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 Activists of the Hmar Women's Association (HWA) protesting in Lamka, the headquarters of Churachandpur district in Manipur. The demonstration was in protest of the torture and sexual harassment of 25 wome

On Saturday, a car-sized rover named Curiosity rocketed off to Mars to seek further clues to that tantalising question — is there life out there? At the turn of the last century, there were fanciful ideas

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I have wished upon a star I have dreamed a thousand dreams But it makes no difference Sometime fate is so unkind in the games that it plays All my heart desires and dreams don’t come true At times the man

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