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In Photos: Manmohan Singh, Through the Years

I remember that evening. It was a Saturday, July 22. Delhi was like a furnace but the day seemed lazy to me. Congress won the elections. The BJP...

27.12.2024 20

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In Photos: The Tram, Kolkata's Pride, Now History

Like an electric reptile, the tram rattles through the lanes of Kolkata, its two bogies inching along the steel tracks as a matter of habit. The...

30.09.2024 10

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In Photos | Polling Day in Srinagar and a ‘Floating Booth’ on Dal Lake

Srinagar: Helicopters hover above, while the streets are empty in Srinagar district, which is one among three districts in central Kashmir – the...

25.09.2024 2

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In Photos: Dhaka in a 'New' Bangladesh

Dhaka: Bangladesh is in a “second freedom,” many will tell you. This time, it is not from linguistically different people who were ruling the...

14.09.2024 6

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After the Revolution: Photos From a New Bangladesh

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is still boiling. The country is not yet satisfied with the leaving of the former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina,...

01.09.2024 5

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In Photos: A Slice of Life on India-Bangladesh Border

India shares over 4,000 kilometre-long border with Bangladesh, where the situation following the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime remains grim. Six...

09.08.2024 1

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In Photos: 25 Years Since the Kargil War Ended, the Past and Present of an Operation

Today, July 26, 2024, is the 25th anniversary of the end of the Kargil War. It was early May, 1999. The heat in Delhi was blazing. All was going...

26.07.2024 10

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In Photos: 25 Years Since the Kargil War Ended, the Past and Present of an Operation

Today, July 26, 2024, is the 25th anniversary of the end of the Kargil War. It was early May, 1999. The heat in Delhi was blazing. All was going...

26.07.2024 10

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Shome Basu