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Culture

Marriage age for women: What’s the real motive?

“I got married when I was 13 and married off my daughter when she was 17. My granddaughter is doing her degree and she will decide when to get married. Why should the government now revise the marriageable age for girls?” asks Muthamizh, an elderly woman. The central government has decided to...

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Religion

Saudi ban: What is Tablighi Jamaat then

One tweet by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Islamic affairs has led to debates and controversies around Tablighi Jamaat across the world. The tweet doesn't stop with the statement on the ban on the Tablighi Jamaat but said that the Jamaat is a gateway of terrorism. To understand Tablighi, we have...

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Health

Go, get vaxed to protect against Omicron

World Health Organization has declared COVID19 variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) as a variant of concern. The independent group of experts under the Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) periodically evaluates COVID19 to find specific mutations and combinations of mutations....

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