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    West Bengal launches own housing scheme after Centre stops PM Awas Yojana funds to state
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    13 dead, 101 rescued after Navy speedboat crashes into Elephanta ferry off Mumbai coast
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    The ugly history of Boer prisoner-of-war camps in India
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    A Tibetan writer reflects on the fight for his motherland while living in ‘exile’ in India
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    ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ review: A beautifully observed coming of age story

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    Through stories of food, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee examines how economics influences culture
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    Cambridge scholar trolled for PhD on politics of smell explains what her research is all about
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    1971 surrender photo removed from Army chief’s office, replaced by Mahabharata-inspired painting
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Watch: This is how Bihar was carved out of West Bengal

Present day Bihar is the result of multiple divisions.

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Jun 21, 2017 · 12:01 am
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