What is the morally appropriate language in which to think and write?
Arundhati Roy on the complex, shifting politics of language and translation in India By Arundhati Roy The following is Arundhati Roy’s W.
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For Gilgit-Baltistan, 2018 was another year of colonial subjugation, despair and resilience
Farman Ali As the world pays adieu to 2018 and about to enter 2019, some big issues such as destruction
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The missing girls
A report in Dawn shed light on attitudes that still exist towards the female child through interviews with would-be mothers
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US-China antagonism
The world in 2019: The vexed politics of our times has obscured the view ahead. Many of those peering with
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve 2018: celebrations around the world – live
Follow all the celebrations as the clock strikes midnight and countries see out 2018 to welcome in 2019 Looking ahead:
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Government cuts petrol price by Rs4.86 for January
APP The government on Monday announced a decrease in petroleum prices for the month of January, slashing the rates of
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New Year’s Eve: Sydney lord mayor says ticketed events for fireworks ‘outrageous’
Sydney’s lord mayor, Clover Moore, has called ticketed New Year’s Eve events around the city’s harbour an “outrageous” money-making exercise
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Three Andaman islands renamed after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Prime Minister Narendra Modi rechristened Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep
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Scientists are trying to alter memories to treat drug addiction
Environmental cues can trigger powerful memories of substance use. What happens when those memories are disrupted? Lauren Aguirre This fall,
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Bollywood in 2018: The year’s best songs (and Arijit Singh is still the undisputed king)
The composers who stood out were Ajay-Atul, Niladri Kumar, Shashwat Sachdev and Shantanu Moitra, and among lyricists, Shellee and Varun
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Mrinal Sen: The director who believed that viewers must be ‘moved to action’
The legendary Bengali filmmaker has died in Kolkata at the age of 95. He was a winner of the Dada
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Australia v India: Tourists win by 137 runs in Melbourne to take 2-1 lead into final Test
BBC India saw off Australia by 137 runs in the third Test in Melbourne to take a 2-1 lead in
Read MoreSheikh Hasina heading for landslide win after deadly Bangladesh election day
AFP Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared headed for a landslide win in a general election on Sunday marred by
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Country turning increasingly depressed, mental health body warns
Hasan Mansoor KARACHI: The Pakistan Association for Mental Health (PAMH) has said the country is increasingly getting ‘depressed’ with each
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North Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
AFP North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in “frequently” next year to discuss denuclearisation
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