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    Seven books by Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

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    ‘A dry future powered by the sun’: Solar water pumps are draining India’s groundwater reserves

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    Why Adani’s Dharavi redevelopment plan has run into resistance from some residents

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    Why some Hindu-Americans are opposing the first South Asian to run in New York’s mayoral poll

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    Why the intricate art of weaving the Jamdani sari is endangered in Bangladesh

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    For children: Poltu’s holiday takes an unexpected turn when a train full of ghosts pulls up

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    Indian writer Nilanjana S Roy is on the 2026 judging panel for the International Booker Prize

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    Trump says US, Iran will hold talks next week

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    Policy scholar Yamini Aiyar’s new book shows what it means to be a Delhi government school teacher

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Watch: American black vulture spotted in Delhi-NCR region in rare sighting

According to experts, Illegal wildlife trading is suspected.

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Jan 29, 2023 · 10:16 am
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#BreakingNews First ever recorded sighting of Black vulture in #Asia in #Gurgaon #Gurugram Chandu #wetlands . Video by @anilgandass9. #birdwatching #BirdsOfTwitter @CentralIfs @ParveenKaswan @susantananda3 @thetribunechd @DainikTribune #wildlifephotography #BirdsSeenIn2023 pic.twitter.com/jUP00PpsX3

— Sumedha Sharma (@sumedhasharma86) January 28, 2023

A rarest of rare sighting in Delhi NCR

The Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus), aka American Black Vulture, Mexican Vulture, Zopilote, Urubu, or Gallinazo

Sighting was by @anuradhamathur Ma’am and I reached in 15-20 minutes it gave good time.#IndiAves #Birds #BirdsSeenIn2023 B19 pic.twitter.com/fDRYmTJmmd

— Trooper (@pnkjshm) January 27, 2023
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