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    Hit by heatwave, Mumbai is ignoring a quick fix to cool off – keeping parks open in the afternoon
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    Why a push for cleaner air is bad news for Mumbai’s iconic pao
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    What triggered the stock market crash
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    March global nonfiction: These six recently published books capture the many moods of human history
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    The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
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    Indian-origin man linked to BJP in Australia sentenced to 40 years for raping five Korean women
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    NAAC bribery, UGC’s diluted rules: Two controversies reflect crisis in Indian higher education
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    ‘Wild Fictions’ by Amitav Ghosh: An eloquent testament to the life of the mind
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    When did the ancestors of humans first start eating meat? Tooth fossils could provide some clues
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Watch: When Jawaharlal Nehru played a charity cricket match in 1953 and led his team

The BBC posted footage of India’s first prime minister leading the Lok Sabha team in a cricket match against the Rajya Sabha. He was 63 at the time.

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Nov 14, 2022 · 03:17 pm
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बीबीसी के ख़जाने से: जब देश के पहले प्रधानमंत्री जवाहरलाल नेहरू ने क्रिकेट में आजमाया अपना हाथ... pic.twitter.com/qQWsYvECjg

— BBC News Hindi (@BBCHindi) November 14, 2022
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