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  • Elephants can socialise and forage in all-male groups, shows study
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    Elephants can socialise and forage in all-male groups, shows study

  • Jagannath Prasad Das (1936-2026): A lifelong pursuit for meaning and coherence in a fragmented world
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    Jagannath Prasad Das (1936-2026): A lifelong pursuit for meaning and coherence in a fragmented world

  • How India is trying to use yoga diplomacy in Palestine to disguise its close ties with Israel
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    How India is trying to use yoga diplomacy in Palestine to disguise its close ties with Israel

  • How data centres disrupt the lives of local communities
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    How data centres disrupt the lives of local communities

  • A ban on meat in Amritsar triggers a legal challenge – and rakes up a contentious history
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    A ban on meat in Amritsar triggers a legal challenge – and rakes up a contentious history

  • ‘No matter how busy a train is, you can always find a quiet space’: Travel writer Monisha Rajesh
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    ‘No matter how busy a train is, you can always find a quiet space’: Travel writer Monisha Rajesh

  • Indians among 13 killed in explosion at Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub
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    Indians among 13 killed in explosion at Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub

  • The Hindu disciple of a Muslim saint in Shah Jahan’s India
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    The Hindu disciple of a Muslim saint in Shah Jahan’s India

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    How a geologist built a Hindustani music oasis in a steel town

  • Meena Kandasamy’s new novel: A scandalous deepfake video of an Indian Marxist woman goes viral
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    Meena Kandasamy’s new novel: A scandalous deepfake video of an Indian Marxist woman goes viral

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The fire was caused by a gas leak from an underwater pipeline.

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Jul 03, 2021 · 01:53 pm
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It is hard to believe that this video is real. But it is. The ocean is on fire in the Gulf of Mexico after a pipeline ruptured. What you can see are ships attempting to put it out. pic.twitter.com/VRcBmLGPsg

— Liam Young (@liamyoung) July 2, 2021

🚨 Incendio registrado en aguas del Golfo de México

A 400 metros de la plataforma Ku-Charly (dentro del Activo Integral de Producción Ku Maloob Zaap)

Una válvula de una línea submarina habría reventado y provocado el incendio

Esta fuera de control hace 8 horas pic.twitter.com/KceOTDU1kX

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