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    UK’s new rules for international students will worsen university finances

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    How case against Muslim teen accused of ‘love jihad’ fell apart in UP court

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    ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side

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    ‘I am not scared / I am not alone’: A young girl and a temple elephant become friends

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    ASI denies it is ‘uninterested’ in publishing Keeladi excavation report

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    Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938–2025): Five things to know about one of Africa’s greatest ever writers

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    ‘Criminal Justice – A Family Matter’ review: All in a day’s work for Pankaj Tripathi’s Madhav Mishra

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    Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline

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    Interview: India’s options are limited but military strikes are ‘symbolic’, won’t deter terror

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    This new cookbook has compiled heirloom recipes from every corner of India

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‘A Kannadiga forever’: Canadian MP of Indian origin, Chandra Arya, speaks Kannada in parliament

This is the first time Kannada was spoken in a parliament outside India.

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May 20, 2022 · 12:06 pm
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I spoke in my mother tongue (first language) Kannada in Canadian parliament.
This beautiful language has long history and is spoken by about 50 million people.
This is the first time Kannada is spoken in any parliament in the world outside of India. pic.twitter.com/AUanNlkETT

— Chandra Arya (@AryaCanada) May 19, 2022
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