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  • Why has the number of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir fallen sharply?
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    Why has the number of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir fallen sharply?
  • The ugly history of Boer prisoner-of-war camps in India
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    The ugly history of Boer prisoner-of-war camps in India
  • What the uproar over Atul Subhash’s death by suicide says about gender relations in India
    3

    What the uproar over Atul Subhash’s death by suicide says about gender relations in India
  • What American steel baron Andrew Carnegie thought of Varanasi and the Taj
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    What American steel baron Andrew Carnegie thought of Varanasi and the Taj
  • 13 dead, 101 rescued after Navy speedboat crashes into Elephanta ferry off Mumbai coast
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    13 dead, 101 rescued after Navy speedboat crashes into Elephanta ferry off Mumbai coast
  • To speed up clearance, India’s polluting industries no longer need dual approvals
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    To speed up clearance, India’s polluting industries no longer need dual approvals
  • West Bengal launches own housing scheme after Centre stops PM Awas Yojana funds to state
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    West Bengal launches own housing scheme after Centre stops PM Awas Yojana funds to state
  • Easterine Kire’s novel ‘Spirit Nights’ wins the 2024 Sahitya Akademi award in the English language
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    Easterine Kire’s novel ‘Spirit Nights’ wins the 2024 Sahitya Akademi award in the English language
  • Five ways to supercharge your daily walk
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    Five ways to supercharge your daily walk
  • In his autobiography, former cricketer Syed Kirmani recalls his first tour of England with the team
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    In his autobiography, former cricketer Syed Kirmani recalls his first tour of England with the team
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Watch: How Mumbai’s Metro is a threat to the city’s green cover and its Adivasi population

Mumbai will lose its green lung if the metro rail corporation builds a station and car shed in Aarey.

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Jul 29, 2017 · 02:00 pm
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  1. Why has the number of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir fallen sharply?

    Why has the number of Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir fallen sharply?
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    The ugly history of Boer prisoner-of-war camps in India
  3. What the uproar over Atul Subhash’s death by suicide says about gender relations in India

    What the uproar over Atul Subhash’s death by suicide says about gender relations in India
  4. What American steel baron Andrew Carnegie thought of Varanasi and the Taj

    What American steel baron Andrew Carnegie thought of Varanasi and the Taj
  5. 13 dead, 101 rescued after Navy speedboat crashes into Elephanta ferry off Mumbai coast

    13 dead, 101 rescued after Navy speedboat crashes into Elephanta ferry off Mumbai coast
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