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Daily Brief: From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers, and more

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From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers

They constrict river flow and harm their ecology. Experts say efforts should be directed towards improving water quality instead.

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Trump claims alleged US funding for India ‘voter turnout’ was to ‘get somebody else elected’

The United States president neither mentioned when the alleged funds were disbursed, nor provided evidence to back his ‘guess’.

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Why is Google Maps misdirecting users in India?

Digital mapping experts say fatal incidents reveal systemic challenges to mapping Indian roads.

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As the ideal German immigrant, I saw how a racist integration system enables the country’s far right

The country is dependent on the labour force of young migrants but makes no effort to address racism and create an inclusive society for them.

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Sand mining, brick kilns threaten India’s first sanctuary for slender loris in Tamil Nadu

Habitat destruction isolates the arboreal and nocturnal primates and leaves them with no place to safely shelter.

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From the memoir: Novelist B Jeyamohan writes about the matriarchal family system he grew up in

An excerpt from ‘Of Men, Women and Witches’, translated from the Malayalam by Sangeetha Puthiyedath.

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‘Oops! Ab Kya?’ review: Forced motherhood leads to easy laughs

The JioHotstar series stars Shweta Basu Prasad, Aashim Gulati, Abhay Mahajan, Sonali Kulkarni, Apara Mehta and Jaaved Jaaferi.

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Podcast: British imperialism, Bombay business – the India-Ireland connection through time

Historian Jane Ohlmeyer details Ireland’s complex relationship with India and the rest of the British Empire.

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