PM Modi to neighbours: We fought the Raj as one, now fight poverty

16 Aug TOI

For the first time in a long time, the Indian prime minister did not indulge in Pakistan bashing from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Given his background as a tough leader promising “zero tolerance” for terrorism, many had expected Modi to take on Islamabad in his first Independence Day speech.

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China woman who married 26 times in legal tangle

16 Aug TOI

A Chinese woman who married 26 times is now caught in a legal tangle. Her problem is not the marriage law, but the rules concerning the government's family planning policy.

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Scans chart how quickly babies brains grow

16 Aug BBC

Human brains grow most rapidly just after birth and reach half their adult size within three months, according to a study in JAMA Neurology. Using advanced scanning techniques, researchers found male brains grew more quickly than those of female infants.

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