India
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Why crime is rising against India’s lowest castes and tribes
In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of India’s most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first…
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I’ve cried five times in my life, says Flying Sikh Milkha Singh
By Vidhi Dhankar New Delhi– Flying Sikh Milkha Singh has shed tears on five occasions in his eventful life —…
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Villagers beat leopard to death in Gujarat
Ahmedabad– A leopard, which had strayed in a village of Gujarat’s Botad district from the neighbouring Gir wildlife sanctuary, was…
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Climate change, development at Indian coasts changing bird migration
Kolkata– Climate change and development activities in coastal wetlands of India have led to change in arrival patterns of migratory…
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India’s outsize, outcaste problem
By Himadri Ghosh Earlier this week, when upper-caste villagers in the western Uttar Pradesh district of Firozabad tried to prevent…
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RSS chief to address Hindu gathering in Britain
New Delhi–RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will visit Britain in July to participate in a Hindu gathering in a bid to…
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Why small farmers in Tamil Nadu borrow money at 60% interest
By Suraj Nair In October 2014 Karuppasamy (name changed), a farmer in Tamil Nadu’s western district of Pudukkottai, had no…
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For Indian transgenders, getting a shelter home is an uphill battle
By Ankit Sinha New Delhi– They are ostracised, humiliated and sneered at, and yet India’s transgender community continues to battle…
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Punjab’s octogenarian CM gears up for another tough political battle
Chandigarh– He may be touching 90 and may be the country’s oldest serving chief minister, but Punjab’s Parkash Singh Badal…
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Indian cabinet paves way for shops, restaurants, cinemas to stay open 24/7
New Delhi– Emphasising on the adage that the consumer is king, people will soon be able to shop, eat and…
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