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Does rape within marriage count? To India’s courts, no.

Roads broke up an endangered monkey's habitat. Can bridges fix it?

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Why are Indonesia and others moving their capitals? Three questions.

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Sri Lanka in turmoil: Cabinet members submit mass resignations

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Dive into the tropical fish nursery of the future

A glassy sweeper egg, moments from hatching, is seen through a microscope at Roger Williams University’s Wet Lab in Bristol, Rhode Island. The round bubble is an oil droplet, which is a nutritional source similar to an egg yolk.

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Pakistan PM blocks no-confidence vote, sparks political turmoil

How the Ukraine war exposed education inequity in India

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Can schools ban hijabs? Indian court says yes.

To society, they’re married. To India’s courts, they’re roommates.

Kashmir journalist Fahad Shah remains in detention: update

In northeast India, Myanmar refugees find hope in homework

Eileen Gu: The teenage gold medalist with geopolitical ambitions

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Religious identity, rights in focus as Indian schools ban hijab

Monitor correspondent arrested in Kashmir

How uptick in anti-Christian violence threatens Indian democracy