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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Bill Gates’s origin story: A life of privilege, exposing the DNA of some of big tech’s problems
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    Bill Gates’s origin story: A life of privilege, exposing the DNA of some of big tech’s problems
  • ‘Wild Fictions’ by Amitav Ghosh: An eloquent testament to the life of the mind
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    ‘Wild Fictions’ by Amitav Ghosh: An eloquent testament to the life of the mind
  • What triggered the stock market crash
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    What triggered the stock market crash
  • A new book argues feminism must be integral to public toilet design to ensure safety for everyone
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    A new book argues feminism must be integral to public toilet design to ensure safety for everyone
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Watch: Child sent flying in the air after dropping a live firecracker into a manhole

This was not the first time such an incident was recorded in China.

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Feb 11, 2021 · 11:29 am
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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
  2. 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
  3. Hit by heatwave, Mumbai is ignoring a quick fix to cool off – keeping parks open in the afternoon

    Hit by heatwave, Mumbai is ignoring a quick fix to cool off – keeping parks open in the afternoon
  4. Indian-origin man linked to BJP in Australia sentenced to 40 years for raping five Korean women

    Indian-origin man linked to BJP in Australia sentenced to 40 years for raping five Korean women
  5. March global nonfiction: These six recently published books capture the many moods of human history

    March global nonfiction: These six recently published books capture the many moods of human history
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