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  • Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938–2025): Five things to know about one of Africa’s greatest ever writers
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    Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938–2025): Five things to know about one of Africa’s greatest ever writers

  • ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side
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    ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side

  • YouTuber Mohak Mangal agrees to remove ‘objectionable’ parts of video about ANI
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    YouTuber Mohak Mangal agrees to remove ‘objectionable’ parts of video about ANI

  • Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline
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    Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline

  • Translated short fiction: A Konkani Christian cowherd wonders if he should convert to Hinduism
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    Translated short fiction: A Konkani Christian cowherd wonders if he should convert to Hinduism

  • ‘Kankhajura’ review: An engaging look at insidious evil
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    ‘Kankhajura’ review: An engaging look at insidious evil

  • A border ran through it: The life and lonely death of an 80-year-old Kashmiri man
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    A border ran through it: The life and lonely death of an 80-year-old Kashmiri man

  • Meeting diaspora, watching garba, speaking to ANI: What anti-terror MP delegations are doing abroad
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    Meeting diaspora, watching garba, speaking to ANI: What anti-terror MP delegations are doing abroad

  • It’s a ‘golden age’ for the Hindi news business – but not so much for Hindi journalism or democracy
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    It’s a ‘golden age’ for the Hindi news business – but not so much for Hindi journalism or democracy

  • ‘To write in Kannada is to inherit a legacy of cosmic wonder and earthly wisdom’: Banu Mushtaq
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    ‘To write in Kannada is to inherit a legacy of cosmic wonder and earthly wisdom’: Banu Mushtaq

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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years

‘I will continue my fight against draconian laws, UAPA, AFSPA,’ the journalist told NDTV as he walked out of prison in Lucknow after 850 days.

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Feb 02, 2023 · 12:55 pm
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"Journalism is not a crime; I don't know who's benefiting from me being in jail": Kerala Journalist #SiddiqueKappan to NDTV after walking free pic.twitter.com/guZyGI3QV4

— NDTV (@ndtv) February 2, 2023

Visuals of Kerala based journalist Siddique Kappan coming out of Lucknow jail earlier in the morning today. He was behind bars for more than two years. pic.twitter.com/23WCkue6bm

— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) February 2, 2023
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