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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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Cricket, class and baila: The many layers of Sri Lanka’s celebrated Royal Thomian sports encounter
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
Rather than focusing solely on numerical reductions, a strategic approach is crucial for a sustainable solution.
George Kofi Danso, The Conversation
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View from Pakistan: Islamabad must be proactive and normalise trade relations with New Delhi
The country’s shrinking economy and rising inflation and poverty point to the urgency of taking a decision.
Manzoor Ahmad, Dawn.com
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Fiction: An ageing writer gets a mysterious letter which begins to colour his entire perception
An excerpt from ‘Yatra: An Unfinished Novel’, by Harekrishna Deka. Translated from the Assamese by Navamalati Neog Chakraborty.
Harekrishna Deka & Navamalati Neog Chakraborty
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
An excerpt from ‘Poems Of the First Buddhist Women’, translated from the Pali by Charles Hallisey.
Charles Hallisey
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
Technology gives the illusion of bypassing inefficiency while building up Narendra Modi’s image as a benefactor, creating a politically useful beneficiary class
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
An excerpt from ‘Lyrics by Sameer – Stories Behind the Iconic Songs’, co-authored by Sameer Anjaan.
Sameer Anjaan & Shuja Ali
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes