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    The complex story of the first British Indian to win an Olympic medal
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    What triggered the stock market crash
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    Why a push for cleaner air is bad news for Mumbai’s iconic pao
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    NAAC bribery, UGC’s diluted rules: Two controversies reflect crisis in Indian higher education
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    Is toothpaste killing all the good bacteria in our mouth?
  • Voter rolls, not just EVMs: How Opposition is coming to a new understanding on BJP’s alleged rigging
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    Voter rolls, not just EVMs: How Opposition is coming to a new understanding on BJP’s alleged rigging
  • The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
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    The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
  • ‘Santosh’ director Sandhya Suri: ‘A film that carries a feeling of care for India’
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    ‘Santosh’ director Sandhya Suri: ‘A film that carries a feeling of care for India’
  • How students of Calcutta’s Hindu College created an idea of ‘the people of India’ under British rule
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    How students of Calcutta’s Hindu College created an idea of ‘the people of India’ under British rule
  • A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this
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    A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this
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‘The blessing is also for animals’: Monks meet pets on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Singapore

‘We like to accumulate merit for our pets, so that in the future, they may become humans just like us and not be animals.’

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May 16, 2022 · 04:41 pm
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VIDEO: Singapore temple offers pet blessings for Buddhist festival.

"After my animals are blessed, they are more sensitive and they are more aware and there's more bonding," says one pet owner pic.twitter.com/XY3BugySZP

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