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Cleaning Qatar’s windows: It’s not a job for the faint of heart

Doha’s ‘spidermen’ are highly skilled technicians who can do nearly anything at great heights.

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Cowboys and Indians

Killing cows is illegal in most of India, but rustlers still round up cattle for slaughter.

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Mumbai proposes mannequin ban to ‘save women’

Civic body mulls banning display of half-clad mannequins in lingerie shops in an attempt to cut sexual assaults.

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India faces epidemic of missing children

About 60,000 children go missing every year in populous nation, and child activists say many end up in sex trade.

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India’s growing ‘rent-a-womb’ industry

Lower costs have made the country a top destination for childless couples looking for surrogate mothers.

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‘Honour killings’ bring dishonour

The public beheading of a woman by her brother in Kolkata highlights a surge in so-called ‘honour killings’.

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Bus attack highlights India’s rape epidemic

A brutal assault in New Delhi has led to public outrage and calls for tougher sentences for rapists.

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Echoes of the past ring true in sound museum

The online Museum for Endangered Sounds stores long-forgotten gadget-based audio for today’s networked generation.

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Celibate Indian priests turn matchmakers

Matrimonial website run by Catholic priests gains popularity in Kerala, helping Christians to find partners.

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All-veg McDonald’s eyes India’s holy sites

Fast-food giant is opening its first-ever, all-vegetarian restaurants in India, but could stoke a religious backlash.

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