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Hay festival’s CEO describes partnership with Lviv BookForum as ‘an act of solidarity’ as Ukrainian writers look to ‘tell our true story and why we are fighting’

The X-UK project initially ran as a pilot scheme in 2020-2021.

KOLKATA: Budding Bengal cricketers are all set for an English makeover.

Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) hailed the appointment of two Muslim ministers in the new Australian government. AOCE touched upon the Australian government’s performance after the victory of the Australian Labor Party led by Anthony Albanese at the parliamentary elections. It added that this cabinet line-up, comprising two Muslim…

Almost all governments today support some funding towards promoting their international political and economic agendas through cultural activities overseas: commonly referred to as part of “cultural diplomacy” or “soft power”.

Hetain Patel, a UK based visual and performance artist, who is in the country for a workshop conducted by the British Council India and also, for India Art Fair talks about his work, his vision and how he embarked on this artistic journey. Patel also has a very strong message…

Winning piece, Feeling Her Way, described as ‘perfect selection for this time in UK history’

The first black female artist to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale reflects on a career challenging the racial and sexual bias behind what art hangs in galleries – and around in our memories

Architect planner who helped create the new town of Craigavon in Northern Ireland in the 1960s