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In May 2007, human rights activist Arun Ferreira was arrested by the Nagpur Police on charges of being a Naxalite. This book ...

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National Trust Greyfriars, Tudor House and the Commandery are playing host to re-enactors representing 2,000 years of Worcester history ...

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