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  • Start the week with a film: The original ‘The Day of the Jackal’ is a nail-biting thriller
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    Start the week with a film: The original ‘The Day of the Jackal’ is a nail-biting thriller
  • Harsh Mander: Temples, mosques, courts and the judgements of history
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    Harsh Mander: Temples, mosques, courts and the judgements of history
  • King cobra has four distinct species, finds new study
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    King cobra has four distinct species, finds new study
  • In a new book, a habit coach offers tips on how to manage time effectively without burning out
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    In a new book, a habit coach offers tips on how to manage time effectively without burning out
  • A short visual history of the long life of Goa’s Basilica of Bom Jesus
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    A short visual history of the long life of Goa’s Basilica of Bom Jesus
  • What makes Mumbai’s Regal cinema truly special
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    What makes Mumbai’s Regal cinema truly special
  • Controversy over low-quality sanitary pads in China fuels feminist mobilisation
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    Controversy over low-quality sanitary pads in China fuels feminist mobilisation
  • Why the Great Nicobar project could spell doom for the island’s unique fauna
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    Why the Great Nicobar project could spell doom for the island’s unique fauna
  • How mystic poets Baba Farid, Namdeo, Kabir, and Rahim fostered secular sentiments in their poetry
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    How mystic poets Baba Farid, Namdeo, Kabir, and Rahim fostered secular sentiments in their poetry
  • Tripura restaurants say they will not serve Bangladeshis over alleged insult to Indian flag
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    Tripura restaurants say they will not serve Bangladeshis over alleged insult to Indian flag
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‘Religion will not save India, science will’: Doctor’s view on holding Kumbh Mela despite Covid-19

‘We have put science and common sense underneath the chariot of Covid-19,’ said Sanjeev Bagai. ‘This is a true superspreader event.’

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Apr 15, 2021 · 12:12 pm
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