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Abantika Ghosh
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I first left home in 2003 - when I took a 20 day break to look for a job in Delhi Leaving home one last time for Delhi So long... আমার শহর
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“The pantry served a very popular fried rice-chilli chicken combo. During the bird flu scare around 2000, they replaced the chilli chicken with chilli fish” 😃
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Library on board, a fully functioning pantry car (with an actual menu) - #CoromandelExpress was once the Rajdhani of the coast Read this fascinating ⁦@avishekgd⁩ story indianexpress.com/article/india/
#WrestlersProtest The importance of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Read this story
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How a six-year-old story of the way the BJP came to power in Goa despite having lost the election gives a peep into controversial MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s political utility to the BJP even outside his home turf of Uttar Pradesh. bit.ly/3Ne6XfM
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Women are at the forefront of battling the repercussions of our plastic addiction. Our colleagues, & Megha Biswas write for on the need for integrative & gender-responsive policy action to recognize & address this issue. #plasticpollution
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Recognising the gendered impact of plastic pollution: A call for policy action #WorldEnvironmentDay2023 theweek.in/news/india/202
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Less than half the target population registered in five years
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➡️Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna: Sanjeevni for the Common Man! 💠World's largest health insurance scheme 💠Health insurance coverage of ₹5 lakh/family annually for medical expenses 💠Ensuring reduced healthcare expenses for beneficiaries #9YearsofSeva #9YearsOfGaribKalyan
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An under-15 Asia champion says, "I want to pay a visit to the protest site. They (wrestlers) are not doing this for themselves, they are protesting for us, for our careers and safety." As controversy plays out in Delhi, girls from Haryana akhadas speak.
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My God, what a story! A father's firm refusal to believe his son, on board Coromandel Express, had died in the accident made him travel more than 230km in an ambulance to Balasore, then trace him to a makeshift morgue, resuscitate him in hospital!
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First day in a week that this little boy hasn’t been to the vet twice, getting 10 injections a day and drips It all started when a callous vet gave him an intravenous shot of a drug that’s normally used IM Recovery is still a long process
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Growing up, it was normal for “petos” being recovered from drains In the 70s a cousin lost an eye while making a bomb This ⁦⁩ investigation captures the rvery day nature and the lethality of Bengal’s cottage industry of bombs
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The Times group split was finalised last night at the Lutyens bungalow of the Jain brothers, rounding off with a family prayer. Samir Jain gets print and its online titles with half of the real estate assets. Vineet Jain gets broadcast and radio businesses + cashout from print.
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Please prevent the WhatsApp group panic! Rs 2,000 notes are not going the #demo way. They will continue to be legal tender, first reports coming in say, but RBI will stop printing the notes. I see a closed loop circle of Rs2,000 note users emerging who deal with each other!
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So so complicit w/Adani that it lied to me & said it is investigating, FinMin lied in Lok Sabha said the same. Now SEBI in SC affidavit says not investigating. Lying to SC is perjury. Lying to LS is perjury Adani cover up will be death of SEBI & BJP. Mark my words.
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“They loaned me a wheelchair…shared details of its design in advance, helped me secure a barrier-free accommodation at the varsity hostel” Read this ⁦⁩ piece to understand how “disability-friendly” differs from one country to another
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Global Standards for #Carbon Accounting: An Agenda for #G20 The policy brief explores challenges and opportunities, provides recommendations for action. Read Policy Brief by 👉bit.ly/42Eo13I
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Global Standards for #Carbon Accounting: An Agenda for #G20 Read the @T20org Policy Brief by Ravi Kumar Mahto, Srishti Saxena, @kaushalmahan 👉 bit.ly/42Eo13I #G20India @g20org
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Leopard in a coconut tree, anxious eagle worried about her eggs, forest officials in a quandary This is a fascinating story by ⁦⁩ The subtext In Goa where scores are now moving from other states, man animal conflict is inevitable
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