US comedian John Oliver gets his kicks pointing out FIFA's dangerous charm
It's a non-profit devoted to raking in enormous profits, claims Oliver.

Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
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‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker
Through a reader’s eyes: Bloomsday celebrations in James Joyce’s city, Dublin
In Bengaluru, an ancient play finds new voice in the world’s oldest living dramatic tradition
‘A dry future powered by the sun’: Solar water pumps are draining India’s groundwater reserves
Madhya Pradesh government suspends 7 engineers for bridge with 90-degree turn
What Iranians in India think about the war and Tehran
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Fiction: A scheme to unearth the ‘lost’ Saraswati river becomes an act of Hindu nationalist pride