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Maha Kumbh stampede in Delhi: ‘I feel like this is the end of the world for me’

Families of victims recount how mismanagement at the New Delhi railway station led to a deadly stampede.

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Why demand for Article 371 has become a talking point in Meghalaya district council elections

While the nativist VPP is pushing for more protections for tribal interests, observers have also connected it to mining interests in the hill state.

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Earthquake jolts Delhi, tremors felt across northern India

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

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Trump’s tariff war with China could brighten India’s solar prospects

The price of polysilicon, a key ingredient of solar panels, largely depends on whichever political party controls the US government.

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The USA’s latest puppet regime – the USA

The US perfected the strategy of pulling down adversarial regimes around the world. Now, it is a victim of its own playbook.

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Prashant Panjiar’s photos of the Kumbh mela transport viewers into the very heart of India

His legacy of over 40 years of photographing life on the country’s streets reaches its pinnacle with his new book.

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Culinary memoir: A family gathers for feasts and recalls fond memories of Uttar Pradesh’s fine foods

An excerpt from ‘Fabulous Feasts, Fables and Family: A Culinary Memoir’, by Tabinda Jalil Burney.

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Start the week with a film: In ‘His Three Daughters’, rediscovering life while waiting for death

Azazel Jacobs’s family drama is out on Netflix.

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