imaginations for the future must centre on the idea of solidarity and fraternity. ]]></description>
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<title>July global nonfiction: The ‘hidden’ creature and histories that best tell our shared stories</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Books on the history of Christianity, a life with trees, the lush lives of parasites, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Register Me as Kulbhushan’: This Bengal partition novel is a paean to the human ability to adapt</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/register-me-as-kulbhushan-this-bengal-partition-novel-is-a-paean-to-the-human-ability-to-adapt</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Critical political events form a vital part of the novel, but are always seen through the lens of their effect on human lives and human relationships. ]]></description>
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<title>Eating out&#45;eating in: How food apps have changed family bonds in urban India</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/eating-out-eating-in-how-food-apps-have-changed-family-bonds-in-urban-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In place of relationships, food and eating enter the flitting world of ‘situationships’. ]]></description>
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<title>How honey can give your exercise routine an energy boost</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-honey-can-give-your-exercise-routine-an-energy-boost</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Research suggests it works comparably to commercial products such as energy drinks and gels. ]]></description>
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<title>NIA files chargesheet against six separatist leaders in 1996 Kashmir mob violence case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three of them died while the case was pending. ]]></description>
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<title>Why the India&#45;US bilateral trade deal is on hold</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-the-india-us-bilateral-trade-deal-is-on-hold</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ India decision to pull back seems surprising, given its long-standing enthusiasm to clinch the deal with its second-largest trading partner. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Two arrested for killing six Nagas in Manipur, Centre claims E20 is superior 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>In this basti in Ranchi, the blind help the blind</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-this-basti-in-ranchi-the-blind-help-the-blind</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Together, they have built a life of dignity. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu: CM Vijay says police could have alerted him ahead of Karur stampede</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-says-police-could-have-alerted-him-ahead-of-karur-stampede</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The chief minister said that his party will construct a memorial for the 41 persons who died in the incident in September. ]]></description>
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<title>Sheikh Hasina says she plans to return to Bangladesh in December, reports ‘Reuters’</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/sheikh-hasina-says-she-plans-to-return-to-bangladesh-in-december-reports-reuters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The ousted prime minister, who fled to Delhi in August 2024, said that she and senior leaders of her party will surrender to a court. ]]></description>
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<title>Education crisis in India puts spotlight on cabinet ministers’ children studying abroad</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This is in line with a wider trend of a rise in Indian students going abroad to study. Meanwhile, the number of international students in India has plateaued. ]]></description>
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<title>J&amp;amp;K: National Conference chief urges 52 leaders across party lines to join protest for statehood</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/jk-national-conference-chief-urges-52-leaders-across-party-lines-to-join-protest-for-statehood</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Farooq Abdullah addressed a letter to opposition leaders, including the Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi and the TMC’s Mamata Banerjee. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Ikka review: Sunny Deol is both defence lawyer and prosecutor</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/ikka-review-sunny-deol-is-both-defence-lawyer-and-prosecutor</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/ikka-review-sunny-deol-is-both-defence-lawyer-and-prosecutor</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Siddharth P Malhotra’s Hindi film, also starring Akshaye Khanna and Tilottama Shome, is out on Netflix. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: Two arrested for killing six Naga villagers in Kangpokpi district</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/manipur-two-arrested-for-killing-six-naga-villagers-in-kangpokpi-district</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two persons were identified as Pradip, and Ayingbi, both residents of Leilon Vaiphei village. ]]></description>
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<title>Jammu and Kashmir schools ordered to screen all books for ‘objectionable’ content</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/jammu-and-kashmir-schools-ordered-to-screen-all-books-for-objectionable-content</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The directive comes days after eight officials were suspended on account of ‘pro-separatist content’ in two books in school libraries. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal’s history of communal politics is fertile ground for BJP’s polarising agenda</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengals-history-of-communal-politics-is-fertile-ground-for-bjps-polarising-agenda</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Between 1930-’40, Hindu nationalist ideas shaped the political discourse of the Bhadralo’ upper-middle classes and parties campaigned on religious issues. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bjp-fields-three-ex-tmc-mps-for-rajya-sabha-hours-after-inducting-them</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They had resigned from the Upper House of Parliament in June amid factionalism within the Trinamool Congress. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Frame’ review: Convincing photojournalism portrait flubs its most decisive moment</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/frame-review-convincing-photojournalism-portrait-flubs-its-most-decisive-moment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vikram Patwardhan’s Marathi film, starring Nagraj Manjule and Amey Wagh, is out on Zee5. ]]></description>
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<title>How enslaved African Muslims kept faith and resisted bondage</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-enslaved-african-muslims-kept-faith-and-resisted-bondage</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-enslaved-african-muslims-kept-faith-and-resisted-bondage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Their writings offer glimpses into their lives, as well as the cultural traditions they carried with them across the Atlantic. ]]></description>
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<title>Three ex&#45;TMC Rajya Sabha MPs join BJP</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/three-ex-tmc-rajya-sabha-mps-join-bjp</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They had resigned from the Upper House of Parliament in June amid factionalism within the Trinamool Congress. ]]></description>
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<title>Rising temperature could be sparking more Himalayan forest fires</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A study found that though human activity is a major cause, forests are very sensitive to temperature fluctuations. ]]></description>
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<title>Telangana: Union minister’s son granted bail in Pocso case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bandi Bhageerath was taken into custody on May 16 in the matter pertaining to the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: Vani will marry Vir only if he wins her over before the train reaches the last stop</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Wedding on the Maharaja Express’, by Prakhar Vishwani. ]]></description>
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<title>High Court allows TMC to use funds from frozen bank accounts for day&#45;to&#45;day operations</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/high-court-allows-tmc-to-use-funds-from-frozen-bank-accounts-for-day-to-day-operations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The bench said it was unable to find sufficient material justifying the ‘abrupt’ freezing of the party’s accounts. ]]></description>
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<title>Rain updates: Waterlogging in Delhi, 3,000 LPG cylinders swept away in Maharashtra</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Thursday was the second consecutive day of near-continuous rainfall in the national capital. ]]></description>
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<title>E20 may marginally hurt mileage, but vehicle damage claims ‘overblown’: Nitin Gadkari</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/e20-may-marginally-hurt-mileage-but-vehicle-damage-claims-overblown-nitin-gadkari</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Online posts about cars using ethanol-blended petrol facing problems ‘is part of a concerted false narrative’, the Union minister told ‘The Indian Express’. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The court made the verbal observation while hearing the case of a man whose passport application was pending as his name was removed from the electoral rolls. ]]></description>
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<title>Dombivli hospital assault: Doctor resigns after attack by Shinde Sena corporator, fearing for safety</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ ‘Goons are watching us, and I have already left the city,’ he said. ]]></description>
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<title>Wayanad landslide: Toll rises to five, three still missing</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/wayanad-landslide-toll-rises-to-five-three-still-missing</link>
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<title>US launches fresh strikes on Iran, Tehran retaliates with attacks on three Gulf countries</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/us-launches-fresh-strikes-on-iran-tehran-retaliates-with-attacks-on-three-gulf-countries</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ United States President Donald Trump said that the conflict is not a ‘war’, but ‘de-nuking’ of the West Asian country. ]]></description>
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<title>Lahore, love and loss: Why a Partition&#45;theme film sparked memories of my parents’ difficult romance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The eerie resonances of ‘Main Vaapas Aaunga’. ]]></description>
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<title>US announces investigation into fraud in H1B  temporary employment visas</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/us-announces-investigation-into-fraud-in-h1b-temporary-employment-visas</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/us-announces-investigation-into-fraud-in-h1b-temporary-employment-visas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The probe will also examine claims that some employers exploited immigration programmes for financial gain while displacing qualified American workers ]]></description>
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<title>Why are so many trees falling in Mumbai?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-are-so-many-trees-falling-in-mumbai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Excess rain and concrete work is choking the base and roots of trees while careless pruning is disrupting their balance. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi: One dead, several feared trapped after building collapse in Rohini</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A separate rescue operation was underway in Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune after a large mound of waste collapsed onto a three-storey administrative building. ]]></description>
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<title>How selective public outrage can justify custodial deaths, reinforce state impunity</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-selective-public-outrage-can-justify-custodial-deaths-reinforce-state-impunity</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ When anger is based on assumptions about criminality and who is deserving of police brutality, the state cannot be held to account. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: In Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune: Part Three’, Timothée Chalamet’s Paul faces his biggest battle</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/watch-in-denis-villeneuves-dune-part-three-timothee-chalamets-paul-faces-his-biggest-battle</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Also starring Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Jason Momoa, Robert Pattinson and Anya Taylor-Joy. ]]></description>
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<title>Amazon Prime Video ads – are they legal? World watches as Australian court hears matter</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/amazon-prime-video-ads-are-they-legal-world-watches-as-australian-court-hears-matter</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accused the streaming giant of making ‘negative changes’ to its contract with viewers. ]]></description>
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<title>ED freezes Trinamool Congress bank accounts with Rs 440 crore deposits</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/ed-freezes-trinamool-congress-bank-accounts-with-rs-440-crore-deposits</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The party described the agency’s action as ‘politically motivated’. ]]></description>
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<title>Taxi, auto drivers who fail Marathi test to lose license starting August 16, says minister</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/taxi-auto-drivers-who-fail-marathi-test-to-lose-license-starting-august-16-says-minister</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The drivers would be assessed on their ability to read signboards in the language, write a sentence and hold a conversation. ]]></description>
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<title>Glacial melt in the Himalayas could alter water chemistry downstream</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/glacial-melt-in-the-himalayas-could-alter-water-chemistry-downstream</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A study on Rulung Glacier in Ladakh found that rising temperatures are intensifying interactions between meltwater and the rocks below the ice. ]]></description>
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<title>Four persons forced into Bangladesh in 2025 brought back to India</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/four-persons-forced-into-bangladesh-in-2025-brought-back-to-india</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They had been arrested from Delhi in June last year, along with Sunali Khatun, who was pregnant at the time. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu challenges Madras HC denying Backward Class status to persons who convert to Islam</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/tamil-nadu-challenges-madras-hc-denying-backward-class-status-to-persons-who-convert-to-islam</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A 2024 state government order that allowed individuals from seven sects to be part of the category after converting was unconstitutional, the court had held. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:00:14 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>Shinde Sena corporator booked for allegedly assaulting hospital staff in Kalyan&#45;Dombivali</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/shinde-sena-corporator-booked-for-allegedly-assaulting-hospital-staff-in-kalyan-dombivali</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/shinde-sena-corporator-booked-for-allegedly-assaulting-hospital-staff-in-kalyan-dombivali</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Three associates of Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre have also been arrested for allegedly punching and slapping doctors on Monday. ]]></description>
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<title>For children: Five friends stage a play about former Indian men’s cricket team captain, MS Dhoni</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/for-children-five-friends-stage-a-play-about-former-indian-mens-cricket-team-captain-ms-dhoni</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Incredible Indians: The First Eleven’, by Rajesh Talwar. ]]></description>
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<title>Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Indian benchmark Sensex fell by around 2.1% after the US president’s remarks. ]]></description>
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<title>J&amp;amp;K: Suspected LeT commander killed in Shopian</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The security forces launched a search operation on June 3 after two suspected militants were spotted in an orchard in the district. ]]></description>
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<title>NCERT removes chapter on ‘corruption in judiciary’ in revised Class 8 textbook</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The latest edition describes the judicial system as an ‘impartial and independent’ institution that safeguards citizens’ rights. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/uttarakhand-fir-against-badrinath-temple-committee-staffer-amid-alleged-donation-theft</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed a high-level panel be formed to investigate the complaints. ]]></description>
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<title>Folktale: A hunter’s daughter falls sick from a curse once he begins poaching in the forests</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/folktale-a-hunters-daughter-falls-sick-from-a-curse-once-he-begins-poaching-in-the-forests</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Cry from the Hollow Tree’ in ‘The Memory of Shadows and Other Folktales from the Northeast’, by Mijing Gwra Basumatary. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The United States authorities said that Gurinderjit Singh was not yet in custody, but that the country would seek his extradition from India. ]]></description>
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<title>Can an ice cream be designed to withstand the Indian summer?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ From Mughal kulfi makers to Indian startups – the long effort to build an ice cream that beats the heat, ]]></description>
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<title>US strikes Iran after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tehran said it targeted 85 US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to Washington’s alleged violation of the ceasefire. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: Man accused in Baruipur minor’s rape&#45;murder killed in alleged gunfight with police</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The police claimed that Prabhash Mondal tried to snatch an official’s rifle while the crime scene was being reconstructed, after which he was shot dead. ]]></description>
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<title>US charges Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar for Nijjar killing, 24 arrested in three countries</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/us-charges-lawrence-bishnoi-goldy-brar-for-nijjar-killing-24-arrested-in-three-countries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thirty-seven persons linked to India-based gangs were charged and 24 arrested in the United States, Canada and Spain for alleged organised crime. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/karnataka-hc-stays-deportation-of-man-accused-of-being-undocumented-bangladeshi-immigrant</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The person has been in detention since March. ]]></description>
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<title>Road crashes, fires, death by suicide: Crime bureau data reflects India’s urban crisis</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/road-crashes-fires-death-by-suicide-crime-bureau-data-reflects-indias-urban-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Cities have become death traps. India needs a new urban development model. ]]></description>
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<title>A new book shows how stories help readers comprehend climate crises and prepare for the unimaginable</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Climate Crossroads: Literature’s Encounter with a Planet on Fire’, by Rajat Chaudhuri. ]]></description>
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<title>How ageing affects our eyes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It plays a significant role in the development of conditions that can lead to blindness. But most of these can be prevented or delayed. ]]></description>
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<title>Karnataka SIR: BLOs filling forms in mosques, no door&#45;to&#45;door survey, allege BJP, JD(S)</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/karnataka-sir-blos-filling-forms-in-mosques-no-door-to-door-survey-allege-bjp-jds</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Opposition leaders also raised concerns about the pace at which the exercise is being conducted. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: SIT flags 70 instances of donation theft at Ram temple, CJP’s X account restored &amp;amp; more</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-sit-flags-70-instances-of-donation-theft-at-ram-temple-cjps-x-account-restored-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>Interview: Narayan Khandekar, the keeper of colours at the Harvard Art Museums</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/interview-narayan-khandekar-the-keeper-of-colours-at-the-harvard-art-museums</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Khandekar oversees a growing collection of 3,000 pigments, a record of human creativity, trade and discovery. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: Semba and Maari discover the strength and solidarity in being fisherwomen</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/fiction-semba-and-maari-discover-the-strength-and-solidarity-in-being-fisherwomen</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Sea Goddess’, by Akila Kannadasan. ]]></description>
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<title>What the SIT report on Ram temple donation theft does and does not say</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The preliminary report spotlights the role of trustee Anil Mishra but does not recommend action against him. ]]></description>
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<title>Kerala: Two killed as landslide hits tunnel project in Wayanad, many feared trapped</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Rains led to the soil excavated during construction to slide down, the CM said, adding that the accumulated mud had not been removed despite government orders. ]]></description>
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<title>Harsh Mander: The destruction of Muslim livelihoods by state laws and policies in India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Campaigns against halal products, claims of ‘spit jihad’ and new Waqf law have dismantled the economic foundations of an already dispossessed community. ]]></description>
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<title>India to sell BrahMos, Astra missiles to Indonesia</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/india-to-sell-brahmos-astra-missiles-to-indonesia</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The two countries also agreed to enhance real-time maritime information sharing and security cooperation. ]]></description>
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<title>SC declines to entertain DMK plea to bar Tamil Nadu CM from making statements on Karur stampede</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/sc-declines-to-entertain-dmk-plea-to-bar-tamil-nadu-cm-from-making-statements-on-karur-stampede</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Opposition party alleged that remarks made by the chief minister could influence the investigation. ]]></description>
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<title>India to supply BrahMos, Astra missiles to Indonesia</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/india-to-supply-brahmos-astra-missiles-to-indonesia</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/india-to-supply-brahmos-astra-missiles-to-indonesia</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The two countries also agreed to enhance real-time maritime information sharing and security cooperation. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi HC orders unblocking of Cockroach Janta Party’s X account</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/delhi-hc-orders-unblocking-of-cockroach-janta-partys-x-account</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/delhi-hc-orders-unblocking-of-cockroach-janta-partys-x-account</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Union government said that it had no objections to reallowing access, saying it had been taken down in view of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. ]]></description>
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<title>Jayasree Kalathil, Mini Chandran, Murali Ranganathan, Shefali Jha win NIF Translation Fellowships</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/jayasree-kalathil-mini-chandran-murali-ranganathan-shefali-jha-win-nif-translation-fellowships</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/jayasree-kalathil-mini-chandran-murali-ranganathan-shefali-jha-win-nif-translation-fellowships</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The fellows will receive a six-month grant of Rs 6 lakh each from the New India Foundation. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal: 3 held for minor’s rape and murder in Baruipur, BJP leader detained for helping suspect flee</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-3-held-for-minors-rape-and-murder-in-baruipur-bjp-leader-detained-for-helping-suspect-flee</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Three other cases have been registered in connection with subsequent protests and the lynching of a man who was alleged to be associated with the suspects. ]]></description>
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<title>How Japanese military officers freely scouted colonial India without raising British suspicion</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-japanese-military-officers-freely-scouted-colonial-india-without-raising-british-suspicion</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/how-japanese-military-officers-freely-scouted-colonial-india-without-raising-british-suspicion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Before the two powers clashed in World War II, a strategic alliance allowed Tokyo’s military to map British India. ]]></description>
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<title>Naga&#45;Kuki strife began with a drunken brawl. But five months later, Manipur fault lines run deeper</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/naga-kuki-strife-began-with-a-drunken-brawl-but-five-months-later-manipur-fault-lines-run-deeper</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/naga-kuki-strife-began-with-a-drunken-brawl-but-five-months-later-manipur-fault-lines-run-deeper</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Scroll travelled to Ukhrul district to find land – and competing visions of ethnic homelands – at the heart of the conflict between the two tribal groups. ]]></description>
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<title>Centre forms panel to examine ‘Satluj’ film after takedown: Report</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/centre-forms-panel-to-examine-satluj-film-after-takedown-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The committee was set up a day after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting directed streaming platform ZEE5 to remove the movie starring Diljit Dosanjh. ]]></description>
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<title>Literature review, summaries, data analysis: What are the limits of AI use in academic research?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As the technology becomes widespread, scholars should understand the potential and limits of it as an auxiliary tool in research. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Educational institutes in neighbouring Thane, Navi Mumbai and Raigad were also shut as a precautionary measure. ]]></description>
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<title>This book shows that seemingly harmless social media feeds are powerful engines of distorted reality</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/this-book-shows-that-seemingly-harmless-social-media-feeds-are-powerful-engines-of-distorted-reality</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Forwarded As Received: How Misinformation Turns Viral, Violent And True’, by Saadia Azim. ]]></description>
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<title>Right but also light: ‘Super Subbu’ creator Mallik Ram on pitching sex education correctly</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ram talks to ‘Scroll’ about the Telugu series on Netflix, starring  Sundeep Kishan, Mithila Palkar, Murali Sharma and Get Up Srinu. ]]></description>
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<title>Outrage, alarm over reports that FIFA suspended ban on US player after Trump’s intervention</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It signals a dangerous precedent and risks changing the entire system from a fair game into an exercise of raw influence. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: Streets under water, highways blocked after heavy rains in Mumbai, Pune</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-streets-under-water-highways-blocked-after-heavy-rains-in-mumbai-pune</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Trains between the two cities were also suspended. ]]></description>
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<title>Naga&#45;Kuki strife began with a drunken brawl. But five months later, Manipur faultlines run deeper</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/naga-kuki-strife-began-with-a-drunken-brawl-but-five-months-later-manipur-faultlines-run-deeper</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/naga-kuki-strife-began-with-a-drunken-brawl-but-five-months-later-manipur-faultlines-run-deeper</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Scroll travelled to Ukhrul district to find land – and competing visions of ethnic homelands – at the heart of the conflict between the two tribal groups. ]]></description>
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<title>Zero&#45;sugar diet could come with risks, says study of mice</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The findings offer a warning about the possible hidden dangers of extreme diets. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: Two Assam Rifles soldiers killed in gunfight with militants in Ukhrul</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/manipur-two-assam-rifles-soldiers-killed-in-gunfight-with-militants-in-ukhrul</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Villagers said that the exchange of fire in the Tangkhul Naga-dominated town continued for around two hours. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Ram temple trust accepts chief’s resignation, 13 killed in Mumbai rains 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>What Mumbai’s rulers should realise about devastating rains: The exceptional is the new normal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Instead of strengthening the city’s defences against climate risks, the administration is blundering on. ]]></description>
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<title>Ayodhya Ram temple committee accepts Champat Rai’s resignation amid embezzlement row</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Secret Eligibles Of Mumbai’, by Anmol Malik. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Satluj unveiled Punjab’s painful history’: Political leaders after film removed from Zee5</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The ‘censorship of the powerful film’ was an ‘assault on freedom of expression’, said Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: Streets under water, highways blocked after incessant rains in Mumbai and Pune</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trains between the two cities were also suspended. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench directed the solicitor general to ensure pending proceedings before the estate officer be postponed until it court receives the Centre’s response. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass said that Hindi is the ‘national language’, even though the Constitution does not accord any language the title. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Trump administration told a court that the case is primarily a foreign one, is difficult to establish and is inconsistent with its current priorities. ]]></description>
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<title>Mumbai: Eight killed in rain&#45;related incidents, red alert in place</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trains and road traffic between the city and Pune were stopped due to landslides in the Karjat-Lonavala Bhor Ghat section. ]]></description>
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<title>Landslide at Mumbai&#45;Pune expressway’s ‘Missing Link’ shuts traffic as heavy rains batter region</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Opposition asked if measures were not taken considering that the incident occurred in a landslide-prone segment of the project inaugurated two months ago. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ States’ welfare spending, with even less support from the Centre, is rated low though it improves social and economic wellbeing, shows the Fiscal Health Index. ]]></description>
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<title>Start the week with a film: In ‘Ran’, a family succession plan leads to chaos and carnage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Akira Kurosawa’s acclaimed period drama can be rented on Prime Video. ]]></description>
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<title>Mumbai: Six killed as building collapses amid heavy rainfall, red alert in place</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trains and road traffic between the city and Pune were stopped due to landslides in the Karjat-Lonavala Bhor Ghat section. ]]></description>
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<title>How the blind built a place of their own in Ranchi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Living together in a settlement gives them some refuge from the vagaries of city life. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Satluj’ film taken down from Zee5 streaming platform days after its release</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the light of the current developments, Satluj will be unavailable in India until further notice,’ Zee5 said in a statement. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ There is unease that the newer sport could entice away many recreational tennis players. ]]></description>
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<title>Re&#45;reading classics: Sigmund Freud’s ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’ gave us psychoanalysis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For Freud, interpreting dreams is like solving a puzzle: he compares it to deciphering the meaning of hieroglyphics or a rebus. ]]></description>
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<title>Sunday book pick: A happily ever after with four cats for ‘Two Women Living Together’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana’s cohabitation memoir became a national bestseller when it was published in South Korea in 2019. It has been translated by Gene Png. ]]></description>
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<title>Bihar: Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor to contest Bankipore Assembly bye&#45;poll</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The seat fell vacant after Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Nabin was elected to the Rajya Sabha in March. ]]></description>
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<title>Mumbai rains: One killed after tree falls on shop; city on red alert</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Residents have been advised to remain indoors unless necessary. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The government has reportedly told the company to provide a detailed explanation on the matter within seven days. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Super’: An immigrant novel about life’s absurd dramas driven by the meaninglessness of desire</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lindsay Pereira’s novel takes the reader into the vortex of the storm that rocks the lives of young Punjabis as they prepare to cross over to foreign lands. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Yumnam Khemchand attended the last rites of Vungzagin Valte, a victim of the ethnic violence in the state. ]]></description>
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<title>Interview: Narayan Khandekar, the keeper of colours at the Harvard Art Museum</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/interview-narayan-khandekar-the-keeper-of-colours-at-the-harvard-art-museum</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/interview-narayan-khandekar-the-keeper-of-colours-at-the-harvard-art-museum</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Khandekar oversees a growing collection of 3,000 pigments, a record of human creativity, trade and discovery. ]]></description>
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<title>J&amp;amp;K: Eight officials suspended over ‘pro&#45;separatist’ content in two books in school libraries</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of the books, titled ‘Personalities and Legends of J&amp;K’, contained a passage on J&amp;K Liberation Front founder Maqbool Bhat, who was hanged in 1984. ]]></description>
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<title>Kashmir’s turbulence feeds Bollywood’s lust for xenophobic content</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The ‘Chauhaan’ film teaser tries to showcase a protagonist adept at dealing with Kashmiris for whom even pellets are not enough. ]]></description>
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<title>Former Bengal minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, key Mamata Banerjee loyalist, quits all TMC posts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Soon afterwards, she joined a meeting with rebel Trinamool Congress leaders, including Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India: How conscious hikers in India are exploring the wild and mapping it responsibly</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Conscious hiking is still a new concept in India - where you travel light, are skilled to discover the terrain and most importantly, leave no trace behind. ]]></description>
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<title>‘A window for seeing, a window for hearing’: On translating Dalit writer Chandu Maheria’s memoir</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Translator Hemang Ashwinkumar writes that the memoir helped him ‘reclaim a lost home … from the fog of neofascist irrationality, singularities and despair.’ ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ A political scientist ran some numbers. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 327: Why engaging with nature calls for greater care and responsibility</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For the most, the dance form tells mythological tales. But two recent productions have drawn attention for themes that break tradition. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Satluj’ review: A harrowing, heart&#45;rending tale of impunity and courage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Honey Trehan’s film, previously titled ‘Punjab ’95’, is out on Zee5. ]]></description>
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<title>America at 250: With Trump at the helm, can the US weather the fears of its founders?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The presidency has been reduced to leverage for business and personal gain, hollowing out the ideals on which the country was founded. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The 1877 novel has been recently re-translated by Amita Ray. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hyder Ali’s military campaign against the East India Company and fears that a famine in Bengal could be replicated in America left their mark far away. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ He defies the belief that what makes an athlete great is mostly about their body: speed, height, strength, fitness. ]]></description>
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<title>Assam: Excess fluoride in groundwater is causing bent limbs, body deformation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The region’s Precambrian rocks are rich in minerals like fluorite. Gaps in piped water supply leaves rural residents reliant on groundwater despite the risks. ]]></description>
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<title>Meet the ‘cockroaches’ who crawl out every night at Jantar Mantar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scroll visited the protest over several days to find out why supporters of the campaign felt so invested in it and how they were keeping it going. ]]></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[ The YouTuber had claimed that scriptures said that deities like Ram and Krishna consumed meat and alcohol. ]]></description>
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<title>Places of Worship Act does not bar acquisition of religious sites for public purpose: Allahabad HC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The petitioners had opposed the acquisition of six mosques as part of a road widening and beautification project linked to the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Alpha’ review: Brawn beats brain in rote action thriller</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shiv Rawail’s action thriller stars Alia Bhatt, Bobby Deol, Sharvari and Anil Kapoor. ]]></description>
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<title>A new biography of Aurangzeb examines the role of his queens and the harem in his empire</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A state-appointed SIT is not institutionally independent to investigate persons with ‘immense political institutional influence’, party MP KC Venugopal said. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Scroll visited the protest site over several days to find out why young protestors felt so invested in the campaign and how they were keeping it going. ]]></description>
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<title>How tiny Cape Verde has defied its limitations to shine at FIFA World Cup 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A broad commitment to human development has been complemented by sustained investment in youth football. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ We ‘acknowledge and regret’ the typographical and spelling errors, said the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: A book of interconnected stories spans the past, present and future in Kashmir</title>
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<title>Karnataka: Seven workers killed after boulder collapses at stone quarry near Bengaluru</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ He was freed from jail owing to the ‘efforts made in National Assembly in 1937’, claimed Satyaki Savarkar. ]]></description>
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<title>Manipur: At least 29 houses set on fire in fresh violence along Myanmar border</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Four attacks were reported between Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning, with Kuki and Naga organisations blaming each other for them. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mallik Ram’s Telugu series for Netflix stars Sundeep Kishan, Mithila Palkar and Murali Sharma. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bukhman Philanthropies will be funding the next ten years of the Prize. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ This came despite a record Rs 2.8 lakh crore surplus transfer from the Reserve Bank of India in May, the ‘Business Standard’ reported. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Unidentified persons have been booked after Tabassum Khan faced communal abuse online and her effigies were burnt. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The messaging platform said that it had built safeguards against impersonation and that users would still need a phone number to reserve a unique username. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Mumbai-born socialist authored the legislation that in 2023 made Seattle the first US city to ban caste-based discrimination. ]]></description>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/centre-asks-whatsapp-to-pause-username-rollout-over-identity-theft-fraud-concerns</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The messaging platform said that it had built safeguards against impersonation and that users would still need a phone number to reserve a unique username. ]]></description>
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<title>In a new book, Harsh Mander illustrates how poor social conditions can cause long&#45;term illnesses</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘A Matter of Life and Death: The Unfinished Journey to Secure Healthcare for All’, by Harsh Mander. ]]></description>
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<title>Why flattering awards for Modi by foreign countries are not necessarily good for India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Did India quietly give anything away each time a fresh medal was hung around the prime minister’s neck? ]]></description>
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<title>‘Enola Holmes 3’ review: The game is afoot – and teetering</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/enola-holmes-3-review-the-game-is-afoot-and-teetering</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Philip Barantini’s film, starring Millie Bobby Brown, Louis Partridge and Henry Cavill, is out on Netflix. ]]></description>
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<title>US birthright citizenship: SC upholds promise of equality in Declaration of Independence</title>
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<title>Over 100 Indian, Pakistani citizens urge Modi, Sharif to resume dialogue on J&amp;amp;K, work towards peace</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ They also called for restoring full diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Islamabad and reinstating high commissioners in both capital cities. ]]></description>
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<title>Eggs hurled at TMC office during MP Mahua Moitra’s visit, she blames ‘BJP goons’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Moitra also shared a video in which some persons were seen carrying Bharatiya Janata Party flags. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Delhi Gymkhana gets eviction notice, Mahua Moitra alleges attack by ‘BJP goons’ &amp;amp; more</title>
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<title>Cotton too costly, Delhi’s poorer residents can only afford stifling synthetic fibres</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For Dalit families who scrape by on earnings from sanitation work, there is no escaping the heat, not in their homes nor in the clothes they wear. ]]></description>
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<title>US removes four Indian companies from its Russia&#45;related sanctions list</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In 2024, Washington had alleged that the firms provided financial, material or technological support to the Russian government. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Can politicians be so sensitive?’: HC refuses to order blanket takedown of posts on Raghav Chadha</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench, however, ordered that five ‘profane and vulgar’ social media posts be removed. ]]></description>
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<title>Calcutta&#45;Nagar: Anglo&#45;Indian composer John Mayer captures the city in 18 piano sketches</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mayer does not try to explain the city or make it neat for the listener. He lets the city stay exactly as it is: noisy, sacred, hungry, poor, playful. ]]></description>
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<title>Fiction: A young Umaiba experiences excitement, fear, and joy as she prepares for adulthood</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Dechoma and the Women of Mahe’, by Fathi Salim, translated from the Malayalam by J Devika. ]]></description>
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<title>Centre denies describing E20 ethanol blending programme an ‘experiment’ in Supreme Court</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/centre-denies-describing-e20-ethanol-blending-programme-an-experiment-in-supreme-court</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Media reports making such claims are ‘completely false and do not reflect anything even close to the actual submissions’, the Ministry of Law and Justice said. ]]></description>
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<title>Congress moves privilege notice against Rajnath Singh for ‘lying’ in House about Op Sindoor deaths</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/congress-moves-privilege-notice-against-rajnath-singh-for-lying-in-house-about-op-sindoor-deaths</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The claims that the defence minister told Parliament no Indian soldiers were killed during the operation are ‘misleading’, the Union government said. ]]></description>
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<title>Venezuela quake toll nears 2,000</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/venezuela-quake-toll-nears-2000</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ At least 50,000 persons were still missing as of Monday. ]]></description>
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<title>In MP village, Adivasi farmers’ land goes missing from digital records</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-mp-village-adivasi-farmers-land-goes-missing-from-digital-records</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cultivators have only fraying booklets and old documents as proof. In June, they held a nine-day protest demanding corrections in the online records. ]]></description>
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<title>VB&#45;G RAM G rural employment scheme rolls out, Centre notifies Rs 300 base daily wage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Economists and labour rights experts have criticised the programme, saying that it consolidates decision-making with the Union government. ]]></description>
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<title>Indian cities could learn from Zohran Mamdani’s ‘pied&#45;à&#45;terre tax’ plan for New York City</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/indian-cities-could-learn-from-zohran-mamdanis-pied-a-terre-tax-plan-for-new-york-city</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The surcharge on vacant luxury residential properties can infuse Indian municipalities with much-needed revenue. ]]></description>
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<title>In a new book, naturalist TR Shankar Raman writes about how Kalakad’s rainforest transformed him</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/in-a-new-book-naturalist-tr-shankar-raman-writes-about-how-kalakads-rainforest-transformed-him</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Wild Heart of India: Nature and Conservation in the City, the Country, and the Wild’. ]]></description>
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<title>July rainfall expected to be below normal, 40% monsoon deficit so far: IMD</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/july-rainfall-expected-to-be-below-normal-40-monsoon-deficit-so-far-imd</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Last month was the fifth driest June since 1901. ]]></description>
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<title>Talks underway for Congress, NCP(SP) merger: Report</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/talks-underway-for-congress-ncpsp-merger-report</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Those who subscribe ‘to the secular ideals of the Congress and Sharad Pawar’ are always welcome, said Maharashtra’s ex-Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar. ]]></description>
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<title>Why the British seem to find heatwaves more unbearable than people in India or Spain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The geography of the British Isles, surrounded by seas, means the region is exposed to moist air. ]]></description>
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<title>US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejects Trump’s executive order</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The court ruled in favour of the right to US citizenship for nearly everyone born on American soil. ]]></description>
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<title>Jamir Nazir wins 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for story at the centre of an AI controversy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After allegations were made, the Commonwealth Foundation said it was satisfied that no AI was used in the writing of Nazir’s story ‘The Serpent in the Grove’. ]]></description>
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<title>El Niño likely to intensify as India’s monsoon advances slowly</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Climate agencies and experts are urging caution and preparedness as there is a real possibility of a difficult year ahead. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The rollout was delayed because the financial provision for the scheme was made through supplementary demands, claimed state minister Dattatray Bharane. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Opposition flags SIR concerns to CJI, another setback for Uddhav Sena and more</title>
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<title>Talks underway for merger between Congress, NCP&#45;SP: Report</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/talks-underway-for-merger-between-congress-ncp-sp-report</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/talks-underway-for-merger-between-congress-ncp-sp-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Those who subscribe ‘to the secular ideals of the Congress and Sharad Pawar’ are always welcome, said Maharashtra’s ex-Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar. ]]></description>
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<title>Supreme Court refuses bail to Asaram in 2013 rape case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The bench said it would consider interim relief only if there was a grave medical necessity, ‘such as danger to life’. ]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra: Setback for Uddhav Sena as party leader files nomination from Mahayuti for council post</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sachin Ahir filed his nomination for the post of deputy chairman of the legislative council in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal passes bill allowing year&#45;long preventive detention for ‘anti&#45;social’ activities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Detainees would not be allowed to have a lawyer represent them before the panel deciding whether they should be released. ]]></description>
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<title>23 Opposition parties raise concerns about SIR in letter to chief justice</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Aam Aadmi Party, which had earlier skipped an INDIA bloc meeting, were among the signatories. ]]></description>
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<title>Queer love: A new book brings stories of lesbian couples and non&#45;binary persons from across India</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/queer-love-a-new-book-brings-stories-of-lesbian-couples-and-non-binary-persons-from-across-india</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Homo and Juliet: Queer and Lesbian Love Stories’, by Shruti Chakravarty. ]]></description>
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<title>Delhi SIR process to include persons whose homes have been demolished, says poll panel</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/delhi-sir-process-to-include-persons-whose-homes-have-been-demolished-says-poll-panel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Booth level officers will visit the registered address of electors even if it is a pillar under a flyover, the chief electoral officer said. ]]></description>
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<title>Indian writer Tashan Mehta’s novel ‘Mad Sisters of Esi’ shortlisted for 2026 Ursula K Le Guin Prize</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/indian-writer-tashan-mehtas-novel-mad-sisters-of-esi-shortlisted-for-2026-ursula-k-le-guin-prize</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The winner will receive a cash prize of $ 25,000. ]]></description>
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<title>How Mulk Raj Anand and WEB Du Bois found common ground at a moment of anti&#45;imperialist solidarity</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/how-mulk-raj-anand-and-web-du-bois-found-common-ground-at-a-moment-of-anti-imperialist-solidarity</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A rare 1958 photograph from Tashkent captures the two writers at a literary gathering that defied Western Cold War scepticism. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Act of aggression’: India condemns Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/act-of-aggression-india-condemns-pakistani-strikes-in-afghanistan</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/act-of-aggression-india-condemns-pakistani-strikes-in-afghanistan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The airstrikes on Sunday had killed 36 civilians, the Taliban government in Kabul said. ]]></description>
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<title>Bengal passes OBC amendment bills, removes 77 Muslim communities from list</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/bengal-passes-obc-amendment-bills-removes-77-muslim-communities-from-list</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The changes will revise the share of the Other Backward Classes quota in the state to 7% from 17%. ]]></description>
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<title>Where did your father vote in 2003? Why demand for legacy documents under SIR has no legal basis</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/where-did-your-father-vote-in-2003-why-demand-for-legacy-documents-under-sir-has-no-legal-basis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The revision of electoral rolls cannot retrospectively impose a burden of proof that is not provided for in the Representation of People Act. ]]></description>
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<title>Pakistani airstrikes killed 36 civilians in Afghanistan, says Taliban</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/pakistani-airstrikes-killed-36-civilians-in-afghanistan-says-taliban</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/pakistani-airstrikes-killed-36-civilians-in-afghanistan-says-taliban</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Islamabad said it carried out strikes on targets linked to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, blaming the militant group for an attack on a paramilitary facility in Karachi. ]]></description>
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<title>Monsoon updates: 10 killed in Arunachal, railway bridge collapses in Assam</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/monsoon-updates-10-killed-in-arunachal-railway-bridge-collapses-in-assam</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Heavy rain returned to Mumbai on Monday after a brief lull, leading to waterlogging in several parts of the city overnight. ]]></description>
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<title>To counter drugs, Ladakh promotes alcohol. Experts say it won’t work</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/to-counter-drugs-ladakh-promotes-alcohol-experts-say-it-wont-work</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Leaders fighting for more autonomy for the Union territory oppose the move, calling it another example of Centre imposing its writ on the region. ]]></description>
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<title>UN report on Israel targeting children in Gaza raises serious legal questions</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/un-report-on-israel-targeting-children-in-gaza-raises-serious-legal-questions</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The commission on inquiry found that more than 20,000 Palestinian children have been killed and more than 44,000 injured since October 2023. ]]></description>
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<title>Ayodhya Bar Association refuses to represent accused persons in Ram temple donations case</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/ayodhya-bar-association-refuses-to-represent-accused-persons-in-ram-temple-donations-case</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/ayodhya-bar-association-refuses-to-represent-accused-persons-in-ram-temple-donations-case</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Any lawyer who represents them will be fined Rs 5 lakh, the president of the association said. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Tragically funny’: Typos in Seychelles citation for Modi spark questions about authenticity, AI use</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tragically-funny-typos-in-seychelles-citation-for-modi-spark-questions-about-authenticity-ai-use</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tragically-funny-typos-in-seychelles-citation-for-modi-spark-questions-about-authenticity-ai-use</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The document misspelt ‘republic’ as ‘repubblic’ and Seychelles as ‘Seycheeles’. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: ‘Chauhaan’ film teaser sparks backlash, Telangana BJP leader held for assaulting teacher</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-chauhaan-film-teaser-sparks-backlash-telangana-bjp-leader-held-for-assaulting-teacher</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/rush-hour-chauhaan-film-teaser-sparks-backlash-telangana-bjp-leader-held-for-assaulting-teacher</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>Watch: The trailer of cult director Robert Eggers’s new horror film ‘Werwulf’ is out</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/watch-the-trailer-of-cult-director-robert-eggerss-new-horror-film-werwulf-is-out</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-the-trailer-of-cult-director-robert-eggerss-new-horror-film-werwulf-is-out</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The film, set in 13th-century England, stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe and Ralph Ineson. Out on December 25 in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>Telangana: BJP leader arrested for assaulting teacher over ‘unauthorised’ Urdu classes</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/telangana-bjp-leader-arrested-for-assaulting-teacher-over-unauthorised-urdu-classes</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/telangana-bjp-leader-arrested-for-assaulting-teacher-over-unauthorised-urdu-classes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One case was registered against the BJP’s Armur town chief and the other named the authorities at the school where the classes were reportedly conducted. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Ikka’ trailer: Sunny Deol is a top lawyer and Akshaye Khanna a difficult client in legal drama</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/ikka-trailer-sunny-deol-is-a-top-lawyer-and-akshaye-khanna-a-difficult-client-in-legal-drama</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/ikka-trailer-sunny-deol-is-a-top-lawyer-and-akshaye-khanna-a-difficult-client-in-legal-drama</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Siddharth P Malhotra’s Hindi film also stars Tillotama Shome, Dia Mirza and Sanjeeda Shaikh. Out on Netflix on July 10. ]]></description>
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<title>Pakistani airstrikes kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan, says Taliban</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/pakistani-airstrikes-kill-36-civilians-in-afghanistan-says-taliban</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/pakistani-airstrikes-kill-36-civilians-in-afghanistan-says-taliban</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Islamabad said it carried out strikes on targets linked to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, blaming the militant group for an attack on a paramilitary facility in Karachi. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Irresponsible, disrespectful’: Teaser of film ‘Chauhaan’ criticised by Kshatriya group</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/irresponsible-disrespectful-teaser-of-film-chauhaan-criticised-by-kshatriya-group</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/irresponsible-disrespectful-teaser-of-film-chauhaan-criticised-by-kshatriya-group</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The teaser, which depicts Kashmiri protesters injured by pellet guns, has sparked widespread criticism on social media. ]]></description>
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<title>Monsoon updates: Ten killed in Arunachal, railway bridge collapses in Assam</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/monsoon-updates-ten-killed-in-arunachal-railway-bridge-collapses-in-assam</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/monsoon-updates-ten-killed-in-arunachal-railway-bridge-collapses-in-assam</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Heavy rain returned to Mumbai on Monday after a brief lull, leading to waterlogging in several parts of the city overnight. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch: Latest ‘Sense and Sensibility’ film stars Daisy Edgar&#45;Jones, Esme Creed&#45;Miles</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/watch-latest-sense-and-sensibility-film-stars-daisy-edgar-jones-esme-creed-miles</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/watch-latest-sense-and-sensibility-film-stars-daisy-edgar-jones-esme-creed-miles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Georgia Oakley’s version of the Jane Austen classic also stars Frank Dillane, George MacKay and Herbert Nordrum. Out in October in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<title>For children: The animals on Great Nicobar protest when the island is threatened by human greed</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/for-children-the-animals-on-great-nicobar-protest-when-the-island-is-threatened-by-human-greed</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/for-children-the-animals-on-great-nicobar-protest-when-the-island-is-threatened-by-human-greed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘The Great Nicobar Journey’, by Tansy Troy. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Tragically funny’: Typos in Seychelles citation for PM Modi spark questions about authenticity</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/tragically-funny-typos-in-seychelles-citation-for-pm-modi-spark-questions-about-authenticity</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/tragically-funny-typos-in-seychelles-citation-for-pm-modi-spark-questions-about-authenticity</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The document misspelt ‘republic’ as ‘repubblic’ and Seychelles as ‘Seycheeles’. ]]></description>
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<title>Why a scholar of citizenship is taking on Bengal SIR exclusions</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/why-a-scholar-of-citizenship-is-taking-on-bengal-sir-exclusions</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/why-a-scholar-of-citizenship-is-taking-on-bengal-sir-exclusions</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The new BJP government is excluding deleted voters from welfare schemes even as most of the 34 lakh appeals filed after the SIR remain undecided. ]]></description>
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<title>Telangana: BJP leader assaults teacher for allegedly unauthorised Urdu classes, two FIRs filed</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/telangana-bjp-leader-assaults-teacher-for-allegedly-unauthorised-urdu-classes-two-firs-filed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One case was registered against BJP’s Armur town chief and the other named the school authorities of the alleged language lessons. ]]></description>
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<title>Jharkhand: Over 100 schoolgirls fall ill after drinking water from plastic storage tank</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/jharkhand-over-100-schoolgirls-fall-ill-after-drinking-water-from-plastic-storage-tank</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Garhwa district administration suspended the residential institute’s warden, a full-time teacher and a cook. ]]></description>
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<title>Start the week with a film: In ‘Bowfinger’, an actor stars in a movie without his knowledge</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/start-the-week-with-a-film-in-bowfinger-an-actor-stars-in-a-movie-without-his-knowledge</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Frank Oz’s comedy stars Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy. ]]></description>
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<title>As US switches focus in the Pacific, it’s time for New Delhi to strengthen ties in the Indo&#45;Atlantic</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/as-us-switches-focus-in-the-pacific-its-time-for-new-delhi-to-strengthen-ties-in-the-indo-atlantic</link>
<guid>https://surattimes.com/as-us-switches-focus-in-the-pacific-its-time-for-new-delhi-to-strengthen-ties-in-the-indo-atlantic</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The US military has dropped ‘Indo’ from the name of its Pacific command. Should India make Atlantic lemonade from a Pacific lemon? ]]></description>
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<title>Europe heatwave: More than 1,300 excess deaths recorded, says WHO</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Germany and the Czech Republic recorded their record high temperatures of nearly 42 degrees Celsius on Sunday. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘For the Love of Stories: Confessions of an Accidental Feminist’. ]]></description>
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<title>Agrivoltaics could feed energy&#45;hungry AI and the world</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The use of land for both electricity generation and food production is  a promising solution. ]]></description>
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<title>How to write a compelling climate haiku</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Haiku builds a scene and then breaks it. Climate change has exactly that shape, which means the form itself can carry the science. ]]></description>
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<title>Editors Guild condemns denial of passport, voting right to former ‘The Telegraph’ editor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ R Rajagopal’s plight highlights the misery that millions of Indians are being put through because of the voter list revision, the news association said. ]]></description>
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<title>Chinkaras could lose habitat to climate change, says study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ But by 2070, much of central and southern India is projected to become unsuitable for the Indian gazelle. ]]></description>
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<title>‘My questions were affected by fiction’: Carlo Ginzburg (1939&#45;2026), pioneer in microhistory</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ginzburg’s work helped define microhistory and influential approaches to evidence, interpretation, and cultural history. He died on June 17. ]]></description>
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<title>CJP protest: Activist Sonam Wangchuk begins hunger strike in Delhi</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Several farm leaders were put under house arrest to prevent them from participating in the demonstrations, alleged Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke. ]]></description>
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<title>Venezuela quake toll rises to 1,430</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ At least 68,900 persons were reported missing as of Saturday. ]]></description>
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<title>Venezuela earthquakes toll rises to 1,430</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ At least 68,900 persons had been reported missing as of Saturday. ]]></description>
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<title>Sunday book pick: In ‘Diary of a Void’, a fake pregnancy brings unexpected benefits at the workplace</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ First published in Japanese in 2020 as ‘Kūshin techō’, Emi Yagi’s novel has been translated by David Boyd and Lucy North. ]]></description>
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<title>US, Iran continue to exchange strikes in Gulf, accuse each other of violating peace deal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ US President Donald Trump said there may come a point when his country ‘will be forced to militarily complete the job’ that it started. ]]></description>
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<title>Name changing in India: From decolonisation to neo&#45;colonialism?</title>
<link>https://surattimes.com/name-changing-in-india-from-decolonisation-to-neo-colonialism</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A minister wants Mumbai’s KEM Hospital rechristened to give it a more Indic identity. But who decided to name a street in Hyderabad after the US president? ]]></description>
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<title>Bengaluru T2’s tropical aesthetic is out of place – a bit like the ‘Garden City’ moniker</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Urban designers seem unaware of what nature looks like in this part of the world while relying on imported flora that projects the idea of a ‘world-class’ city. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Factually incorrect’: Centre denies posts claiming Rajnath Singh misled Lok Sabha on Op Sindoor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The government said some social media accounts ‘selectively quoted’ Singh’s speech to imply that he claimed no Indian soldiers were killed during the operation. ]]></description>
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<title>An ex&#45;editor writes: My name was deleted during SIR. Now police won’t clear my passport application</title>
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<guid>https://surattimes.com/an-ex-editor-writes-my-name-was-deleted-during-sir-now-police-wont-clear-my-passport-application</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One can only imagine what the truly marginalised must endure, notes the former editor of ‘The Telegraph’. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Blatant loot’: Opposition questions minister who reportedly got Rs 99&#45;lakh subsidy for his own farm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Bhagirath Choudhary received the subsidy through a scheme under his own agriculture ministry, ‘The Indian Express’ reported on Thursday. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Choosing to learn English and all that it made available gave many what they needed to lead India’s independence movement. ]]></description>
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<title>Ramachandra Guha: How the Indian frontier service worked selfless to build the new nation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nehru created the specialised cadre in 1954 to administer the North East Frontier Agency, as present-day Arunachal Pradesh was known at the time. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The resumption of travel will show that the people of the two countries have not actually drifted as far apart as the political rhetoric would suggest. ]]></description>
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<title>How lifting weights can help us live longer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Researchers say 90-120 minutes of strength training a week can lower the risk of dying. ]]></description>
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<title>Female cannibals: What’s behind the emerging horror fiction trend?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The female cannibals are literal man-eaters, pushing the boundaries of traditional idealised femininity. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of the three persons added to the chargesheet was among the key conspirators in the case, the National Investigation Agency said. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a state where meat is widely consumed, a crucial protein source is being replaced by ‘vegetarian’ alternatives to suit ideological demands. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ SBL Energy Limited supplied over 200 shipments of explosives and explosives-related material to a Sudan-based company, the Treasury Department alleged. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ SBL Energy Limited supplied over 200 shipments of explosives and explosives-related material to a Sudan-based company, the Treasury Department alleged. ]]></description>
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<title>How a son’s discovery of his father’s army dispatches from World War Two became a book</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ British Indian Army public relations officer PRS Mani’s writings about Japan’s invasion of North East India have been published as ‘Captain Mani’s War.’ ]]></description>
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<title>Maharashtra teacher eligibility test postponed after alleged paper leak</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Documents recovered during a raid in Thane contained some questions that matched those in the test paper, the state examination council said. ]]></description>
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<title>Eco India, Episode 326: How resilient societies are building a quiet resistance to climate crises</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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<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi had slipped into Israel’s ‘strategic orbit’ when the world was ‘pivoting away from it’, the Congress leader wrote in ‘The Indian Express’. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Ties of language and culture are stronger than political borders’: Punjabi translator Navdeep Suri</title>
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<title>The search for a lost fragment of Netaji Bose’s Singapore memorial</title>
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<title>United States strikes Iran after cargo ship attack</title>
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<title>After 12 years of Modi, I’m not sure if my decades&#45;long friendships can survive politics</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ How long I can keep loving people whose politics I find morally corrosive? ]]></description>
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<title>‘August 17’ by S Hareesh: Few novels inhabit India’s unrealised future with such conviction</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jayasree Kalathil’s translation preserves the novel’s historical playfulness without sacrificing its emotional and political weight. ]]></description>
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<title>Venezuela earthquakes toll rises to 920, UN aid chief says over 50,000 missing</title>
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<title>Adani case: US judge asks prosecutors to justify dropping fraud charges</title>
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<title>Eggs to go off school menus, West Bengal’s Hindutva agenda will deprive children of vital nutrition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a state where meat is widely consumed, a crucial protein source is being replaced by ‘vegetarian’ alternatives to suit ideological demands. ]]></description>
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<title>How Canada’s inconsistent immigration rules are affecting international students</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The sharp decline in student arrivals underscores the need for greater accountability and transparency in immigration processes. ]]></description>
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<title>Tamil Nadu: Toll from ammonia leak at seafood processing unit rises to 15</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Forty persons are being treated, including two on ventilator support, the government said. ]]></description>
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<title>Rush Hour: Ram temple trust chief resigns, Karnataka mandates FIR in revenge porn cases 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>In Gujarat, pastoral nomads are losing ties with grass preserves</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The rakhals in arid Kachchh are under increased pressure from urban development, endangering traditional ecological knowledge and biodiversity. ]]></description>
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<title>Venezuela earthquakes toll rises to 589</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Several countries were sending search and rescue teams after widespread damage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:00:15 +0530</pubDate>
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<title>From militant to chief minister: The remarkable life of Mizoram’s Zoramthanga |</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Zoramthanga about his days as a Mizo National Front fighter, his tenure as Mizoram chief minister, and the Manipur crisis. ]]></description>
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<title>Video: At 80, veteran RTI activist Aruna Roy finds hope in fighting the ‘little battles’</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In this special episode with Harsh Mander, she recalls her days in the RTI movement and reflects on why this ‘powerful weapon’ is being destroyed. ]]></description>
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<title>Names of six military personnel killed during Operation Sindoor made public for the first time</title>
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<title>Ram temple trust chief resigns on ‘moral grounds’ amid donations embezzlement row: Reports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Eight persons, who were involved in counting the cash and valuables donated at the temple, have been arrested. ]]></description>
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<title>Karnataka mandates FIRs in revenge porn, sextortion complaints</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The police officers who refuse to file cases citing prior consent given by the complainants may face departmental action, the state home minister said. ]]></description>
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<title>Canada rejected 71% football world cup visitor visa applications by Indians: Report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The overall approval rate for more than 160 countries was 41%, ‘CTV News’ reported citing data from the Canadian immigration authorities. ]]></description>
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<title>Cookbook: Two summer&#45;friendly recipes that combine culinary traditions of India and Nepal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An excerpt from ‘Memories on a Platter: My Fusion Cookbook’, by Rohini Rana. ]]></description>
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<title>Madhya Pradesh HC closes defamation case against Rahul Gandhi filed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s son</title>
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<title>US trade deal to take effect only when India secures tariff advantage over competitors: Piyush Goyal</title>
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<title>Why are so few economists willing to ask awkward questions about India’s development trajectory?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ At a time of economic uncertainty and a polarised discourse dominated by influencers, expert commentators are needed more than ever. ]]></description>
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<title>‘Welcome to the Jungle’ review: A non&#45;stop hodgepodge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ahmed Khan’s multi-starrer comedy is out in cinemas. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi had suspended the processing of applications in August 2024 citing security concerns amid protests against the Sheikh Hasina government. ]]></description>
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<title>A new book shows how, in India’s overcrowded hospitals, antibiotics are asked to do the impossible</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The restoration follows the improvement in the supply of liquefied petroleum gas, the government said. ]]></description>
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<title>Venezuela earthquakes toll rises to 235, over 4,300 injured</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Several countries were sending search and rescue teams after widespread damage. ]]></description>
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<title>How to use AI more sensibly – and sustainably</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Millions of small and unnecessary requests can add up over time. ]]></description>
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