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Choose a new palette for India’s creative economy

There is now growing recognition of the economic importance of the arts sector

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023

‘Chinese investments returning to India with greater opacity’

After imposing curbs to control the growing Chinese investment in Indian Markets, investments are still coming in through opaque structures used in other countries. Santosh Pai, Honorary Fellow at the Institute of Chinese studies, New Delhi talks on the issue.

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023

Joe Wicks pulls daughter out of school so his family 'free to explore the world'

Joe Wicks and his wife Rosie Jones wanted them and children India, four, Marley, three, and baby Leni, ten months, to spend 'more time' together as a family and be free to travel around the world more

Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023

India vs Pakistan is not be all and end all of ODI World Cup: Pakistan Team Director Mickey Arthur

KARACHI: Pakistan's marquee October 15 clash against arch-rivals India in Ahmedabad might be huge from perspective of fans on both sides of the border but it is certainly not the "be all and end all" from cricketing point of view, reckons Team Director and head coach Mickey Arthur.

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2023

SAFF Championship: Indian football on the rise with a settled squad and a never-say-die attitude

SAFF Championship: Indian football on the rise with a settled squad and a never-say-die attitude. The recent title wins in the Intercontinental Cup and SAFF Championship, just six months away from the AFC Asian Cup, will boost India’s confidence. India’s SAFF Championship triumph here, Igor Stimac was brusque in terming…

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023

Didn’t want to hurt sentiments: Indian footballer Jeakson Singh clarifies after uproar over being wrapped in Meitei flag at SAFF final

National team’s Manipuri footballer Jeakson Singh created a flutter by wrapping himself in a Meitei flag while collecting his individual medal after India beat Kuwait in the final of the SAFF Championship.

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023

Christians in Pakistan risk greater persecution from blasphemy laws, while living in poverty

Two Christian Pakistani teenagers, one 18 and another 14, were arrested in their homes in Lahore in May 2023 on charges of blasphemy after a policeman claimed he heard them being disrespectful of the Prophet Muhammad.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2023

Palaniswami indicates AIADMK’s opposition to Uniform Civil Code

AIADMK‘s general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday indicated his party’s opposition to the move to introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently said that India needed the UCC as the country could not run with the dual system of “separate laws for separate…

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023

President Murmu stresses on importance of education for development of tribals, backward classes

President of India Droupadi Murmu on July 5 said education plays a very important role in the development of any society, specially in changing the condition of tribals and backward classes. President Murmu was addressing the 10th convocation of the Gondwana University in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district.

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023

Humming of the universe caused by low-frequency gravitational waves found by IIT-H researchers

IIT-H researchers, as part of the Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA) consortium, have found evidence for ultra-low frequency gravitational waves originating from a large number of ‘dancing monster black hole pairs’ more than a million times the size of the Sun.

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2023