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  How Kailasa, the fictional nation of self-styled godman Nithyananda, keeps causing trouble

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  Never has a fictional country caused so much trouble. An official in Paraguay was sacked after signing a deal with Kailasa. The “United States of …

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  US sees rise in ‘White Lung Syndrome’ cases: Is it linked to China’s pneumonia outbreak?

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  Chinese hospitals are struggling. Personnel at medical facilities across the country are stressed as they keep pace with the high number of patients, …

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  Why Vladimir Putin wants Russian women to have ‘eight or more’ children

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  Russian president Vladimir Putin wants women in his country to have eight or more children. His remarks come in the backdrop of Russia’s bloody war …

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  In Graphics | What happens at COP28 in Dubai matters. Here's why

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  The annual United Nations climate talks are officially underway with focus on reducing the use of planet-warming fossil fuels. Known as COP28, this …

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  How dangerous is Pannun? A look at the Khalistan terrorist's many threats to India

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  A day after the Centre set up a high-level probe into allegations that an Indian official was involved in a plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh …

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  The penguin that sleeps 11 hours a day, for just 4 seconds at a time

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  Everyone wants those few minutes of shut-eye in between a busy day. What if you were told that chinstrap penguins nap around 10,000 times? Hold on. …