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Rishabh Rajput and Sonali Chouksey received congratulatory messages peppered with "jokes and memes" with trolls comparing and criticising the couple over the groom's skin colour.
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Rishabh Rajput and Sonali Chouksey received congratulatory messages peppered with "jokes and memes".
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Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments.
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Some 118 million women in 12 Indian states receive unconditional cash transfers, one of the world’s largest experiments.
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Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, boarded a flight to Phuket in Thailand shortly after the incident.
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Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers boarded a flight to Phuket in Thailand shortly after the incident.
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Once the poster child of on time budget air travel in India, IndiGo is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. What happened?
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Once the poster child of on time budget air travel in India, IndiGo is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. What happened?
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Inside, more than 150 works and objects map the astonishing breadth of Husain's career, offering visitors a rare window into the artist's late-life reflections and inspirations. https://t.co/Tvq673Ea2o
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Lawh Wa Qalam is dedicated to the late Indian artist whose prolific paintings fascinated the world.
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The punishing schedules of some poll workers have sparked outrage, especially after more than a dozen workers died in recent weeks. https://t.co/PT4Lo7924F
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The deaths of more than a dozen poll workers amid India's massive voter roll revision exercise have set off a controversy.
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IndiGo has said operations will return to full normalcy only by 10 February, and has sought temporary relief on the new rules that call for more rest hours and restricted night-duty. https://t.co/lEiigI7m1i
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IndiGo, India's largest carrier, has said operations will return to full normalcy only by 10 February.
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Putin and Modi will hold talks on Friday and a number of deals are on the cards. Follow live here -- https://t.co/3MA7C1JDR4
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Moscow and Delhi are expected to sign a number of deals, months after the US increased pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil.
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Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru - among India's busiest airports - were worst hit. https://t.co/F2zQfIVHCu
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Indigo said the disruptions were caused by technical glitches and the impact of updated crew roster rules.
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Delhi and Moscow are expected to sign a number of deals during the visit, which comes months after the US increased pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil. As Putin begins his two-day India visit, BBC editors explain what is at stake. https://t.co/xJvYl2khbz
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BBC editors explain what is at stake as Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day visit to India.
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"Finding such a well-formed spiral galaxy so far back in time is a rare exception, but such exceptions challenge our understanding of the universe's early past and how galaxies formed and evolved," one researcher told BBC. https://t.co/TCZhwYD2hx
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The galaxy's discovery challenges our understanding of how galaxies were formed in the early period after the Big Bang.
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The order - passed last week but made public on Monday - gave smartphone makers 90 days to pre-load new phones with its new Sanchar Saathi app which could not be "disabled or restricted", sparking privacy and surveillance concerns. https://t.co/gva3I0tVlp
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The order to make the registration mandatory had led to a major backlash from several cyber experts.
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There isn't a single cause behind the problem, but it's attributed to a mix of factors like industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust, dropping temperatures, low wind speeds and the seasonal burning of crop stubble in neighbouring states. https://t.co/fTgTdBKzNq
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More than 30,000 people with respiratory illnesses had to be hospitalised in Delhi between 2022 and 2024.
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For much of independent India's history, the country's top judges have struggled to speak about Dalits in ways that recognise dignity rather than reinforce stigma, the study found. https://t.co/qqMpAHgjw7
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Research into judgements from 1950 to 2025 suggests India's top court often reinforces caste hierarchies in language, even while upholding Dalit rights.
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Musk was speaking to Indian entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath on his podcast, released on Sunday evening, and also touched on a range of other issues from tariffs to immigration. https://t.co/t09grmIShW
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Musk, speaking to entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath on his podcast, also touched on tariffs and immigration.
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In 2026, Aditya-L1, India's first solar observation mission in space, will be able to watch the Sun when it reaches its maximum activity cycle. https://t.co/GIha1B4MhI
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For the first time Aditya-L1 will be able to watch the Sun in its maximum activity cycle.
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The images are visual proof of how women commanded and dominated political activity, often relegating men to the sidelines. https://t.co/PYMpHjgJey
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Newly found photos highlight women’s key role in Mahatma Gandhi’s civil disobedience movement against British rule.
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The laws got a parliamentary nod in 2020 but are finally set to be uniformly implemented across the country after a five-year delay and much political wrangling. https://t.co/maLupoP8qe
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Companies have given the changes a thumbs-up but trade unions say the laws further weaken worker rights.
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In a packed waiting hall outside a doctor's consulting room, anxious parents stood in line with children sneezing, coughing or complaining of breathing difficulties. https://t.co/MvK0Bq9lCD
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Hospitals have seen an influx of children sneezing, coughing or complaining of breathing difficulties.
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China disputes India's claim over the region and considers Arunachal its territory, calling it "South Tibet" - a claim India firmly rejects. https://t.co/9RxJJv1cPX
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Pema Wangjom Thongdok's detention at Shanghai aiport has fuelled a diplomatic row between Delhi and Beijing.
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