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The Booker Prize may have boosted the profile of Indian translations but it is hard to make a living doing it, says author and translator Jerry Pinto

The author has ended the year on a high, authoring four books, including two anthologies




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Kerala School Kalolsavam: student police cadets win praise for painstaking service

They have been deployed to cover all the 24 venues of the arts fest




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Rolf von Bueren of Lotus Arts de Vivre on his relationship with Asia and its rich art history

Rolf von Bueren, an avid collector of exotic art and jewellery for 40 years, brings the focus back to Asia’s rich pool of resources through his brand



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New Delhi | Artist-collector Shalini Passi’s photo exhibition shows a deserted capital city in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic

The black-and-white series titled ‘Forever Delhi’ is on display at the India Design ID 2023 till February 26




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Raja Ravi Varma’s unfinished works to be unveiled at Kilimanoor Palace on 175th birth anniversary

Two of Raja Ravi Varma’s unfinished works will be unveiled at Kilimanoor Palace near Thiruvananthapuram, adding to the artist’s legacy in Indian art




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Vineet Singh Hukmani launches world’s first music multiverse

Singer-songwriter Vineet Singh Hukmani launches a music multiverse Run Storm & The Hope Star with a 3D animation experience




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When Tillotama Shome thinks of Irrfan Khan | An excerpt from Shubhra Gupta’s new book, Irrfan: A Life in Movies

Film critic Shubhra Gupta engages with members of the cinema fraternity to unearth little-known facets of the late actor’s life and personality in her new book




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It’s half a century in dance for actor Vineeth Radhakrishnan

Winner of the first Kalaprathibha award instituted by the Kerala government in 1986, the actor now runs a dance school in Kochi and says connecting with students is a learning experience




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Riar Saab’s latest Punjabi hip-hop track ‘Obsessed’ gets the nation grooving

Hip-hop frenzy peaks as Riar Saab unleashes the madness of his popular track ‘Gaddiyan Ucchiyan Rakhiyaan’ during his Obsessed Tour




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Tribute | Devaki Nilayamgode left behind a rich social document via her book, ‘Antharjanam: Memoirs of a Namboodiri Woman’

A translator remembers tribute to the mild-mannered author who taught her valuable lessons in writing




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How Gen Z is driving the return to film and analogue in photography

A generation that has grown up on a digital diet is propelling this art form’s revival




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For Onam 2023, Mahabali comes visiting Kerala astride a hornbill in Sabari Venu’s animated art work

Sabari Venu has been reimagining Mahabali to come up with images that do justice to the idea of what he represents to Malayalis




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Living in denial about unemployment

Public confusion over the extent of unemployment is a result of the differences in the various data bases used




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The ‘geo-calculus’ of the Moscow visit

There was one clear message — of the sure bet the Narendra Modi government has placed on India-Russia ties




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The heavy shackles of fear and vigilance

The case of the brutal attack on and the murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata has highlighted the range of aggressive behaviours and violence that women face. Five articles, on the Editorial/Opinion pages, that look at the issues of safety and spaces for women, and the adequacy of societal responses and the justice system. Women should not have to choose between their safety and their freedom




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Advancing equity, from COVID-19 to Mpox

In the face of the mpox outbreak, the global community has the opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to equitable prevention and health care by ensuring widespread access to a vaccine




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Connecting the dots in the Kyiv visit

There are firm reasons why the Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Ukraine could have had some sort of peace initiative on the agenda




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The collapse of categories and post-individualism

Gender debates appear to be deepening social fragmentation in the West




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A panoramic view of the 2024 China-Africa summit

With African governments finding it more comfortable to deal with China, the recent FOCAC conference needs objective scrutiny; there are takeaways for India




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Having private participation in India’s nuclear energy

With the government proposing such a partnership, the existing framework governing the nuclear energy sector needs to be assessed




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The Waqf Bill 2024 is one that needs review

The Bill suffers from procedural irregularities and has retrograde steps and irrationalities




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A picture of a growing economic divide in India

Data from the paper titled, ‘Relative Economic Performance of Indian States: 1960-61 to 2023-24’, show a growing gap that is leading to the questioning of federalism




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‘IS militants kill 30 civilians in central Afghanistan’

There has so far been no official claim of responsibility from the group.




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Pakistan risks isolation by supporting terror: activists

In the ‘London Declaration for Pakistani Pluralism’, the participants agreed that, "Pakistan faces the risk of global isolation because of widespread obscurantism, official support for extremism and general disregard for human rights".




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Pakistan’s top court blocks execution of mentally-ill murder convict

Final call after review of the ruling that schizophrenia is not a permanent mental disorder: lawyers




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Pakistan media accuses 8 Indian mission staffers of ‘anti-Pakistan activities’

The media leak claimed that the officials were working for either RAW or for Intelligence Bureau.




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Hindu villages come under attack again

Seven houses in Bangladesh’s Upazila were torched, four days after temples were destroyed




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Pakistan summons Indian official over ‘ceasefire violations’

On his part, Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh conveys India’s strong reaction over "unprovoked firing" by Pakistani troops along the LoC.




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Chinese ship opens new trade route via Gwadar port in Pakistan

The new route would give China access to the Persian Gulf region and West Asia.




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Video showing monk’s ‘death threat’ to Tamil officer goes viral

Expressing deep concern, civil society organisation says such incidents could affect reconciliation




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Mother Teresa award for Dhaka cafe attack victim

Though offered a chance to escape during the terror attack, he refused to leave his friends.




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SBI in Nepal launches digital village initiative

The SBI in Nepal also celebrated its 25 years of establishment on July 7.




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Vietnam seizes 3 tons of ivory smuggled from South Africa




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Death sentences of 15 convicts upheld in murder case

They include a former Awami League member Nur Hossain and 3 ex-officers of the Rapid Action Battalion




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Data | Nearly 40% Indians paid bribes to use public services, highest among most Asian nations

About 47% of the Indians surveyed said that corruption had increased over the last 12 months




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No greater feeling than serving those in need: Outgoing CJI D Y Chandrachud

Justice Chandrachud stepped into the shoes of his illustrious father Y V Chandrachud, who served as the longest CJI between 1978 and 1985, on November 9, 2022




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Imran Khan's post-arrest bails granted in four cases related to May 9 violence

Khan is lodged at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi




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Trump appoints Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new Department of Government Efficiency

This initiative aims to tackle government bureaucracy, reduce regulations, and eliminate wasteful spending, with a vision reminiscent of the Manhattan Project.




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Seven job scam victims from north Kerala return home from Cambodia

The youths, who were offered IT jobs in Thailand, had to undergo a tormenting experience in the custody of fraudsters engaged in unethical hacking and cyber crimes in Cambodia




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Cyclothon held as part of Vigilance Awareness Week

As many as 75 cycling enthusiasts across all walks of life participated in the event




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Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews rail development projects during visit to Kozhikode




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Address flaws in ECHS scheme, say ex-servicemen in Kozhikode

Ex-servicemen demand that authorities address issues with empanelled hospitals and improve treatment services as part of the contributory health insurance scheme




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Wayanad landslide: Land acquisition for rehabilitation of survivors to be expedited

Though the State had sought a special assistance package for the affected, the Centre is yet to approve it, says Revenue Minister




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Advisory panel to examine draft DPR for organ transplant institute in Kozhikode




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‘One Nation, One Election’: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan criticises NDA’s proposal

The BJP-led Union government will not be able to implement the proposal since it does not have absolute majority in Parliament, he says. He says the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll has been ‘inflicted on the people’




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Malappuram hosts environmental film fest




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East Hill-Chakkorathukulam road reconstruction work moving at a snail’s pace

A year after its commissioning, the ₹4-crore project remains in poor condition, with the bitumen yet to be applied and only partial work completed, leading to delays in making the road fully motorable




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Woman dies after falling from moving train




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BJP creating communal polarisation in Munambam, says Govindan

He says Jamat-e-Islami was the counterpart of the BJP




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Zombie Credit and (Dis-)Inflation : Evidence from Europe [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research