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10/13/2015: FRONT PAGE: Rushdie backs protest as 11 more return Akademi awards

New Delhi: The protest initiated by writers Uday Prakash and Nayantara Sahgal has turned into a deluge of dissent, with at least 11 more litterateurs deciding to return their Sahitya Akademi awards and three quitting posts in the institution even as… The Times of India (New Delhi edition)

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10/13/2015: FRONT PAGE: Record 57% turnout in first phase of Bihar assembly polls

Patna: Projected as the mother of all elections, Bihar assembly polls were all about women on the opening day: a significantly higher percentage of female voters turned out than male, even as overall attendance at the booths hovered around 57%, the… The Times of India (New Delhi edition)

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10/13/2015: FRONT PAGE: A Black Day For Mumbai

Mumbai: More than half-adozen Sena workers attacked Sudheendra Kulkarni, head of the organisation that brought a former Pakistan foreign minister for his book launch to Mumbai, with paint on Monday morning, exposing the state government’s helplessness… The Times of India (New Delhi edition)

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