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  • ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces

  • A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world

  • Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
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    Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’

  • In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells

  • ‘Swimming Lessons’: A coming-of-age novel tackles the immense familial pressures on Asian children
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    ‘Swimming Lessons’: A coming-of-age novel tackles the immense familial pressures on Asian children

  • July fiction: Six books in translation and in English that present diverse stories
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    July fiction: Six books in translation and in English that present diverse stories

  • Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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    Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’

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

  • ‘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

  • ‘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

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Public spaces across the U.S are seen littered with used masks, gloves and sanitizing wipes. Residents are concerned that products meant to protect people from coronavirus are now a threat as they lay contaminated on the ground pic.twitter.com/3JJnSkymjX

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