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  • Proposed Waqf Act amendments strike a discriminatory note for Muslim charitable organisations
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    Proposed Waqf Act amendments strike a discriminatory note for Muslim charitable organisations
  • Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history
    2

    Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history
  • How the Sassoons of Bombay became one of China’s wealthiest families
    3

    How the Sassoons of Bombay became one of China’s wealthiest families
  • Trying a ‘digital detox’? Four ways to make it a success
    4

    Trying a ‘digital detox’? Four ways to make it a success
  • ‘No Pausa’ walks with women on long road through menopause
    5

    ‘No Pausa’ walks with women on long road through menopause
  • Comrades in majoritarianism: Why Sri Lanka’s Left parties are steeped in ethnonationalist politics
    6

    Comrades in majoritarianism: Why Sri Lanka’s Left parties are steeped in ethnonationalist politics
  • 'Bulldozer justice' is wholly unconstitutional, says Supreme Court
    7

    'Bulldozer justice' is wholly unconstitutional, says Supreme Court
  • Why have Indian historians failed to combat ‘WhatsApp history’?
    8

    Why have Indian historians failed to combat ‘WhatsApp history’?
  • A book of real-life accounts from the Indian Air Force honours those who took part in the 1962 war
    9

    A book of real-life accounts from the Indian Air Force honours those who took part in the 1962 war
  • ‘It has the power to provoke’: Theatre director Sunil Shanbag on the dilemma the medium faces today
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    ‘It has the power to provoke’: Theatre director Sunil Shanbag on the dilemma the medium faces today
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Video: This opera conductor is back in India 35 years after she was adopted by a Danish family

Maria Badstue was born in Maharashtra’s Pandharpur but had never returned since her adoption, till she was invited to conduct an opera in Mumbai.

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Aug 02, 2017 · 09:15 am
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  1. Proposed Waqf Act amendments strike a discriminatory note for Muslim charitable organisations

    Proposed Waqf Act amendments strike a discriminatory note for Muslim charitable organisations
  2. Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history

    Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history
  3. How the Sassoons of Bombay became one of China’s wealthiest families

    How the Sassoons of Bombay became one of China’s wealthiest families
  4. Trying a ‘digital detox’? Four ways to make it a success

    Trying a ‘digital detox’? Four ways to make it a success
  5. ‘No Pausa’ walks with women on long road through menopause

    ‘No Pausa’ walks with women on long road through menopause
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