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Minister for Culture Saji Cherian. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Congress have condemned the national award for Kerala Story, an allegedly Islamophobic movie, which purportedly broadcasts a negative depiction of Kerala as a fertile ground for radical Islamists to trick Hindu women into marriage for recruitment to the jihadist cause. Culture Minister Saji Cherian termed the award the latest salvo in the socio-economic and cultural war the Sangh Parivar-backed Central Government has unleashed against secular and progressive Kerala. “The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre has strangulated Kerala financially.…

The rare political consensus in the country in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent military conflict with Pakistan was short-lived, fracturing with the surprise announcement of the ceasefire on May 10. And the special discussion in Parliament this week has only deepened the bitterness between the Treasury and the Opposition benches, with the political class deeply divided on the key issue of national security after the marathon three-day debate.The discussion in both Houses presented an opportunity to the government and the Opposition to show a semblance of unity and reflect a common resolve against terrorism emanating…

NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Michael Lynk, former U.N. Special Rapporteur for human rights in Palestinian territories, about recent international moves to recognize a Palestinian state. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: This week, the United Kingdom and Canada joined France in recently announcing plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state. These announcements came amid growing international alarm over reports of mass starvation in Gaza, the worst hunger crisis in nearly two years of war between Israel and Hamas. But if these moves were meant to pressure Israel on humanitarian aid or an end to the war, Israel and its closest ally, the…

Vidya Balan made a remarkable entry into Hindi cinema with Parineeta, an adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1914 Bengali novella. Directed by the late Pradeep Sarkar and produced by veteran filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the film marked the beginning of her Bollywood journey. While she fondly remembers her association with Sarkar, who believed in her talent even as a newcomer, Vidya recently opened up about a moment that left her shaken just before filming began. In a candid conversation with Filmfare, the actor recalled how producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra suggested she undergo plastic surgery.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO “He told me,…

Lagos, Nigeria – “Lord, take my soul, but the struggle continues,” the man said, before his body went limp. It swung gently from the makeshift gallows, hurriedly built a few days earlier. Before that morning, the prison had last enforced a death sentence 30 years earlier, during British rule.It was November 10, 1995.For weeks, local activists from the small Ogoniland settlement in Nigeria’s lush Niger Delta region had been protesting against oil spills seeping into their farmland and the gas flares choking them. The Niger Delta, which produces the crude that earned Nigeria 80 percent of its foreign revenues, teemed…

With President Trump’s political rise in 2016, a movement emerged, entwined with Trump’s Make America Great Again branding. But the MAGA movement is intrinsically tied to Trump, making its future after him uncertain. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In recent weeks, it’s become clear that President Trump’s MAGA movement has developed some serious cracks over issues like Israel and Gaza, the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and even the passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill. The MAGA voting base remains crucial to Republicans. They need those voters in the 2026 midterm elections, even though Trump isn’t going to…

A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages.The federal jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a reckless driver, even one who admitted he was distracted by his cellphone before hitting a young couple out gazing at the stars. The decision comes as Musk seeks to convince Americans his cars are safe enough to drive on their own…

BRICS is an economic alliance that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several other nations. So why has this alliance generated so much animosity from President Trump? AILSA CHANG, HOST: BRICS has drawn the ire of President Trump. That’s the economic alliance that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. And this week, Trump called BRICS, quote, “anti the United States.” Adrian Ma and Darian Woods over at The Indicator talked to Jim O’Neill, the economist who coined the acronym BRICS, and they discussed his vision.ADRIAN MA, BYLINE: The closest analogy to what BRICS is and what…

Lung cancer remains one of the most common and lethal cancers worldwide, responsible for approximately one in five cancer-related deaths. Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images World Lung Cancer Day is observed annually on August 1 across the globe. The day was first established in 2012, through the efforts of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). This global initiative is mainly aimed at raising awareness and educating people about cancer affecting the lung, it’s devastating impact on human life and the importance of…

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash the charges framed against suspended Delhi government official Premoday Khakha, who allegedly raped a minor girl several times.The High Court also upheld the charges of causing miscarriage of the minor girl and disappearance of evidence framed against the official’s wife, Seema Rani.It further refused to set aside the charge against his two children and wife under Section 21 of the POCSO Act for failure to report the offence despite having knowledge.”This court is of the considered opinion that there is no perversity or legal infirmity in the order passed by the sessions…