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In Photos: Angry Farmers Protest Indian Gov’t’s ‘Historic’ Laws

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By Pallavi Pundir
Indians Are Worried That the Citizenship Bill Is Unsecular, Unconstitutional and May Lead to Another Partition

12.10.19

By Shamani Joshi
Students in Hyderabad Got Their College to Lift Its Controversial Dress Code

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By Shamani Joshi
Audrey Truschke on Why She Won’t Quit Social Media, Despite Being Trolled by the Hindu Right

08.16.18

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Drugs

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Sports

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Sex

New Zealand Just Banned a Book for the First Time in 22 Years

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By Wendy Syfret
Entertainment

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By Aaron Hillis
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