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  • How not to save a forest: Lessons for Hyderabad from Chennai’s Guindy national park
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    How not to save a forest: Lessons for Hyderabad from Chennai’s Guindy national park
  • ‘The ceiling began to fall’: Medical student describes Air India plane crashing into hostel mess
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    ‘The ceiling began to fall’: Medical student describes Air India plane crashing into hostel mess
  • Interview: Now ‘everyone is afraid’ of speaking about the Great Nicobar project, says ornithologist
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    Interview: Now ‘everyone is afraid’ of speaking about the Great Nicobar project, says ornithologist
  • Reading Frederick Forsyth, whose thrillers that we grew up with predicted the future uncannily
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    Reading Frederick Forsyth, whose thrillers that we grew up with predicted the future uncannily
  • Rush Hour: Air India plane with 242 onboard crashes, Bengaluru stampede accused get relief and more
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    Rush Hour: Air India plane with 242 onboard crashes, Bengaluru stampede accused get relief and more
  • Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani among those killed in Ahmedabad plane crash
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    Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani among those killed in Ahmedabad plane crash
  • In a new book, a nutritionist explains why simply adding protein to the diet won’t make it ‘healthy’
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    In a new book, a nutritionist explains why simply adding protein to the diet won’t make it ‘healthy’
  • Readers’ comments: Rejig Mumbai’s train timetables, Aqua Line metro cost too much
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    Readers’ comments: Rejig Mumbai’s train timetables, Aqua Line metro cost too much
  • Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home vandalised in Bangladesh days after parking dispute
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    Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home vandalised in Bangladesh days after parking dispute
  • A new self-help book shows how Stoic philosophy can be the key to navigating our modern world
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    A new self-help book shows how Stoic philosophy can be the key to navigating our modern world
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Watch: Udvada, a quaint town in Gujarat, is the cradle of Parsi culture

The coastal town is home to the most sacred Zoroastrian fire temple in India.

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Jul 02, 2017 · 02:00 pm
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