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Every year, as the snow melts, lakhs of migrants from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Assam make the journey to Kashmir. Now, with another terror attack targeting migrant workers in South Kashmir, The Indian Express on what brings them to the Valley — and why they can't afford to turn back.
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Explained: Who gets India's Rs 1-lakh-crore deep-tech fund, and how

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15 of 22 private companies that received soft loans from a new public deep-tech fund have investment ties to seven members of the selection committee. Here's a look at the fund's structure and selection process.
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