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Sathnam Sangheras new book, Empireland explores Britains uneasy relationship with its past, which was thrown into sharp relief by the Black Lives Matter protests last year.

Photographed by David Needleman by Tatiana Siegel January 19, 2021, 6:00am PST With his buzzy performance in Sound of Metal — which required him to learn sign language and drumming — plus a new wife and a booming company, the soft-spoken actor and rapper is having his loudest year yet. Back in summer 2018, Riz Ahmed was preparing for a classroom scene for his latest film, Sound of Metal, and his American Sign Language coach, Jeremy Lee Stone, was becoming increasingly annoyed. Stone had ...

Thousands of freedom fighters sacrificed their lives so that India could be freed of the British rule while many got the chance to see the country as an independent nation. Here is a look at 8 memorable books by freedom fighters.

Patriotism Has No Religion, and Heres the Proof for Mohan Bhagwat to See Followers of each religion, including Hinduism, have been unpatriotic at one point or another. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Photo: PTI/Files Religion24/Jan/2021 Rabindranath Tagore in his letter to A.M. Bose in 1908 wrote that “patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live”. In 1911, at the Cal...

by Tushar G. - Jan 19, 2021 09:05 AM Punjab farmers protesting at Delhi border. Snapshot The staying of farm laws by the Supreme Court has further complicated the line between action and inaction. Here are the reasons why the stance of the court is problematic. Yesterday (January 18), in a short yet conclusive hearing, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the Delhi Police is free to decide on the entry of protesting farmers into Delhi around 26 January. The apex court was hearing a plea where ...

Photographed by David Needleman by Tatiana Siegel January 19, 2021, 6:00am PST With his buzzy performance in Sound of Metal — which required him to learn sign language and drumming — plus a new wife and a booming company, the soft-spoken actor and rapper is having his loudest year yet. Back in summer 2018, Riz Ahmed was preparing for a classroom scene for his latest film, Sound of Metal, and his American Sign Language coach, Jeremy Lee Stone, was becoming increasingly annoyed. Stone had ...

The UK government on Monday unveiled new laws to protect Englands cultural and historic heritage in the form of statues and monuments to ensure they are not removed at a whim. The move comes in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests in the country last year targeting several historic monuments, including with graffiti on Mahatma Gandhis statue in Parliament Square in London. Another set of protesters had succeeded in pulling down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and dump...

UK Unveils New Laws To Protect Historic Statues, Monuments UK Unveils New Laws To Protect Historic Statues, Monuments The move comes in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests in the country last year targeting several historic monuments, including with graffiti on Mahatma Gandhis statue in Parliament Square in London. The legal changes bolster previous heritage protection laws in the UK. London: The UK government on Monday unveiled new laws to protect Englands cultural and historic herita...

UK Blocks Export Of Robert Clives Indian Silver Durbar Set UK Blocks Export Of Robert Clives Indian Silver Durbar Set The set was among the many belongings of Robert Clive -- referred to as "Clive of India" for his central role in establishing Britains colonial domination over India in the 18th century. UK said it was imposing a temporary block, which will run until April (Representational) London: The UK government has placed a temporary export bar on an "incredibly rare" Indian silver Du...

Residents of Hawkes Bay town named after unstable sociopath could ask for name change 17 Jan, 2021 12:06 AM 4 minutes to read The town of Clive was named after controversial historic figure Robert Clive, he was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency . Photo / Warren Buckland The town of Clive was named after controversial historic figure Robert Clive, he was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency . Photo / Warren Buckland A Hawkes Bay historian has backed the notion th...