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    ‘I want all people to be nothing else but Indians’: Shashi Tharoor on BR Ambedkar’s vision

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    Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline

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    How Chhattisgarh police cremated bodies of Maoist leader and cadres without their families’ consent

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    Anti-Sikh pogrom: Without tangible reparations, Rahul Gandhi’s apology is symbolic

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    A border ran through it: The life and lonely death of an 80-year-old Kashmiri man

  • A new book sets out to trace the roots of modern languages back to one ancient tongue
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    A new book sets out to trace the roots of modern languages back to one ancient tongue

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    Criminal charges against Ashoka University professor outrageous and absurd, say ex-bureaucrats

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    Translated short fiction: A Konkani Christian cowherd wonders if he should convert to Hinduism

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    In Raj Khosla biography, a portrait of a director as a ‘gloriously flawed human being’

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Watch: Elephant gifted to Sri Lanka flown back to Thailand after 22 years

Muthu Raja, also known as Plai Sak Surin in Thailand, was safely transported via a cargo plane and currently remains in medical quarantine.

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Jul 03, 2023 · 04:25 pm
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Plai Sak Surin returns home safely.
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He is now moved to elephant hospital in Lampang’s Hang Chat district after landing at Chiang Mai Airport at 2 pm. on Sunday.
.#ThaiElephant #SakSurin #SriLanka #Thailand #ChiangMai #WildLife #พลายศักดิ์สุรินทร์ #ช้างไทย pic.twitter.com/ULAymtoHsT

— The Nation Thailand (@Thenationth) July 2, 2023

Image from CCTV camera shows elephant Sak Surin in his crate on IL-76 aircraft at night, before take-off from Colombo airport this morning. He is scheduled to land in Thailand at 2pm. #SakSurin pic.twitter.com/qbVUjwWKUi

— Thai PBS World (@ThaiPBSWorld) July 2, 2023

#Saksurin #Muthuraja was escorted to the #Lamphan #Elephant #Center from #ChaingMai after a long flight from #SriLanka #lka pic.twitter.com/7LtTqJSC52

— Zulfick Farzan (Official) (@FarzanZulfick) July 2, 2023

Sak Surin’s first morning in Thailand. He is now during a 30-day animal quarantine process in Lampang Province where he will also be receiving medical treatment for his stiff leg and wounds. #SakSurin #MuthuRaja pic.twitter.com/U0jxadRPsA

— Thai PBS World (@ThaiPBSWorld) July 3, 2023

Some highlights of Muthu Rajas journey to Thailand early yesterday morning .. pic.twitter.com/M1ZETOJbOf

— RARE Sri Lanka (@RARE_SriLanka) July 3, 2023
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