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Kiran Desai’s first novel in nearly 20 years is shortlisted for the Booker. Last time, she won it

Kiran Desai’s surname was familiar to the world of literature when her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss, won the Man Booker Prize in 2006. Her mother, Anita Desai, was already an accomplished novelist, who had been nominated for the Booker three times. The Inheritance of Loss was hailed as…

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Sugar Prices Extend Sell-Off to Lowest Levels in More Than 4 Years

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) is down -0.09 (-0.62%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -5.10 (-1.21%). Sugar prices today extended this month's plunge, with NY sugar falling to a new 4.75-year nearest-futures low and London sugar falling to a new 4.25-year nearest-futures low....

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A Story of South Asian Art review – banging sculpture marred by dreary neighbours

Royal Academy, London Mrinalini Mukherjee’s surreal spins on Indian folk and sacred art are powerfully fascinating, but they gain nothing from works shown with them here

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Crores of govt jobs, cash handouts: Tejashwi Yadav’s ‘unreal’ promises?

In an interview with Sreenivasan Jain, RJD leader and INDIA alliance’s chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav addresses questions on the alliance’s unity, the feasibility of RJD’s job promises, and the recurring charge of a return to ‘jungle raj’. He dismisses concerns that delays in seat-sharing and in declaring him the…

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Indian authorities begin controversial cloud-seeding experiment over New Delhi

It is hoped that cloud-seeding over New Delhi will clear the city’s toxic air

The Independent UK

Hedda at the Orange Tree Theatre: 'Super-smart but lacks tension'

3/5 Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler is reimaged in Chelsea in the 40s, with Pearl Chanda’s title character an Anglo-Indian actress denying her heritage

Evening Standard

The fight to keep Indian sports journalism alive

Indian sports journalism is about struggle, culture, politics, identity and stories of success. But in an age of 24/7 coverage, live updates and highlight reels, how can sports journalists push back?

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Delhi leaders accused of stocking up on air purifiers as ordinary people suffer in capital’s smog crisis

Delhi’s newly elected government is said to have sanctioned £5,200 for 15 air purifiers to be installed at its own offices, just days after India’s top court permitted the use of so-called ‘green’ fireworks for Diwali

The Independent UK

Australia vs India LIVE: Cricket score and updates from India in Australia 2025

Follow all the action from Manuka Oval

The Independent UK

The world is about $4.5 trillion short of securing a sustainable food supply for the future, global food and ag business CEO says

Verghese estimated the world requires 593 million hectares of land—twice the size of India—every year for crop cultivation at current productivity growth rates.

Fortune

India closes schools and evacuates thousands as Cyclone Montha approaches

Indian authorities have shut schools and evacuated tens of thousands of people as Cyclone Montha approaches the eastern coast

The Independent UK

Short finger blow for Australia's T20 series with India

Allrounder Matt Short faces time on the sidelines after undergoing finger surgery, in a setback for Australia's T20 hopes against India.

AAP

ChatGPT Go Plan Is Now Free for Users in India

There's good news for ChatGPT users in India. OpenAI is giving all its users in the country free access to its ChatGPT Go plan for one year, starting

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Life after Congress: Roemer’s focus turns to preserving democracy - Roll Call

Indiana Democrat has spent the past decade working with about 200 former public officials to “fix our broken political system.”

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Free medical cover has revolutionised healthcare in India. So why is it ailing?

Modi’s Ayushman Bharat scheme put hospital treatment within reach of tens of millions of Indians for the first time. But the government’s unpaid bills may derail the reforms

Newslaundry

163 hours of missing Diwali AQI data: TOI slams India’s pollution policy

A week after The Times of India flagged the absence of pollution data during peak hours on Diwali night, the paper followed it up with a scathing editorial asking a simple and searing question: How serious is India about its air?

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Sugar Prices Plunge to Lowest Levels in More Than 4 Years

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) is down -0.51 (-3.41%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -9.10 (-2.11%). Sugar prices today extended last Friday's sell-off, with NY sugar falling to a new 4.5-year low and London sugar falling to a new 4.25-year low. Sugar...

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Chhath songs to cinema screen: Pollution is a blind spot in Indian pop culture

Now that Diwali has passed and Chhath is here, we’ve entered that familiar season when breathing becomes a conscious act. The water is frothing. The sky is covered in smog so thick it looks like somebody has edited away the contrast, the colour and sharpness. Only the AQI charts are…

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The Independent UK

Indian minister condemned for ‘victim blaming’ after Australian women cricketers allege sexual harassment

Cricket Australia says players of Women’s Cricket World Cup team were ‘touched inappropriately’ in Indore

The Independent UK

Cyclone Montha mapped: 50,000 evacuated as severe cyclonic storm nears landfall in India

Red alert for heavy rains issued for Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu as Cyclone Montha lashes India’s eastern coast

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Mile Sur Mera Tumhara: Why India’s most beloved TV moment failed when it tried again

The passing of Piyush Pandey brought back memories of his most enduring contribution to Indian popular culture: the 1988 Doordarshan musical medley Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. Working as an account manager at Ogilvy Mather, Pandey had penned lines that became a rare government broadcast, a lyrical celebration of India’s diversity…

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Hundreds of mobile phones on burning bus intensified deadly fire that killed 20, reports say

Passenger on board was carrying more than 200 smartphones which ‘aggravated’ blaze

The Guardian - AU

Crunch time nears for Australia as selectors try to fit Ashes batting puzzle pieces together

Plot twists have thrown up more uncertainty over which six batters will be included in the hosts’ squad just under a month out from the first Test

Newslaundry

The return of VC Sajjanar: How India glorifies encounter killings

VC Sajjanar, the IPS officer who led the 2019 “Disha encounter,” is now Hyderabad’s new Police Commissioner. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna looks at what his rise says about India’s dangerous glorification of encounter killings, and how cinema, media, and public adulation have helped turn cops…

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Rain and India injury woes boost Aussie World Cup hopes

Rain in Mumbai and an injury to a star India player bode well for champions Australia with their blockbuster semi-final approaching.

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