World War Ii
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On 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, it’s time to honour India’s role in fighting fascism
To view the service of the British Indian Army during the conflict as some colonial humiliation is highly myopic.
Ranvijay Singh
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Renia’s Diary is the intimate memoir of a 14-year-old Jewish girl as WWII exploded
Renia Spiegel’s diary isn’t quite holocaust literature. It is simply a record of the hopes, dreams, concerns and fears of a life lost too early.
Dan Stone, The Conversation
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Soviet war memorials continue to strain Eastern Europe’s relations with Russia
The Soviet programme of building war memorials in Eastern Bloc countries was a bid to win the hearts and minds of future generations.
Antony Kalashnikov, The Conversation
Trending
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The curious case of Pran Puri, the 18th century travelling monk who was discovered and forgotten
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Explained: Why India wants to modify the Indus Water Treaty after 62 years
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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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In Assam, a police crackdown on child marriage leaves a trail of crying women and broken families
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When the British secretly plotted to recruit Russians living in India against Nazi Germany
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Wreckage of World War II ship USS Lexington found 76 years later off Australia’s east coast
Photographs of the well-preserved wreck discovered in the Coral Sea show the warship’s nameplate and guns.
Scroll Staff
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US Navy finds wreckage of World War 2 warship USS Indianapolis 72 years after it sank
The vessel was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945, and it sank in just 12 minutes.
Scroll Staff
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Dunkirk was a humiliating military defeat but still ended up as a victory for British morale
Operation Dynamo came to represent British resilience, but it came at a terrible cost.
Gerard Oram,The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Chased by crocodile, antelope swims for its life across river, escapes in nick of time
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Watch: Tiger waits for trucks to pass before crossing busy highway
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Watch: Rishi Sunak mentions ‘dharma’ as his reason for taking up the job of UK PM
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Turkey earthquake: Scenes of horrifying devastation emerge across the affected region
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Watch: American DJ Diplo shows off batting skills during game of gully cricket with locals in Mumbai
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The Dunkirk evacuation on film before Christopher Nolan landed there
The historic British operation finally gets the big-budget Hollywood treatment.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Ghost ships: Why are World War II naval wrecks vanishing in Indonesia?
Sunken World War II warships, the final resting place for thousands of sailors, have been disappearing in Indonesia.
Natali Pearson, The Conversation
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Let action in Holocaust memorials open a discussion, instead of shaming
Visitors know they have to 'act sad'. After walking in the memorial, German visitors often say, 'maybe this is how the Jews felt'.
Irit Dekel, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘The Consultant’ trailer: Christoph Waltz plays a sinister boss in dark comedy series
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Watch: Behind the scenes of Hansika Motwani’s December wedding
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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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Anne Frank may not have been betrayed to Nazis, but discovered by chance, say researchers
The Amsterdam museum dedicated to the Holocaust diarist said her safe house might have been raided over a ration fraud.
Scroll Staff
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The link between uranium from the Congo and Hiroshima: A story of twin tragedies
The mine that produced the uranium that made the Hiroshima bomb has since been closed.
Susan Williams, The Conversation
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94-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard goes on trial in Germany
Reinhold Hanning is charged with being an accessory to the murder of at least 1,70,000 people at the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp in Poland.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Shuttle Zone: From Naraoka to Treesa-Gayatri, new kids on the block who could make their mark
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Olympics 2024: Paris mayor says Russian athletes should be banned from Games for Ukraine invasion
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ISL: Kerala Blasters bolster play-off hopes with comeback win over Chennaiyin FC
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India vs Australia: KL Rahul on spin combination for Nagpur Test, batting in middle order and more
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WPL auction, player list: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry in first set; 409 in total