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  • A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
  • Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
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    Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
  • ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
    3

    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
  • For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
    4

    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
  • In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
    5

    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
  • Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
    6

    Palamu Tiger Reserve: Adivasi residents of village in core sanctuary area to be relocated
  • ‘Swimming Lessons’: A coming-of-age novel tackles the immense familial pressures on Asian children
    7

    ‘Swimming Lessons’: A coming-of-age novel tackles the immense familial pressures on Asian children
  • July fiction: Six books in translation and in English that present diverse stories
    8

    July fiction: Six books in translation and in English that present diverse stories
  • Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
  • Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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    Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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Watch: A video that shows how well Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen can identify chess positions

Positions from across era and Carlsen has to identify them. And he shows his genius.

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Apr 30, 2021 · 08:16 pm Updated Apr 30, 2021 · 09:21 pm
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Watch: A video that shows how well Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen can identify chess positions
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How well can @MagnusCarlsen identify chess positions? @DavidHowellGM tested the world champion, and the result is truly mindblowing! #ChessChamps pic.twitter.com/WMTDYqLfjW

— Champions Chess Tour (@ChampChessTour) April 29, 2021
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