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Matteo Bocelli teams up with sisters Sukriti and Prakriti

Italian pianist and vocalist Matteo Bocelli collaborates with sisters Sukriti and Prakriti Kakar for the recently-released single ‘I miss you amore’




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South Indian band Agam on Carnatic-progressive rock and their love for Chennai

Ahead of their performance in Chennai, Carnatic-progressive rock band Agam speaks on their love for the city and staying true to the sub-genre




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British sportswoman-turned-singer Anne-Marie speaks of her Indian connection

English singer Anne-Marie on her maiden visit to India and her association with singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh




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BTS collaboration BT21 comes to India with its flagship in Chennai, for K-pop fans

BT21, born out of a collaboration between K-pop band BTS and LINE FRIENDS, comes to India with a flagship pop up in Chennai



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Artist Koilpitchai Prabakar presents the third exhibition on the terrace of his Chennai home

He has displayed acrylic paintings and ceramic sculptures in Mottamadi, a solo art show at his rented house in Perambur



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Calligrapher Artist Bhattathiri exhibits works based on Kumaran Asan’s poems in Thiruvananthapuram

Calligrapher Narayana Bhattathiri celebrates poet Kumaran Asan’s 150th birth anniversary with an exhibition of select works featuring verses




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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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Rema’s fans can’t keep calm

Ahead of his three-city ‘Rema Calm Down India Tour’, the 23-year-old Afropop sensation reveals why feeding his family was more important than pursuing his music 




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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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Pride Month | Of allies like Ujjal Dosanjh

Let’s not forget those who stand up for LGBTQIA+ rights even when they don’t necessarily have to




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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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Meet India’s artisanal fountain pen makers whose writing instruments are in demand across the world

The country’s artisanal fountain pen makers are a niche group who handcraft painted, engraved, and even wooden variants that are sold across the globe  



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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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The world as a womb through the eyes of contemporary Indian artist Seema Kohli

Cut From The Same Cloth, an extraordinary multi-media exhibition by Seema Kohli, opens at Bikaner House from Friday. The artist celebrates the female form and explores its power in relation with the spiritual cosmos




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KSHMR collaborates with Seedhe Maut and Karan Kanchan for his latest hip-hop heist track ‘Bhussi’

Indian-American DJ-producer KSHMR speaks on his latest album Karam and what it means to retain his Kashmiri Pandit identity




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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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Ranjani Sivakumar’s musical narrative ‘Birdsong by Birdsong’ explores birds as muse in the works of poets and writers

Ranjani Sivakumar’s Birdsong by Birdsong, to be performed in Hyderabad on September 2, explores the relationship between birds and music, sourced from the works of poets and writers




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A group show at Gallery 27 in Kochi reinterprets rain

Rain is a metaphor that dissolves differences in the ongoing art show



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A walk like no other




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The problem with India’s blocking of the Chinese

India’s economic growth increasingly depends on foreign expertise, particularly from China




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The social benefits of stock market speculation

A better understanding of the benefits of stock market speculation — erroneously viewed as akin to gambling — can lead to better public policy




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A moment for just transition litigation to take wing

The core issue in the M.K. Ranjitsinh case — the protection of the Great Indian Bustard in energy projects — can be used to facilitate equitable and inclusive climate action




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Disinformation, AI and ‘cyber chakravyuh’

This year may well be the one when the world confronts a cornucopia of security threats




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The shock-effects of South Asian tumult

India must learn lessons from the changes in most of its neighbourhood




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New migrant realities in Karnataka’s gig sector

In the context of the broader ramifications of Karnataka’s local employment law, five State-level reports from the southern States — on the Editorial and Opinion Pages — on labour conditions on the ground. In Karnataka, social security schemes which demand domicile status could be ignorant of the migrant realities of today




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The annual accusation of board exam mark inflation

The examination ecosystem is in need of transparency and accountability as well as a good audit system




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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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A silent democratic backlash in South Asia

The political trajectories of India and Pakistan apart, social forces are seeking to reclaim their democratic space




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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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Dealings at a China-Africa forum that India must track

The stance of African leaders at the FOCAC meet in Beijing could guide India in developing its own partnership with the continent




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Sub-classification verdict through Ambedkar’s ideals

The top court’s judgment takes into account the different sociological realities of every ‘jati’ with the aim of addressing the disparity within Scheduled Castes




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Stick to fiscal deficit as the norm for fiscal prudence

With the current lower levels of household financial savings, having 3% of GDP as a limit to fiscal deficit should be the focus




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Policy paralysis, a weakened public health sector

Primary care is weak while there has been a boost to the growth of the private sector in secondary and tertiary care




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Regulatory reform stuck in a loop in Health Ministry

The policy initiatives of recall guidelines, good distribution practices and the use of similar brand-names either lack the force of law or are poorly thought through




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Instability and uncertainty stalk Bangladesh

The troubles in Bangladesh are by no means over and India may need new strategies to deal with the situation to its east




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India’s sickle cell challenge

With over a million people affected with sickle cell disease, India bears the world’s second largest burden of this condition.




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Putting the brakes on ‘bulldozer justice’

The thread in extra-legal demolitions carried out across different parts of India is a lack of due process and a blatant disregard for directives issued by the judiciary in the past




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India’s place in Russia-Ukraine peace-making

There are indications that New Delhi is engaging with all parties and developing its role as an interlocutor but there are the ‘ifs, ands, or buts’




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A break from the past, a new beginning in Sri Lanka

The political space for Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the National People’s Power also flows from the impact of the 2022 ‘Aragalaya’ or the citizens’ protest movement




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Keep the fire of the self-respect movement going

With growing cultural homogenisation and divisive ideologies in India, the movement must step up the fight for social justice, equality and rationalism




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Plain-speak on the AKD phenomenon in Sri Lanka

The election result in Sri Lanka must be viewed by India as faith in the self-renewing power of the democratic voice




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An obsession with ranking is harming India’s universities

The metrics-focused system has created a situation which implies that education is a market rather than a citizen’s right and the state’s duty




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Sunset for the U.K.’s coal-fired power, lessons for India

India could learn from the U.K.’s transition, ensuring that it does not make the mistakes Britain made




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Importing a toxic work culture into India

The practices, including working hours, in multinationals functioning in India must be regulated




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Dhaka court indicts 7 over Italian’s murder




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Indian, Pak. communities make common cause in U.S. election

‘Both have a shared goal — to prevent Trump from becoming the next President’




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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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National Geographic’s ‘green-eyed Afghan girl’ arrested in Pakistan

The picture of Sharbat Gula, taken in a Pakistan refugee camp by photographer Steve McCurry, became the most famous cover image in the magazine's history.