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    What excess death data shows: Bihar, Gujarat undercounted Covid-19 toll by 30 times

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    Rush Hour: Trump asks Apple not to raise production in India, ‘Indians pushed across border’ & more

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    Three Indians among 78 ‘pushed’ into Bangladesh, local police claim

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    Kangana Ranaut deletes social media post criticising Donald Trump on instructions from BJP

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‘Blackly comic, really artful’: What Hilary Mantel (1952-2022) told BBC about her favourite novel

The British author, who died on 22 September 2022, at the age of 70, revealed that ‘Good Behaviour’ by Molly Keane was her favourite book.

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Sep 24, 2022 · 02:22 pm
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Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70. Known for her historical novels, she won the Booker Prize twice.

Back in 1990, on Speaking Volumes, she was asked to recommend one of her favourite books... pic.twitter.com/DaXoixkTO3

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