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How the data sets stack up The pawns in international disputes No affront to Dalit rights, says SC Ministry withdraws order on ‘fake news’ Court questions Centre’s flip-flop SC to hear Cauvery case on April 9 ‘Minors can’t opt out of Aadhaar once they are 18’ Anti-talaq Bill draconian: AIMPLB Read More …

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Lonar Crater Around 50,000 years ago, a meteorite about 50 to 60 km in diameter hit the ground in the Lonar region creating a crater. Lonar is in Buldana district in Maharashtra. The site was discovered by a Britisher, C. J. E. Alexander in 1823. Lonar crater is unique because Read More …

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