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Vivekananda held science in high regard, much more so than most of his Indian contemporaries. Scientific knowledge was for him the paradigmatic case of knowledge, because it is completely evidence based.

Over a decade of protest led to the banning of fuel exploration in New Zealand waters. As this extract from a new book explains, that ‘win’ is still precarious and may depend on the election result.

'What kind of a love is this?,' wonders the Dawoodi Bohra woman. What does the Eurasian woman do when her DNA report arrives? How does the Chettiar woman bridge the gap between India and Singapore?

Khanyisa Malabi shares her story through food by combining the past and present in her new newly released publication, 'Khanyisa'

The Rebel Accountant tells Ben Haugh why he broke ranks to pen an anonymous exposé on his industry after discovering how a murky system makes the tax burdens of the super-rich disappear while the little people take the hit

Media and the socio-economic setting in which it operates are two different things. While no one has denied the need for better ad revenue, consumers of vernacular dailies have been robbed of the benefits of adherence to inviolable guidelines.

The drama of Limerick’s hurling breakthrough in 2018 is recalled in this extract from ‘A Biography In Nine Lives – Limerick’.

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Mandla J Radebe’s new biography of a short-lived hero casts an interesting light on more current events.