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

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    Long shunned as too explicit, an Indian music genre is rising from the margins
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    ‘I was astonished’: Valmik Thapar (1952–2025) on spotting one of his beloved tigers in the wild
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    The hypocrisy of India’s brutal deportations
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    When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims
  • Ramachandra Guha: Trump’s attack on US universities are a tragedy for the entire world
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    Ramachandra Guha: Trump’s attack on US universities are a tragedy for the entire world
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    Pune student arrested for social media post ‘hurting religious sentiments’
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    From the archives: How Raj Khosla and Guru Dutt struck up an instant friendship
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    ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side
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    How case against Muslim teen accused of ‘love jihad’ fell apart in UP court
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Watch: Boy accidentally steps on snake while coming out of home, mother saves him in nick of time

Caught on camera in Karnataka’s Mandya district.

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Aug 14, 2022 · 10:10 am
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But be safe all, this is an eye opener to all pic.twitter.com/tPm6WbGc8g

— Anu Satheesh 🇮🇳 (@AnuSatheesh5) August 12, 2022
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