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    How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941

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    ‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary

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    Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?

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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells

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    In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad

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    Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements

  • Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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    Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’

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    Meat shops in Delhi to remain closed during Kanwar Yatra, says BJP MLA Kapil Mishra

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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

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Watch: Rare spell of intense snowfall strikes southern Brazil for the first time in decades

A fierce cold snap led to snowfall in Brazil in an unusual wintry phenomenon. The last time a blizzard hit Brazil was in 1957, according to USA today.

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Aug 01, 2021 · 10:19 am
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HISTORIC: Snow in Brazil....you heard me right! H-A-A-R-P in full swing. pic.twitter.com/fTphm8CYCx

— 🖤⚔️Destiny⚔️🖤 (@RN_Destiny) July 29, 2021

Intense Antarctic cold is racing through South America right now, widespread frost with some snow observed all the way into southern Brazil.

Coffee prices are surging as the cold threatens production. pic.twitter.com/KcokCx3Gv4

— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) July 29, 2021

In southern Brazil, snow fell in 13 cities, in some areas there was hail, on the street down to -8.❄️❄️❄️
It looks beautiful, but the death of coffee plantations from frosts will lead to an increase in world coffee prices. ☕📈 pic.twitter.com/HrbvWPQKuD

— Kilroy_Nikolay (@KilroyNikolay) July 29, 2021

Watch an unusual snowfall in Brazil pic.twitter.com/HS48JtfvVl

— Reuters (@Reuters) July 31, 2021

This is a bit freaky. Snow in Brazil pic.twitter.com/EPt3acvoSp

— Dan Ⓥ (@nderssonD) July 29, 2021

“I am 62 years old and had never seen the snow.”

Rare wintry showers bring snowfall to Brazil. https://t.co/EAhrTWPhaW pic.twitter.com/CIDCpbXtbh

— ABC News (@ABC) July 30, 2021

Snow falling tonight in 13 cities in Brazil, crazy weather pic.twitter.com/cQXlIZrXmD

— Marcelo Teixeira (@tx_marcelo) July 29, 2021

A severe cold wave reached Brazil this Wednesday bringing snow and negative temperatures in the southern region of the country:
pic.twitter.com/4sdRdK8vhW

— Nathália Urban (@UrbanNathalia) July 28, 2021

Brazil: An intense outbreak of cold air penetrates the south of Brazil with "unusual" snow. pic.twitter.com/6uV1XjCUzO

— Eli 🦅 🇮🇹 🇺🇸🇷🇺 (@solagimma) July 29, 2021
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