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  • The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
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    The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
  • Delhi HC orders removal of YouTuber Shyam Meera’s video on Jaggi Vasudev, Isha Foundation
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    Delhi HC orders removal of YouTuber Shyam Meera’s video on Jaggi Vasudev, Isha Foundation
  • A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this
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    A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this
  • Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis supports call for removing Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb
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    Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis supports call for removing Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb
  • 15% drop in Indians studying abroad, shows government data
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    15% drop in Indians studying abroad, shows government data
  • Fateh Sahi: The 18th-century Huseypur ruler who fought a guerrilla war against East India Company
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    Fateh Sahi: The 18th-century Huseypur ruler who fought a guerrilla war against East India Company
  • Family history: A doctor’s posting in the Khasi Hills and the humble khichdi that sustained him
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    Family history: A doctor’s posting in the Khasi Hills and the humble khichdi that sustained him
  • Why a push for cleaner air is bad news for Mumbai’s iconic pao
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    Why a push for cleaner air is bad news for Mumbai’s iconic pao
  • Guns for sale: Illegal trade flourishes on WhatsApp in India, shows research
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    Guns for sale: Illegal trade flourishes on WhatsApp in India, shows research
  • Gulmarg fashion show to Ranveer Allahabadia: What’s actually offensive
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    Gulmarg fashion show to Ranveer Allahabadia: What’s actually offensive
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Watch: Why the Vatican has turned off all its historic fountains

The 100 fountains would be turned off for the first time, in line with the Pope’s environmental teachings.

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Jul 29, 2017 · 05:30 pm
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  1. The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge

    The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
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    Delhi HC orders removal of YouTuber Shyam Meera’s video on Jaggi Vasudev, Isha Foundation
  3. A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this

    A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this
  4. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis supports call for removing Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb

    Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis supports call for removing Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb
  5. 15% drop in Indians studying abroad, shows government data

    15% drop in Indians studying abroad, shows government data
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