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Goa goalkeeper gifts NorthEast United a goal in Indian Super League – videoFC Goa goalkeeper Laxmikanth Kattimani hands NorthEast United the lead after hesitating to clear the ball in an Indian Super League match on Tuesday
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Gods and monsters: Hindu rituals across Asia – in picturesIranian-born photographer Abbas has captured Hindu ceremonies across Asia, from elephants giving blessings to funeral rites at the seaside
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Indian police detain pigeon carrying note that threatened Narendra ModiBird ‘taken into custody’ after it was found carrying a warning to the prime minister near the heavily militarised border with Pakistan
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Arundhati Roy announces second novel after 20-year gapThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness follows her debut, The God of Small Things, which won the Booker prize in 1997
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Border guard killed in attack on Indian army camp in KashmirMilitants escape after raid on camp in Baramulla, two weeks after 19 Indian soldiers died in similar assault
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India to ratify Paris climate change agreement at UNNarendra Modi has committed that by 2030 at least 40% of country’s electricity will be generated from non-fossil sources
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Eyewitness: Bhopal, IndiaA woman dressed in traditional attire performs the Garba dance, a ritual performed to appease Goddess Durga, during the nine-day Navratri festival
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The Guardian view on stunting: malnutrition is holding millions of children backEditorial: The World Bank’s president should be commended for his new drive. Children deserve a chance to grow, physically and mentally
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Skin tone jibes against actor spark Indian debate over prejudiceTannishtha Chatterjee blames caste system for hatred of dark skin after storming off comedy show
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Indian film producers ban Pakistani actors 'for ever' over Kashmir crisisIndian Motion Picture Producers’ Association bans Pakistani actors, singers and technicians from working on Indian films as troops clash in disputed territory
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India seeks release of soldier captured by Pakistan in KashmirReports suggest soldier crossed ceasefire line hours after military operation against ‘terrorist launchpads’ had concluded
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Pakistan humiliated by south Asian countries' boycott of summitIndia, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan cite regional interference as they pull out of what was set to be a historic meeting
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Indian royals in row over missing temple treasuresKerala’s former rulers in court battle over gold, carvings and jewels from vaults of 16th-century temple
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Goa judge clears men of Scarlett Keeling beach deathSamson d’Souza and Placido Carvalho found not guilty of rape and culpable homicide of 15-year-old Devon girl
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Farming on the edge: the Indian salt producers coping with 48C heatAn initiative to support female salt farmers in Gujarat provides loans to help them switch to solar in the face of climate change
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Goa judge to deliver verdict on two men over death of Scarlett KeelingSamson D’Souza, 30, and Placido Carvalho, 42, alleged to have raped Devon 15-year-old and left her to drown on beach
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Petition calls for Gandhi statue to be removed from Ghana UniversityProfessors say late civil rights leader was racist and considered Indians to be ‘infinitely superior’ to black Africans
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Award-winning images of Indian Holi festival – in picturesTakehiko Yagi is a rising star in Japanese photography, showcasing his vibrant pictures of the Hindu spring festival of Holi in New York
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Driving With Selvi review – a journey into awareness