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  • Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
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    Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

  • Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species
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    Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species

  • Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport
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    Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport

  • Bhubaneswar municipal official dragged out of office and assaulted, told to apologise to BJP leader
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    Bhubaneswar municipal official dragged out of office and assaulted, told to apologise to BJP leader

  • Economic history: How the relationship between government and big business changed in India
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    Economic history: How the relationship between government and big business changed in India

  • Justice is not a startup: AI and technology can’t be a quick-fix for meaningful reform
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    Justice is not a startup: AI and technology can’t be a quick-fix for meaningful reform

  • For young readers: Poems about the various small, astonishing creatures we share the planet with
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    For young readers: Poems about the various small, astonishing creatures we share the planet with

  • Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate
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    Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate

  • ‘Has he been deported?’: A UP Muslim family searches for man ‘detained’ in post-Pahalgam crackdown
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    ‘Has he been deported?’: A UP Muslim family searches for man ‘detained’ in post-Pahalgam crackdown

  • Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’
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    Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’

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Watch: Iran’s players refuse to sing national anthem at World Cup game to protest against government

Fans joined the players’ protests against the regime in their home country.

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Nov 22, 2022 · 12:15 pm
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This is what courage looks like

The Iranian football team refuses to sing the national anthem on biggest stage in the world

Eleven men, standing shoulder to shoulder, sending out a message without uttering a word#WorldCup #WorldCup2022 #Qatar2022 #Iran pic.twitter.com/n8gtQed4Fl

— Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) November 21, 2022

Protest by Iranian fans - booing their own national anthem ahead of match against England. #Qatar2022 #iran pic.twitter.com/3YN5V2y7BO

— Jonathan Swain (@SwainITV) November 21, 2022

Video of Iranian protest inside the stadium during England Vs Iran in Qatar. #worldcup #IranRevoIution #TeamMelli #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 #mahsaamini #OpIran‌ pic.twitter.com/kJhAEl9T30

— Pirooz Nahavandi (@PersianImm0rtal) November 21, 2022

PHOTO: #Iran fans show support for the #MahsaAmini protests at their nation's match against #England in #Qatar

📷: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino#i24NEWSinQatar #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/dJt5QqXETq

— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) November 21, 2022
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