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  • Prey, habitat quality play key role in restoring tiger populations
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    Prey, habitat quality play key role in restoring tiger populations
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    For young readers: A good Samaritan helps a man from an ‘enemy’ community in distress
  • Data analysis: How SIR deletions shaped BJP’s landslide in Bengal
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    Data analysis: How SIR deletions shaped BJP’s landslide in Bengal
  • How Silicon Valley misreads JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’
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    How Silicon Valley misreads JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’
  • VD Savarkar filed 10 mercy petitions before British, grandnephew tells Pune court
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    VD Savarkar filed 10 mercy petitions before British, grandnephew tells Pune court
  • Mumbai is emptying groundwater reservoirs to quench its thirst
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    Mumbai is emptying groundwater reservoirs to quench its thirst
  • Exclusion of Dalit converts from Scheduled Caste status revives constitutional dilemma
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    Exclusion of Dalit converts from Scheduled Caste status revives constitutional dilemma
  • NCERT withdraws decision to cover torso of Indus Valley ‘dancing girl’ statue in textbook
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    NCERT withdraws decision to cover torso of Indus Valley ‘dancing girl’ statue in textbook
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    Smart watches, health trackers can cause anxiety among some users
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    Monsoon updates: Delayed onset, rising temperatures and water scarcity
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