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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.

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.

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.

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...

“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.

Two Malayalam directors win awards at Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart in Germany

Malayalam directors Madhu C Narayanan and Manu Ashokan won awards at the Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart in Germany.

Music, dance heal solitude and loneliness amid pandemic

Music and dance have done wonders for the number of people in this world crisis.
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Hope against hope: Night football in Baramulla

Azhar Teli passes the ball to Mehraj Ahmad. Mehraj moves it closer to the goal area. Three Iqbal Hygam FC opponents tail him. The playground is filled with cheers...

UN rights expert says emerging technologies entrenching racism, xenophobia

An independent UN human rights expert is calling for greater scrutiny of emerging digital technologies which she said are being used to uphold racial inequality, discrimination and intolerance.
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Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup match schedule out: Kick off on Nov 21

FIFA on Wednesday announced the Match schedule for the upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament in which would kick off on Monday 21 November 2022 at 13:00 local time....

England World Cup winner Jack Charlton dies, aged 85

Jack Charlton, a football World Cup winner with England and one of English football’s most popular characters has died aged 85.
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Dubai reopens doors to tourists after 4 month restrictions

With a "welcome" passport sticker and COVID-19 tests on arrival, Dubai has reopened its doors to international visitors.

Kashmiri artist depicts suffering through paintings

Kashmiri Artist Zameer, 40, started pouring out memories on the blank canvas back from his school days. His work demystifies the condition of people in Kashmir. At the age of 28, tragedy struck the family, when his father died after being hit by bullets, in cross-firing outside their home.
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Poem: Akhil Gogoi, Incarcerated

In the path of struggle without Akhil, the people’s struggle in Assam has come to a standstill— banners, placards, and a few slogans still holding value are lying on the streets.

Art in the time of pandemic

Tishya Kathuria I have a suggestion. Why don’t we rename art as art therapy? In the midst of the lockdown hit country, a hotelier was asked to home-quarantine for...
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MPhil-Ph.D. Sociology Delhi School of Economics: Entrance exam, research proposal, interview tips

A student from any social science discipline can apply for MPhil and Ph.D. sociology at DSE. So is the same for Ph.D. students. However, since you are applying for Sociology, a fair understanding of sociology and its relevance to your research topic is expected.

Hard times forecast for job recovery in 2020: ILO

Under three possible scenarios for recovery in the next six months, “none” sees the global job situation in better shape than it was before lockdown measures began, the International Labour Organization (ILO) insisted.
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