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'Was it Didi standing for election, or was it us?': TMC rebel MP Arup Chakraborty questions Mamata Banerjee after faction merges with NCPI

Defending the decision of the rebel MPs, Chakraborty said, "Was it Didi standing for election, or was it us? Whom did the public vote for? Mamata Banerjee wasn't standing in the elections everywhere. There is no such thing as 'our party'... A party doesn't belong to just one person or…

The Economic Times

6 ‘triggers’ and ‘pressures’ outside: The anatomy of Mamata camp’s collapse

Mamata Banerjee is running out of time. Almost two-thirds of the Trinamool Congress’s 28 Lok Sabha MPs have come together to form a separate bloc and support the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Newslaundry

11 Players Real Madrid Signed After Standout World Cup Performances

Los Blancos have a history of using the World Cup to audition talent.

Sports Illustrated

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'Why did their conscious wake up only after elections?': TMC's Ghosh on dissenters

Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh has strongly criticized party leaders and legislators who are reportedly considering leaving the party after the recent state election results. Ghosh questioned their motives and timing, highlighting their past positions and benefits. He accused some of having hidden agendas and warned against challenging party leadership.

The Economic Times

Pelé’s No 10 Brazil shirt from 1958 World Cup final expected to fetch £4.5m at auction

Pelé’s iconic blue No 10 shirt from the 1958 World Cup final is expected to become one of the most expensive football artefacts ever sold after being put up for auction

The Guardian - UK

Pele, Maradona or Messi at No 1? The 50 greatest players in World Cup history

WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN: With two weeks until the 23rd men’s Fifa World Cup in North America, The Independent sports team ranks the top-50 players in the tournament’s history – and now it’s time for the top-10 reveal.

The Independent UK

‘Didi is like Mother India’: Tracing the admirers and the economy of a Mamata rally

At a rally in Beleghata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (‘Didi’) ramped up her campaign for the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections.

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Brother's 'sorry card' to sister after a fight wins hearts; watch the video

How hard is it to convince your sister after a fight? You may have to go behind her for hours to beg for forgiveness, or even face punishments. Still, there are some strict sisters who wouldn't forgive. But this Didi from a viral video didn't have a choice but to…

Times Life

Helmut Marko: ‘Max Verstappen would have been F1 champion if Christian Horner had been dismissed earlier’

Max Verstappen narrowly missed out on the 2025 F1 title in the same season that Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull team principal after 20 years in charge

Motorsport

Waiting for Godot review – Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s unlikely reunion

Bill & Ted stars land on Broadway for Jamie Lloyd’s disorienting and intermittently engaging take on Samuel Beckett’s classic

The Guardian - US

Police in Haiti regain control of key telecom hub seized by gangs

Police in Haiti say they have regained control of a critical telecommunications hub that heavily armed gangs had seized last week, briefly disrupting air traffic and internet connections

The Independent UK

'A Man on the Inside' Cast: What to Know About the Stars and Characters in the Netflix Series

The new show from 'The Good Place' creator Mike Schur stars Ted Danson and several other sitcom legends.

Marie Claire

Ted Danson's golden "Man on the Inside"

Danson captivates in this heartfelt story of a widower finding next act as detective in a retirement community

Salon

Custody ruling in same-sex case hailed as LGBTQ+ milestone in China

Woman wins visiting rights to see daughter, but not son, in first recognition that child can have two legal mothers

The Guardian - UK

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Marie Claire

How 'Dìdi' Recreated MySpace Pages, Found Motorola Phones, and Tapped Into Paramore Fandom to Create a 2008 Period Piece

Filmmaker Sean Wang breaks down how he created a must-see coming-of-age film set in the '00s.

The Guardian - UK

Dìdi review – bittersweet Asian American coming-of-age drama

Wang’s award-winning debut is a tender, semi-autobiographical portrait of a 13-year-old skateboarder and his devoted immigrant mum in 00s California

The Independent UK

Dìdi review: A subtle, sweet Y2K coming-of-ager that understands the horror of Myspace

Set in 2008, this semi-autobiographical debut takes place at a time in digital history that’s now old enough to feel like an artefact

The Guardian - UK

The comeback queen: actor Joan Chen on self-doubt, success, savagings – and a second chance at 63

Thirty-seven years after her Hollywood breakthrough in The Last Emperor, Chen is back in new drama Dìdi. She discusses her roots in China, objectification and the protective power of creativity

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The Guardian - US

Dìdi is a rare thing: a genuinely great film about the internet

The online hyper-specificity of Sean Wang’s portrait of a Taiwanese-American teen in 2008 makes it a triumphant coming-of-age tale

Salon

Joan Chen on Twin Peaks regrets & Dìdi

The veteran actress spoke to Salon about her new film, begging David Lynch & the challenges of immigrant motherhood

The Guardian - UK

‘In all those movies about childhood, I never saw someone who looked like me’: Sean Wang on his debut, Dìdi

The director explains how a desire to transcend race and immigrant identity led to his semi-autobiographical tale of an angst-ridden Taiwanese American teenage skater and an Oscar-nominated short about his grandmothers

WhatToWatch

How to watch Didi

Sundance 2024 hit Didi is now playing, here's what you need to know, including if it is available on streaming.

The Conversation

Surviving breast cancer: Nigerian women share their stories

“I believe I will still beat it again.” These are the words of a Nigerian woman, Didi, who feared a recurrence of her cancer – but saw herself as a survivor.

FourFourTwo

The best free-kick takers ever

Ranking football's ultimate dead-ball specialists

The Hindu

Trinamool raises Dilip Ghosh’s derogatory remarks against Mamata with the ECI

Trinamool Congress raises issue of derogatory remarks against Mamata Banerjee by BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh to Election Commission.

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