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One year after terror attack, Pahalgam remains off the tourist map

Most sightseeing spots remain closed to travellers. This includes the meadow where militants gunned down 26 people last year.

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Top updates: Trump extends ceasefire with Iran till Tehran submits ‘unified proposal’ to end war

The US president, however, said that the blockade of Iranian ports, which began on April 13, will continue.

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West Bengal polls: 23% candidates in first phase have criminal cases against them

A total of 309 candidates, or 21% of those analysed have declared assets worth more than Rs 1 crore.

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The workers who keep India’s cities running have a simple message – pay us living wages

The past few weeks of protests have shown just how little workers are paid and that even modest demands to sustain a dignified life are violently suppressed.

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Myanmar’s army controls less than one-fifth of the country but the civil war is at a stalemate

The junta still holds major towns while the National Unity Government’s forces are held back by disunity and Chinese-Russian interference.

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Fiction: A personal trainer relocates to a Sri Lankan village after his divorce. Then, Covid strikes

An excerpt from ‘Hot Butter Cuttlefish’, by Ashok Ferrey.

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The drama and determination behind a documentary on the making of ‘Paan Singh Tomar’

Ranjeeta Kaur’s ‘A Story That Refused to Die’ revisits the production of Tigmanshu’s Dhulia’s acclaimed biopic, starring Irrfan.

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