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  • Maharashtra sets up panel to examine if STs who convert to other faiths should get quota benefits
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    Maharashtra sets up panel to examine if STs who convert to other faiths should get quota benefits

  • ‘Chrislam’: In Nigeria, why two religions are better than one
    2

    ‘Chrislam’: In Nigeria, why two religions are better than one

  • The Indian Foreign Service built the country’s reputation. Now, it seeks awards for one leader
    3

    The Indian Foreign Service built the country’s reputation. Now, it seeks awards for one leader

  • Brand strategist Ambi Parameswaran reflects on the 1980-1990s, when ads focused on children
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    Brand strategist Ambi Parameswaran reflects on the 1980-1990s, when ads focused on children

  • ‘Bol Bol Rani’ review: Sai Tamhankar prevents a mind game thriller from being a brain fade
    5

    ‘Bol Bol Rani’ review: Sai Tamhankar prevents a mind game thriller from being a brain fade

  • ‘Fractured Communities’ by Umar Khalid: Scholarship meets commitment to marginalised lives
    6

    ‘Fractured Communities’ by Umar Khalid: Scholarship meets commitment to marginalised lives

  • Supreme Court halts demolition of structures along Pakistan border for two weeks
    7

    Supreme Court halts demolition of structures along Pakistan border for two weeks

  • Updates: Metro stations near Jantar Mantar, Parliament closed ahead of CJP march
    8

    Updates: Metro stations near Jantar Mantar, Parliament closed ahead of CJP march

  • HC declines interim relief to Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, says activist’s hospitalisation not arbitrary
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    HC declines interim relief to Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, says activist’s hospitalisation not arbitrary

  • SIR: Election Commission extends deadline in Maharashtra until August 8
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    SIR: Election Commission extends deadline in Maharashtra until August 8

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China: Crowds flock to swimming pools, buildings spray water from roofs as heat intensifies

Some provinces have recorded a temperature of 42 degrees Celsius.

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Jun 30, 2022 · 05:00 pm
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VIDEO: 🇨🇳 Thousands cool off as heatwave strikes China's Zhengzhou

Crowds took to a giant open-air swimming pool on Saturday as a blistering heatwave hit the city, causing temperatures to reach a record 42 degrees C (108 degrees F), according to local media pic.twitter.com/tNSWmDViFW

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 28, 2022

A ‘mist-ifying’ moment! A residential community in #Puyang, central China’s Henan province, sprays water mist from the rooftops of the buildings to cool down during the sizzling heat wave that has caused record-high temperatures since mid-June in the area. #summer pic.twitter.com/7MhCGALM18

— Zhang Meifang张美芳 (@CGMeifangZhang) June 23, 2022
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