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No ban on sale of reference books: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): The Allahabad High Court has restrained the Uttar Pradesh education authorities from taking action against book shops for…
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‘Exhibition of Books and Photographs on Mahatma Gandhi’ at AMU
Aligarh: Books and documents placed in etagere display cases and pedestals and rare framed images some glossy, some matte capturing Mahatma…
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Ye watan hai hamara, tumhara nahi
Rasia Nayeem Hashmi Today Indian Muslims are demonised, their patriotism is being questioned. Communal elements try to rewrite history deliberately…
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Urdu: Whose Language Is It? (Opinion)
The occasion, when Urdu journalism is celebrating 200 years of its existence, seems to be perhaps the best opportunity to…
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Palestine, in Flesh & Blood
A few years ago, when a friend visited Israel, she asked the guide if it was possible to see Palestine.…
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Natural Farming in Himachal Brings Gains, Worth Emulating
The Subhash Palekar Natural Farming (SPNF), a technique promoted by Padma Shri recipient Subhash Palekar in the mid-1990s with no…
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Naga Peace Talks, ex-Babus and Roadblock
To state that the Naga peace talks have hit a roadblock over the issue of Naga flag and a separate…
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Ghalib’s Compassion, Plurality is Critical for our Times: Najeeb Jung
This truly is the outcome of a lifetime of devotion to the work of Mirza Ghalib from the time Najeeb…
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Where East Meets West
The Bosporus, a famed waterway that connects Europe with Asia represents a confluence of cultures of the Orient and Occident.…
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Indians Rarely Make Time For Arts and Culture
One of India’s leading private museums, the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Bengaluru, has released new primary research conducted…
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Important that Politics Doesn’t Interfere With Literature, History And Art: William Dalrymple
Historian, author and photographer William Dalrymple believes that it is imperative that political forces do not interfere with either literature,…
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K’taka Man Makes Ambassador Car his Abode Amid Dense Forests For 17 Years
In what seems to be a similar haunting story of the Hollywood flick ‘Into the Wild’, where the protagonist finds…
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Exploring a Dysfunctional Family with Depth & Levity
She’s named after a bird and Parinda Joshi, born and raised in Ahmedabad and now based in the Silicon Valley,…
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Tao Art Gallery to Host a Special Art Show by Artists Julia Romano and Meghna Patpatia
One of the oldest galleries in Mumbai, Tao Art Gallery, will be hosting a unique two-man show called ‘Dreamscapes’. It…
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Willow in Race to Make Farming more Carbon-Neutral
In the run up to Cop26, scientists at the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast are…
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Literature Nobel Brings Back Focus on Post-Colonialism, Identity, Cultural Drift
Amid resurgent questions over cultural identity and colonial legacies, the Nobel Prize for Literature 2021 has been awarded to the…
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How Feasible is a EU Army?
Proposals for a European Union (EU) army have re-emerged after the Afghan fiasco – but many member states still remain…
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Where you are, That’s your Home
Back in the 1960s, the national capital was a “quiet and safe place” where women were not harmed and you…
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WIKILEAKS TURNS 15 WITH FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE BEHIND BARS AS THREAT TO POWERS THAT BE
WikiLeaks marks its fifteenth anniversary with founder Julian Assange jailed in the UK awaiting a US appeal to extradite him…
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Anonymous Artist Princess Pea says ‘Khud Se Pooche’
Even as her practice has evolved with its relationship to diverse women through multiple age groups over the past decade…
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