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Indian hospitals are pushing robotic surgery, but do you really need it?
On the morning of March 27, a group of eager onlookers gathered around a robot and a c…
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‘Rebel English Academy’: Mohammed Hanif’s new novel richly rewards the patient reader
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View from Bangladesh: With BJP’s West Bengal win, fears in Dhaka that ‘push-ins’ will intensify
The emphatic landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal has thrust…
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How Indian states are using FIRs to reframe wage-related workers’ disputes as crimes
In April, a series of protests by contract workers in the industrial belts of Manesar …
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‘Dug Dug’ review: A visually striking satire about holy motors and blind faith
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‘Voted for change but this feels same’: Kolkata reels under political violence after BJP victory
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