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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
  • ‘We owe nothing to the state’: Why this live-in couple is taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code
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    ‘We owe nothing to the state’: Why this live-in couple is taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Gulmarg fashion show to Ranveer Allahabadia: What’s actually offensive
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    Gulmarg fashion show to Ranveer Allahabadia: What’s actually offensive
  • ‘There was no mention of our food’: Shahu Patole on why he wrote a book on Marathi Dalit cuisine
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    ‘There was no mention of our food’: Shahu Patole on why he wrote a book on Marathi Dalit cuisine
  • 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
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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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    ‘We owe nothing to the state’: Why this live-in couple is taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code
  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. Guns for sale: Illegal trade flourishes on WhatsApp in India, shows research

    Guns for sale: Illegal trade flourishes on WhatsApp in India, shows research
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