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    Harsh Mander: The plunder and loot by private healthcare in India
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    Why Adani’s Dharavi redevelopment plan has run into resistance from some residents
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    Why Ambedkar’s statue has been barred from the Madhya Pradesh High Court
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    ‘Maa’ review: A feeble and dull battle between mothers and monsters
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    A new book asks what made Japan Westernise rapidly during the Meiji era in the late 19th century
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    ‘More dangerous than NRC’: Mamata Banerjee on EC announcement about Bihar electoral roll revision
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    Seven books by Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
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    ‘Mistry’ review: New ‘Monk’ in a newish bottle
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    Why the intricate art of weaving the Jamdani sari is endangered in Bangladesh
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