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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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  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
  2. 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
  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. 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. 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
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