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  • From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with
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    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with

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    ‘Blatant censorship at a critical time’: ‘The Wire’ says its website blocked by Centre

  • Why Ola and Uber are copying India’s new ride-hailing app
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    Why Ola and Uber are copying India’s new ride-hailing app

  • Pakistan attacks military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur
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    Pakistan attacks military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur

  • Pakistan used civilian aircraft as shield, alleges India
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    Pakistan used civilian aircraft as shield, alleges India

  • Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more
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    Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more

  • Pahalgam and after: How women are used as instruments of politics and conflict
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    Pahalgam and after: How women are used as instruments of politics and conflict

  • ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ review: A bitter pill to swallow
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    ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ review: A bitter pill to swallow

  • Rabindranath Tagore at 164: Translator Sharmistha Mohanty on the writer’s profound empathy for women
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    Rabindranath Tagore at 164: Translator Sharmistha Mohanty on the writer’s profound empathy for women

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    Why a maverick Assam activist is pushing Bengali-origin Muslims to boycott citizenship trials

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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.

Scroll Staff
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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