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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.
Lifestyle
Jewellery ad of transwoman is winning hearts
From “on the off chance that you are a lady, you need gold”’ Bhima Jewellers, a Kerala based brand that is going to celebrate its 100th year, in 4...
Sports
Sports star Ibtihaj Muhammad calls out french Hijab ban
This hijab ban is just the latest attack on the freedom of Muslim women in France. In 2010, President Nicholas Sarkozy placed a ban on all face coverings, which include the burqa and niqab.
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Sports
Rishabh Pant can leave behind MS Dhoni and Adam Gilchrist: Inzamam-Ul-Haq
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-Ul-Haq, has made a prediction regarding India wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant, believing that the Pant can surpass
two of the greatest wicket-keeper batsmen, former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and veteran Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist if he can continue his current form.
Business
Keolis-Mitsubishi consortium wins 15-year contract to operate Dubai’s metro and tram networks
“We are fully committed to the Dubai Metro and tram networks and are working diligently to ensure a smooth handover of operations in September, 2021”, said Keolis Group CEO, Marie-Ange Debon, in a statement after winning the contract for the operation and maintenance of Dubai Metro. The contract, which includes the operation of the Dubai Tram, covers a total of 15 years, including six renewable years, and is worth about AED542 million per year.
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Sports
Rawalpindi’s cricket stadium renamed after Shoaib Akhtar
In a mark of tribute the Pakistan cricket authorities have renamed Rawalpindi’s KRL Stadium after the legendary pacer Shoaib Akhtar.
Science & Technology
COVID-19: New antibody treatment reduces risk of hospitalisation
A combination of two monoclonal antibody drugs, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, from the United States drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co, reduced the risk of hospitalisation and death by 87% in a study of 769 non-hospitalised coronavirus infected patients with risk factors for developing severe illness.
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Business
Pandemic: One in three travel destinations still fully closed to international tourists
Around a third of 217 world travel destinations surveyed remain completely closed to international tourists, as concerns grow over the impact of new coronavirus variants, and some governments reverse efforts to ease restrictions, according to a new report released by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Monday.
Film and TV
Mammootty and Parvathy to act in debutant director Ratheena’s ‘Puzhu’
Mammootty and Parvathy are set to come together for the time for a new Malayalam film, 'Puzhu' directed by Ratheena.
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Sports
If(Si): Real Madrid video marks 119 years
Spanish club Real Madrid on Saturday released a emotional video to mark 119 years of club featuring English poet Rudyard kipling's poem 'If'.
Bookshelf
13 books on Gujarat genocide 2002
This week marks the 19th anniversary of Muslim genocide in Gujarat.
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Sports
Yusuf Pathan announces retirement
Yusuf Pathan, the former Indian all-rounder, announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on Friday. Yusuf, the older brother of another former India cricketer Irfan Pathan, is a two-time...
Sports
Golf legend Tiger Woods is hospitalized after car crash
Golf legend Tiger Woods had suffered multiple "open fractures" to lower right leg after going through a car crash late night on Tuesday, reported news agency AP.
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