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Why is India changing its marriage laws? What led French and British fishermen to join forces? And who really benefits from the tips we leave?

Dozens are thought to have died, schools have been forced to close and taps have run dry

Boris Johnson did not return with much to show for his trip, with the Ukraine war a major ‘obstacle’

History and political expediency combine in Narendra Modi’s muted response

Narendra Modi’s government accused of ‘encouraging hatred’ of minority groups

Curfews announced in Delhi and Mumbai as Covid-19 cases surge across the country

Has the US given up on policing the world? Should we worry about a falling population? And is social media really a threat to democracy?

Crunchy caterpillars and seasonal saunas are among the list of unconventional customs

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Building of villages replicates tactics used in South China Sea, experts warn

Hopes that virus has ‘exhausted itself’ challenged by experts as vaccine drive stalls

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Covid jabs-sharing scheme set to miss 2021 target for sending urgently needed doses to poorer countries

Narendra Modi facing calls from Joe Biden to provide much-needed jabs to developing countries

New study findings fuel claims that government is deliberately under-reporting pandemic fatalities

Month-long wait for Indian-made jabs to be approved on the continent

Rapid spread of highly infectious Delta variant triggers hospital bed and oxygen shortages

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Strain feared to be more infectious than original Delta variant has reached UK

And other stories from the stranger side of life

And other stories from the stranger side of life

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Vaccinations could be brought forward to halt more infectious strain

And other stories from the stranger side of life

India reporting surge in fatal mucormycosis infections in people who have recovered from coronavirus

Leaked emails reveal PHE considers risk from highly infectious strain to be ‘high’

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Hospitals overflowing with patients as concern rises that Indian ’double mutation’ is spreading freely

Half of all people getting tested in Kolkata are positive for coronavirus

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Witnesses claim many coronavirus fatalities are not being recorded as double mutation triggers healthcare crisis

Critics say ban on new arrivals comes too late amid rising fears over Indian variant of the virus

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Hopes of herd immunity extinguished as wave of new strain sweeps across the country