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  • 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
  • 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
  • A petition asked for UGC’s anti-discrimination rules to be enforced. UGC diluted the rules instead
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    A petition asked for UGC’s anti-discrimination rules to be enforced. UGC diluted the rules instead
  • South African animal protection group seeks probe into export of wildlife to Gujarat’s Vantara zoo
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    South African animal protection group seeks probe into export of wildlife to Gujarat’s Vantara zoo
  • Telangana court gives death sentence to man in 2018 honour killing case
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    Telangana court gives death sentence to man in 2018 honour killing case
  • DMK ruining future of Tamil Nadu students by not implementing PM SHRI scheme: Dharmendra Pradhan
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    DMK ruining future of Tamil Nadu students by not implementing PM SHRI scheme: Dharmendra Pradhan
  • Hit by heatwave, Mumbai is ignoring a quick fix to cool off – keeping parks open in the afternoon
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    Hit by heatwave, Mumbai is ignoring a quick fix to cool off – keeping parks open in the afternoon
  • Indian-origin man linked to BJP in Australia sentenced to 40 years for raping five Korean women
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    Indian-origin man linked to BJP in Australia sentenced to 40 years for raping five Korean women
  • March global nonfiction: These six recently published books capture the many moods of human history
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    March global nonfiction: These six recently published books capture the many moods of human history
  • ‘Missing Years’: Flash fiction by writer Iffat Nawaz
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    ‘Missing Years’: Flash fiction by writer Iffat Nawaz
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‘We might starve to death’: Labourers from Bengal stuck in UP appeal to Mamata Banerjee for rescue

Migrant labourers have been the worst hit in the 21-day nationwide lockdown implemented at four hours’ notice.

Scroll Staff
Mar 26, 2020 · 05:51 pm
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Migrant labourers from West Bengal stuck in Vishwas Nagar, Ghazipur, Manesar, Greater Noida and other areas have run out of food and are afraid to step out from fear of police. Here they appeal for help to get back home. Helpline numbers have not worked they said. @THNewDelhi pic.twitter.com/GNSv7Dj9a9

— Sidharth Ravi (@SidRavii) March 26, 2020
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  1. Why a push for cleaner air is bad news for Mumbai’s iconic pao

    Why a push for cleaner air is bad news for Mumbai’s iconic pao
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    The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
  3. A petition asked for UGC’s anti-discrimination rules to be enforced. UGC diluted the rules instead

    A petition asked for UGC’s anti-discrimination rules to be enforced. UGC diluted the rules instead
  4. South African animal protection group seeks probe into export of wildlife to Gujarat’s Vantara zoo

    South African animal protection group seeks probe into export of wildlife to Gujarat’s Vantara zoo
  5. Telangana court gives death sentence to man in 2018 honour killing case

    Telangana court gives death sentence to man in 2018 honour killing case
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