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  • 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
  • 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
  • Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis supports call for removing Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb
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    Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis supports call for removing Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb
  • ‘We owe nothing to the state’: Why this live-in couple is taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code
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    ‘We owe nothing to the state’: Why this live-in couple is taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code
  • Fateh Sahi: The 18th-century Huseypur ruler who fought a guerrilla war against East India Company
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    Fateh Sahi: The 18th-century Huseypur ruler who fought a guerrilla war against East India Company
  • Guns for sale: Illegal trade flourishes on WhatsApp in India, shows research
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    Guns for sale: Illegal trade flourishes on WhatsApp in India, shows research
  • Family history: A doctor’s posting in the Khasi Hills and the humble khichdi that sustained him
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    Family history: A doctor’s posting in the Khasi Hills and the humble khichdi that sustained him
  • Why a push for cleaner air is bad news for Mumbai’s iconic pao
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    Why a push for cleaner air is bad news for Mumbai’s iconic pao
  • Gulmarg fashion show to Ranveer Allahabadia: What’s actually offensive
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    Gulmarg fashion show to Ranveer Allahabadia: What’s actually offensive
  • ‘Not a Day for Outings’: A winner of the Book Review Literary Trust Short Story Contest
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    ‘Not a Day for Outings’: A winner of the Book Review Literary Trust Short Story Contest
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The video was taken near Manas National Park in Barpeta.

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Jun 17, 2022 · 10:07 am
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Just one step away from life and death. This is Barpeta Road-Manas National Park road at Kuthorijhara.@ParkManas pic.twitter.com/gcI10xiRrQ

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  1. The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge

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    Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis supports call for removing Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb
  4. ‘We owe nothing to the state’: Why this live-in couple is taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code

    ‘We owe nothing to the state’: Why this live-in couple is taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code
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    Fateh Sahi: The 18th-century Huseypur ruler who fought a guerrilla war against East India Company
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