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  • The Indian media is acting like a Hindutva ally in its coverage of the violence in Canada
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    The Indian media is acting like a Hindutva ally in its coverage of the violence in Canada
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    ‘I Want To Talk’ review: A down-tempo film about surviving cancer
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    Not stubble burning, cars are the main villain in Delhi's apocalyptic air pollution
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    Gautam Adani met ex Andhra CM Jagan Reddy to offer $200 million bribe, alleges US securities panel
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    In Manipur relief camp that came under attack, a grieving Meitei family wants a passage out
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    Memoir: Donald Trump’s nephew Fred Trump writes about his complicated relationship with the family
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    ‘Chikkamma Tours Pvt Ltd’: A cosy Bangalore murder mystery with a realistic portrayal of queer lives
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    Screen time can involve several activities and not all of them are bad
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    Why the Adani indictment matters for India
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    Gulzar on his daughter Meghna: ‘A piece of sun mingles in my blood, day and night’
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‘He sat with me week after week’: Actor Sidney Poitier on friend who taught him to read as an adult

A CBS Sunday interview from 2013 with the actor who died on 6 January, 2022 at the age of 94.

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Jan 10, 2022 · 02:10 pm
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Sidney Poitier — choking up, describing how a kind co-worker offered to teach him how to read as an adult — is one powerful moment.

From 2013.
(via @CBSSunday) #RIPSidneyPoitier 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/7irb0m50ou

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 9, 2022
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