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  • Assam: Homes of 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families bulldozed in Dhubri eviction drive
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    Assam: Homes of 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families bulldozed in Dhubri eviction drive

  • A psychologist underlines ‘lifetraps’ that make romantic relationships inhospitable for women
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    A psychologist underlines ‘lifetraps’ that make romantic relationships inhospitable for women

  • Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?
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    Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?

  • In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad
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    In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad

  • ‘Confused product of a confused brain’: When Guru Dutt cast a spell over everyone – except one man
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    ‘Confused product of a confused brain’: When Guru Dutt cast a spell over everyone – except one man

  • Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements
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    Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements

  • ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena
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    ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena

  • How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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    How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

  • Pune car crash: Minor’s parents attempted to swap samples at second hospital, says prosecution
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    Pune car crash: Minor’s parents attempted to swap samples at second hospital, says prosecution

  • ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941

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Watch: Scientists have worked out how the malaria parasite ‘jumped from gorillas to humans’

A particular gene called RH5 was found to be central to the study because it is ‘absolutely essential to allow a parasite to invade red blood cells’.

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Oct 16, 2019 · 04:13 pm
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Scientists resurrected a 50,000-year-old gene sequence and used it figure out how the malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans. This molecular pathway now be used to try to pre-empt any kind of transfer that might happen in the future https://t.co/sjousE955u pic.twitter.com/6di3xr7ffo

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    In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad

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    ‘Confused product of a confused brain’: When Guru Dutt cast a spell over everyone – except one man

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