India's government announced a multi-billion dollar package of farm and infrastructure support in its budget for 2020/21 as it blew past its fiscal deficit target for the year, but the stimulus fell short of market expectations and battered stocks.

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India

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Politics

Agra Fort, a 16th-century Mongolian monument, stands near the gardens of the Taj Mahal. This powerful red sandstone fortress encompasses, within its 2.5 km long walls, the imperial city of the Mughal rulers.

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India

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Tourism

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By Karina Giorgenello

The miniature paintings of Rajasthan can be dated back to 16th century and used to capture visual narratives of royal festivities. Painted with extremely fine brushes made with just a few strands of squirrels’ tail hair and bird feathers, the miniatures are made on silk and paper.

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India

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Tourism

In India, the cow is venerated as a symbol of life. In their relationship with Krishna, incarnation of the god Vishnu, cows have a great prominence, that Krishna is a cowboy and always appears surrounded by these animals.

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India

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Society

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By Karina Giorgenello

The Raj Ghat is a black marble platform that was erected to remember the exact point where Gandhi was cremated in 1948. In the right place, a priest is responsible for watching over the ashes of Gandhi and keeping an eternal flame alive.

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India

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Characters

Author/s:

By Karina Giorgenello

Space programme seeks to bounce back after 2019 project ended with a crash landing on the lunar surface

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India

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Technology