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Tabish Khair
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Why conspiracy theories work for Donald Trump and could power his return as US president
He understands well that his base knows they are being exploited, but can only conceptualise that in terms of conspiring individuals or groups.
Tabish Khair
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Criticising Iran is not Islamophobic. So why should criticising Israel be anti-Semitic?
To label all criticism of Zionist Israel anti-Semitic dishonors innocent Jews and others murdered in the past.
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Muslims are duty-bound to condemn Islamist terror but the West cannot even recognise genocide
Hamas’s brutal terror attack was ill-thought. But it raises questions of Israel and its Western allies as well as what it means for the future of Palestine.
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Renowned scientists disappear between 2020 and 2030. Tabish Khair’s new novel unravels the mystery
An excerpt from ‘The Body by the Shore’, by Tabish Khair.
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Gossip and godsibb: How social media helps populists like Trump to thrive
They push the buttons of your grievances, frustrations, resentments, failures, aspirations and anger.
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Predictions for post-coronavirus world: Increased xenophobia, greater marginalisation of workers
With Covid-19 comes the ability to thwart any kind of organisation to oppose the economic status quo.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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The shooting down of Flight PS 752 reflects the tragic price of playing the Iranian people
Human error of the sort that resulted in the inadvertent shooting down of the plane is more likely to occur in countries with autocratic structures.
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A letter to the USA: You cannot protect democracy – democracy needs to be protected from you
You are founded on the biggest physical and cultural genocide ever witnessed in history. How could I have believed that you were fighting to protect democracy?
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‘What kind of a world is this?’: An Indian father’s reflections after a US school shooting
Entertainment, whether from Hollywood and Bollywood, is part of the endless and needless violence that our world often defends, sometimes celebrates.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Tabish Khair’s unsettling new novel asks what secrets Ahmed is keeping from his boss Anil Mehrotra
Starting with a plate of halwa, the novel peels one layer after another off one man’s life.
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Is this how a Jihadi Jane is made?
Fiction excerpt: What makes Ameena and Jamilla go from being teenage students in England to fighting for the IS in Syria?
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The possibilities with a stranger: Complete love or extreme hate
Great romances are about strangers, and so are acts of violence.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains