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  • ‘Sarzameen’ trailer: An Army family is torn between duty and love
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    ‘Sarzameen’ trailer: An Army family is torn between duty and love

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    ‘The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case’ review: A balancing act between fact and drama

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    Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests

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    Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer

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    A new book brings a Rampur family’s culinary history and cherished recipes created by the matriarch

  • Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion
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    Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion

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    ‘Exoticised, alienised, villainised’: A book looks at how Muslims have been portrayed in Hindi films

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    I saw firsthand how callous prison officials and their negligence led to Stan Swamy’s death

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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit

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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

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Watch: Priest coaxes young people into church pews using TikTok dance and emoji challenges

‘There are many creative ways we can reach out to people now,’ said Father Paul Woo, who is based in the Philippines.

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Apr 24, 2021 · 12:00 pm
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#VIDEO TikTok is playing a central role in Father Paul Woo's efforts to coax the young into church pews.

Wearing his vestments, Woo takes part in dance and emoji challenges.

"The church really needs to keep up with the times," Woo said 🇵🇭https://t.co/RmDvY8onj9 pic.twitter.com/Hf6erlNkiB

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