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  • ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family
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    ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family

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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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    Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion

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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

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    Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests

  • ‘Sarzameen’ trailer: An Army family is torn between duty and love
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    ‘Sarzameen’ trailer: An Army family is torn between duty and love

  • Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer
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    Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer

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    Voices from exile: ‘Do you know the Palestinian map? See, it is in my veins’

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    ‘Exoticised, alienised, villainised’: A book looks at how Muslims have been portrayed in Hindi films

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    Why workers continue to die in industrial accidents in India

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‘God save Sri Lanka from these devils’: Elderly woman’s sharp words on country’s economic crisis

‘This is a corrupt, evil, good-for-nothing government that has sucked its people dry’.

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Apr 09, 2022 · 04:44 pm
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"I am 89 years old, every time in the night when the light goes of I cry, I am standing in queues in my old age trying get gas and milk, what's the meaning of this, what wrong we did, God save Sri Lanka" Grand mother joins protest #SriLankaCrisis

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— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) April 6, 2022
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