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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
India’s 17-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju scripts history, becomes youngest World Chess Championship contender
India’s Gukesh Dommaraju becomes the youngest player to win the Chess Candidates tournament in Toronto, Canada.
Elections 2024
Watch: A musical take on our Prime Minister
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, a well-known journalist and writer, has made a music video called "Saheb" in Hindi. "With the nation's political climate heating up and the Lok Sabha elections round the corner, we bring you a musical take on our Prime Minister," read the description of music video.
Sports
Paralympics: Krishna Nagar wins gold in badminton
India's Krishna Nagar wins the second Para-Badminton gold for India on Sunday as he beat Hong Kong’s Chu Man Kai 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 in the men’s singles SH6 final....
India
Paralympics: Shooter Avani Lekhara first Indian woman to win gold
Avani Lekhara won India's first medal in shooting at the Tokyo Paralympics in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event on Monday.
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Sports
Manchester United welcomes Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United on Friday evening confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will make a sensational return to Old Trafford after they reached an agreement with his club Juventus. Ronaldo is expected to sign...
Science & Technology
How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us
Hamish McCallum, Griffith University
The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the...
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Film and TV
PA Ranjith raps Rolling Stone for ‘erasing’ Arivu from coverstory about his songs
Tamil filmmaker PA Ranjith on Sunday strongly condemned pop culture and music magazine Rolling Stone India for overlooking the contribution of Dalit musician, Arivarasu Kalainesan aka Arivu, in their...
Lifestyle
Metabolism may not slow after 20 so why do we still gain weight?
Janet Cade, University of Leeds
For a long time, it was believed that after the age of 20 your metabolism decreased dramatically – making it harder to lose weight and...
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Literature
How photography can build peace in war-torn communities
Pamina Firchow, Brandeis University; Tiffany Fairey, King's College London, and Yvette Selim, University of Technology Sydney
It’s not easy for most people to think about what peace and justice mean...
Film and TV
Sara’s: Crucial concerns with no empathy
Sara’s is an extremely relevant, realistic, well-acted but mediocre movie. The idea was great but the way they delivered it was insensitive. The major drawback is that every character in this film is agreeable to a fault. It works as an educational film, but the conservative setting fails to create any dramatic tension in the narration.
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Sports
Euro 2020 final at Wembley was a “superspreader” event
The Euro 2020 final at London's Wembley Stadium in July was a "superspreader" event because about 2,300 people who attended the match were "likely to be infectious" with the coronavirus at the time, The Times newspaper has reported, citing UK government findings.
Sports
Mauritanian chess player refuses to play against Israel in Junior World Cup
A 14-year-old Mauritanian chess player has pulled out of the Junior World Cup because the draw set him up to face an Israeli player.
"I decided to retire, because...
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Film and TV
When 200 Dalit women attacked a rapist: 200 Halla Ho trailer
Trailer of ZEE5’s upcoming movie '200 Halla Ho' is out now. The movie is based on the real-life story of 200 Dalit women who attacked a rapist in a open court room
Sports
‘Never imagined having to say goodbye’: Messi
Lionel Messi broke into tears in his final press conference at Camp Nou on Sunday, bidding farewell to FC Barcelona after 21 years.
The six-time Ballon d'Or expressed his...
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