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Film and TV
American Fiction: Who defines your narrative and why?
American Fiction bluntly satirises this fashionable zeitgeist and shatters its progressive myths, challenging the false pretensions of capitalism’s culture production-spanning the industries of publishing, awards, and filmmaking-that it's open to new, different voices from the margins and the underprivileged.
Bookshelf
Jailed Palestinian writer wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Palestinian author Basim Khandaqji, who has been imprisoned by Israel since 2004, has been named as the winner of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for his novel A Mask, the Colour of the Sky.
India
We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi High Court
Messaging application WhatsApp on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the company would leave India if it was compelled to break encryption of messages and calls under the 2021 Information Technology Rules.
Bookshelf
Polynomial Politics: Imagining India as a Country Led by Lower Castes
This article is a review of the book Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics by Divya Dwivedi...
Film and TV
“As a nation, we did not have a religious identity before but now I don’t know why…”: Actor Vidya Balan
India has become “more polarised” when it comes to religion, with people desperately searching for anything that gives them a sense of “identity,” said award winning actor Vidya Balan.
India
Art is supposed to move you: Sanitary Panels artist Rachita Taneja
Political cartoonist Rachita Taneja named her webcomic Sanitary Panels with an intention to make India's "uncles feel little uncomfortable".
Film and TV
Bollywood’s obsession with Islamophobia
For the most part of its history, Hindi cinema and the Muslim relationship have revolved in intricate orbits. Their deportment and the nature of the film world are increasingly getting intertwined with each other.
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Film and TV
Watch | ‘Badhaai Do’ trailer out now
The trailer of 'Badhaai Do' featuring Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar as the lead characters is out now.
Music
Watch | Coke Studio’s ‘Sajan Das Na’ by Atif Aslam and Momina Mustehsan
Coke Studio 14’s latest track Sajan Das Na, featuring seasoned favorites Atif Aslam and Momina Mustehsan, is now on YouTube, with the audio available for streaming on Spotify.
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North East India
Manipur: Youth beats world record for most fingertips push-ups
Manipur youth creates world record for most push ups in finger tips
Sports
Uighurs call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
People from China's Uighur Muslim ethnic group have protested outside the Turkish Olympic Committee building in Istanbul, calling for a boycott of next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing over China’s treatment of the minority.
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India
“Everything has come to a halt…” Virat Kohli’s note after stepping down as India’s Test captain
Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of India's Test side following their 2-1 series defeat by South Africa.
Opinion
Novak Djokovic: the legal problem of having one rule for some, another for everyone else
Joshua Jowitt, Newcastle University
Since the start of the pandemic, anyone wishing to enter Australia has had to contend with one of the strictest immigration and quarantine regimes in the...
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Business
Union govt to become Vodafone Idea’s major shareholder with 35.8% stake
Vodafone Idea announced Tuesday that it will accept the Indian government’s proposal to convert its spectrum and adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues to equity, making the government the largest shareholder of the company.
Film and TV
‘I shall continue this journey’: Sexual assault survivor actor in Kerala speaks out
For the first time, the popular South Indian female actor who is a survivor in sexual assault case, in which Malayalam actor Dileep is accused of being the mastermind, has spoken up in public, using one of her official social media pages.
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Business
World economy in 2022: Big factors to watch closely
Muhammad Ali Nasir, University of Huddersfield
Will 2022 be the year where the world economy recovers from the pandemic? That’s the big question on everyone’s lips as the festive break...
Film and TV
Emma Watson’s pro-Palestine post ire Israel officials
Hollywood actress and activist Emma Watson's Instagram post in solidarity with Palestine on Monday drew global attention while making many Israeli officials angry.
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