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In the wild wild North of India, playground battles can take a turn for the nasty when trigger-happy parents get involved. Take the recent case of a man pointing a gun at his son’s friend after the two kids got into a scuffle.
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‘The other scenes set in Delhi unfold like they were written by a 12-year-old who has never seen a government office.’
My impression completely.

@virsanghvi calls out this shil for what it is. If IMF loan can’t get them bread, they find lackeys to throw dung cakes across.

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@sunainak Prayers.

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It's Wednesday, the day we dedicate to traveling, or at least thinking about travel. Our featured destination this week is India. Check out @debeshigooptu's book, The Rossogolla Murders, set in Kolkata: https://t.co/gFS9canfb0

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Santa Claus is coming to town. A Christmas Carol. New post on my blog. Do read.
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Have you read The Ghosts of Gurugram, my novel-in-episodes on Juggernaut Books? Also available on Amazon Kindle.
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#Gurugram police have identified at least 10 areas in the city as “hot spots” for the sale of narcotics, based on the number of arrests of peddlers and the seizure of drugs over the last five years.

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Gurgaon’s snakes are now making their way into condominiums and penthouses for a taste of urban living. I can’t blame them really. I’d trade the Aravallis for the Aralias any day.
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India ranks 140 out of 156, below Bangladesh (65), Nepal (106), Sri Lanka (116), Bhutan (130), per @wef global gender gap report ‘21. Only Pakistan (153) and Afghanistan (156) came lower.
Pleasure to hear Dr.Alka Mittal, CMD @ONGC_ on solutions driven approaches, at BCF Lecture.

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When the teen returned from university for her summer break merrily singing “Ganpat Chal Daaru La” (all the rage among Gen-Z apparently), it suddenly struck me that if Gurugram had an anthem, this one would certainly make the cut.
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Gurugram might have evolved into a swanky glass-and-steel Millennium City from a dusty hamlet but there is one thing that has stayed the same. Come summer & crippling power cuts arrive without fail – much earlier than the langra aam I wait for patiently.
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When Gurgaon Diaries met Gurgaon Ki Awaaz.
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Soon after Game of Thrones was aired for the first time in India, our condominium saw an influx of Siberian huskies.
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I was walking inside my condo last evening when something landed on my head with a painful thwack. I rubbed my head in alarm and found (of all things) a chapati.
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Read stories that reveal the ups and downs of love in our fast paced world. https://t.co/b2weCvCuJb
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An interview with #Qom chief @jvbakshi on the future of technology and the shape of things to come.

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#Maskebruary - post a picture of you wearing a mask correctly using the hashtag and encourage others to do so. #MaskUpIndia