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Students who toppled Hasina launch party, say no room for pro-India politics

The students' group that led the protests against Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina launched itself as a political party on Friday, declaring there will be no room now for pro-India and......

'Disgusting To See Bangladeshis Turning Backs On India'

'The present generation, either due to historical amnesia or political propaganda, has been fed a narrative that paints India as an adversary rather than an ally.' IMAGE: Nobel Laureate Dr......

Are Trump and Musk Dismantling American Democracy?

We the people are left in the wind, waiting on the whims of an unengaged president and an oligarch with a nearly bottomless wallet, observes Sree Sreenivasan. IMAGE: US President Donald J Trump......

Auschwitz, Where 6,000 Were Murdered Daily

When the Soviet army reached Auschwitz 80 years ago, on January 27, 1945, it found only about 7,000 inmates.What they saw was beyond words -- living skeletons, lice-infested human forms with just......

Mujib didn't declare freedom: Bangladesh changes textbooks

The textbooks also removed the title 'Father of the Nation' for Mujibur Rahman. IMAGE: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters Bangladesh has introduced new......

How Vicks Vaporub Become A Blockbuster

Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores.The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A......

Will the Tatas manage to get Air India soaring again?

The Tatas also have to decide whether to merge all the airlines in its portfolio or just leverage their synergies for the time being, and wait and watch. Surajeet Das Gupta reports. Nearly two......

All We Imagine As Poetry

'Did anyone else get the feeling that AWIAL -- despite being ostensibly based in the Mumbai of today -- is actually set in a Neverland of Solemnity?' asks Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Kani Kusruti and......

Malayalee From India Review: Timed Right

Malayalee From India is trapped within its self-serving corniness and refuses to break free in the process, observes Arjun Menon. Halfway through the runtime of Dijo Jose Anthony's Malayalee From......

'Bombay Has An Intoxicating Personality'

'It's such a mishmash of wonderful things, so many different cultures, subsections of society and weird histories.' IMAGE: Boys with their faces painted in silver during Holi celebrations in......

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the 72nd Berlinale. While the COVID-19 situation in Europe was uncertain, the organisers of Berlinale made the tough decision of physically holding the film......

'When #MeToo broke in India, I felt liberated'

'Nobody can put back and seal what the movement has unleashed -- conversation, awareness and support.' IMAGE: Kiara Advani in Guilty. Photograph: Kind courtesy Netflix/Instagram Ruchi Narain,......

When Lata Mangeshkar rescued BCCI post 1983 WC win

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar was very close to all Mumbai cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Sachin Tendulkar, who spoke about her with unmatchable humility and mother like respect.......

Tokyo residents criticise reported alcohol sales plan

IMAGE: A family walks past an advertisement for Tokyo 2020 Olympic. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Olympic organisers will allow the sale of alcohol to Tokyo 2020 spectators, Kyodo News reported......

Covid or not, Olympics must go ahead!

Japan won't allow its reputation to be dented by calling off the Games at this late stage, argues Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry. IMAGE: The Olympic Stadium in......

Tokyo governor says 2021 Olympic Games on track

'We will do our best to prevent coronavirus infections here in Japan and also to welcome the athletes from all over the world.' IMAGE: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said last month that Tokyo could......

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