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Indian-Origin Entrepreneur Launches Historic $42 Million Free AI Academy
Who decides who gets to vote in India? Two election commissioners say it is no longer the officers the law puts in charge
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Who decides who gets to vote in India? Two election commissioners say it is no longer the officers the law puts in charge
Monthly Overview of India News – August 2026
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Monthly Overview of India News – August 2026
Australia Unveils Migration Overhaul: What Indian and South Asian Migrants Need to Know
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Australia Unveils Migration Overhaul: What Indian and South Asian Migrants Need to Know
Consent After the Concrete: What Nepal’s Floods Reveal About Hydropower on Indigenous Land
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Consent After the Concrete: What Nepal’s Floods Reveal About Hydropower on Indigenous Land

Rasuwa is one of the worst affected districts in the devastating Nepal floods. As of 11 September, the death toll stood at over 1300, while over 5000 are still missing. The mighty Trishuli river flows through the district with one of its sources in…

A picture of the Trishuli the author took from the hill top

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UAE Health Insurance Rules for Visa Renewal: What Indian Workers Need to Know

Since 1 January 2025, health insurance has been mandatory for private-sector employees and domestic…
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Australia PR Points Test 2026: A Critical 26-Month Wait For Visa

Home Affairs data shows the fastest permanent skilled visa, the points-tested Subclass 189, still…
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NRI Guide Australia 2026: A Critical Medicare Gap Nobody Warns About

This NRI guide Australia 2026 opens with the fact most migration agents leave out:…
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OCI Card Application Australia 2026: Critical Steps After Historic VFS Shutdown

Every OCI card application Australia 2026 filing now requires biometric enrolment, fingerprints and a…
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No Borders, No Nations: One Flag From Earth to Moon and Beyond

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The Danger of Living in a Polarized World

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Why far-right ideas appeal beyond the fringe

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Floods in Nepal‑Tibet disrupt pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a sacred mountain with centuries of evolving tradition

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Beyond the passport: The legal ambiguity of Indian citizenship

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Destruction of East India Company Gives US Lawmakers a Blueprint for Confronting Big Tech: Historian

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A ‘super El Niño’ could make India’s monsoon drier yet more dangerous

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In 20th‑century India, the perfect Hindu wife was… a man

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The Cockroaches Are Coming: Modi May Face the Same Fate as Bangla PM Sheikh Hasina

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‘She said, he said is not journalism’: Joe Sacco on India, Palestine, and Western media
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‘She said, he said is not journalism’: Joe Sacco on India, Palestine, and Western media

Renowned ‘Palestine’ author sat down with Prism in New York City, where he gave…
Magical alchemy: Arundhati Roy’s compelling memoir illuminates a ‘restless, unruly’ life
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Magical alchemy: Arundhati Roy’s compelling memoir illuminates a ‘restless, unruly’ life

Roy’s portrait of her terrifying yet courageous mother is at the centre of this…
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From Mumbai’s ‘illegal migrant workers’ to Melbourne crypto traders, The Degenerates is global Australian literature

Raeden Richardson’s surreal, gritty novel both dazzles and overwhelms, while showing empathy for the…

Books We’re Reading

Five books on India, history and public life
India and I by S. Y. Quraishi book cover

India and I

A Hundred Memories, Not a Memoir

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Heartland Rising by Javed Gaya book cover

Heartland Rising

The Making of Majoritarian India

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Who Owns the Past by Shaan Kashyap book cover

Who Owns the Past?

How historians rewrote India’s past and present

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Birth of a Nation by Josy Joseph book cover

Birth of a Nation

The Twenty-One Days That Made India

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In Light of India by Octavio Paz book cover

In Light of India

A poet’s reflections on India

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हिंदी में From the Hindi desk

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ठाकुर का कुआँ Poem in Hindi by Om Prakash Valmiki (with English translation)

ठाकुर का कुआँ Poem in Hindi by Om Prakash Valmiki (with English translation)

चूल्हा मिट्टी कामिट्टी तालाब कीतालाब ठाकुर का। Chulha mitti kaMitti Talaab kiTalaab Thakur Ka The stove is made out of mudThe mud is sourced…

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‘द कश्मीर फाइल्स’ देखने के बाद हर मुसलमान आतंकी और बर्बर क्यों लगता है?

NRI Affairs Features Desk हिंदी शांति और स्नेह की भाषा हैः मीनाक्षी लेखी

हिंदी शांति और स्नेह की भाषा हैः मीनाक्षी लेखी

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चेखव की कहानी दुख: जब दुख सुनने वाला कोई न हो!

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NRI Property Rules India 2026: A Significant Form 128 TDS Shift

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India Australia DTAA Guide 2026: A Critical Form 41 Shift For NRIs

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Money Transfer Apps Australia To India 2026: A Massive 20% Bank Fee Gap

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Former CEC Dr S.Y. Quraishi Launches Memoir “India and I” in Delhi

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The Country That Gave Us Wings: An Invitation to the Indian Diaspora

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Over 300 Indian dancers took over Carnegie Hall on the July 4 weekend. What made this different?

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