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  • Assam: Homes of 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families bulldozed in Dhubri eviction drive
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    Assam: Homes of 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families bulldozed in Dhubri eviction drive

  • A psychologist underlines ‘lifetraps’ that make romantic relationships inhospitable for women
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    A psychologist underlines ‘lifetraps’ that make romantic relationships inhospitable for women

  • Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?
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    Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?

  • In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad
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    In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad

  • ‘Confused product of a confused brain’: When Guru Dutt cast a spell over everyone – except one man
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    ‘Confused product of a confused brain’: When Guru Dutt cast a spell over everyone – except one man

  • Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements
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    Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements

  • ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena
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    ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena

  • How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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    How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

  • Pune car crash: Minor’s parents attempted to swap samples at second hospital, says prosecution
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    Pune car crash: Minor’s parents attempted to swap samples at second hospital, says prosecution

  • ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941

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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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  1. Assam: Homes of 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families bulldozed in Dhubri eviction drive

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    Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?

  4. In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad

    In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad

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    ‘Confused product of a confused brain’: When Guru Dutt cast a spell over everyone – except one man

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