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  • In photos: A walk through the gates of Old Delhi
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    In photos: A walk through the gates of Old Delhi

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    Automation and surveillance in Bangladesh garment factories cuts wages, pushes out women workers
  • I am just surprised, ‘self-deported’ Indian student tells ‘The New York Times’
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    I am just surprised, ‘self-deported’ Indian student tells ‘The New York Times’
  • 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 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
  • Indian firms are mining e-waste for battery minerals – but must pay more heed to waste collectors
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    Indian firms are mining e-waste for battery minerals – but must pay more heed to waste collectors
  • What constitutes ‘urban’ in India?
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    What constitutes ‘urban’ in India?
  • Is calling an Indian Muslim a ‘Pakistani’ a crime in law?
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    Is calling an Indian Muslim a ‘Pakistani’ a crime in law?
  • Sunday book pick: ‘Sexing the Cherry’ by Jeanette Winterson is an utterly mad novel
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    Sunday book pick: ‘Sexing the Cherry’ by Jeanette Winterson is an utterly mad novel
  • How the Cinevesture festival is building a marketplace for cinema: ‘I view every film as a start-up’
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    How the Cinevesture festival is building a marketplace for cinema: ‘I view every film as a start-up’
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Watch: Doctors hopeful that Afghan girl who was shot in the leg when she was two hours old will walk

In May 2020, gunmen opened fire inside the maternity ward of a hospital in Kabul, killing 24 people.

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Oct 17, 2020 · 03:59 pm
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Baby Amina was shot in the leg three times when gunmen opened fire on an Afghan maternity ward in May

She was just two hours old and her mother was killed

Doctors feared for Amina's life too, but now they are hopeful she will walk againhttps://t.co/oz2xIqyFGn pic.twitter.com/Fsava41a2H

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 16, 2020
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  1. In photos: A walk through the gates of Old Delhi

    In photos: A walk through the gates of Old Delhi

  2. Automation and surveillance in Bangladesh garment factories cuts wages, pushes out women workers

    Automation and surveillance in Bangladesh garment factories cuts wages, pushes out women workers
  3. I am just surprised, ‘self-deported’ Indian student tells ‘The New York Times’

    I am just surprised, ‘self-deported’ Indian student tells ‘The New York Times’
  4. 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
  5. 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
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