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Kashmir election: Are separatist candidates change agents or Trojan horses?

For decades, the Jamaat-e-Islami boycotted elections. Now, the banned group has upended its position—and the campaign.

Al Jazeera

‘What will we eat? Who will buy it?’: India’s millet boom is not helping India’s farmers

In Peeliya village, around two km off the main road in Bassi tehsil of Jaipur district, lies a 27-bigha (about 17-acre) farmland – roughly the size of Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy cricket stadium. The owner Kajodmal Sharma guides me through a mud-soaked trail, now slick and treacherous after a day of heavy…

Newslaundry

The Golden Road by William Dalrymple review – the rational case for ancient India’s ingenuity

Putting the fantastical claims of Modi’s nationalists aside, the historian convincingly chronicles the many core ideas and innovations that originated in the Indian subcontinent

The Guardian - UK

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The Fertile Earth by Ruthvika Rao review – illuminating tale of love and morals

Longlisted for a fiction prize in the US, this superbly crafted debut novel explores family ties and forbidden friendships in post-independence India

The Guardian - UK

New Delhi's chief minister announces resignation two days after he was released on bail

One of India’s main opposition figures and New Delhi’s chief minister says he will resign from office, two days after he was granted bail in a bribery case

The Independent UK

Kolkata rape case: Ex-head of India college held over ‘evidence tampering’

Former principal of RG Kar Medical College Dr Sandip Ghosh charged with tempering of evidence by investigating agency.

Al Jazeera

PM Modi flags off 6 Vande Bharat trains virtually

Six Vande Bharat trains entered the Indian Railways fleet on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the trains from Tatanagar in Jharkhand. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Traces of this Pakistani megacity's past are vanishing, but one flamboyant pink palace endures

Stained glass windows, a sweeping staircase and embellished interiors make Mohatta Palace a gem in Karachi, a Pakistani megacity of 20 million people

The Independent UK

The Scottish botanist who brought tea from China to India

IT was in this week of 1812 that the quite remarkable Robert Fortune was born. The Scottish botanist credited with altering the economies of the two…

The National (Scotland)

Hi-tech, strategic: new wave of Kashmir militant attacks before elections stuns Indian forces

Military scrambling to thwart insurgency that contradicts Delhi government claims to have brought peace to region

The Guardian - UK

Medallist Bhaker shares motivational insight after Golden Temple visit

Indian shooter and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker recently made her first visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, expressing a deep sense of serenity and fulfillment. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India considers joining Russia, China to build nuclear plant on Moon

Rivals India and China are said to be keen on joining a Russian project to build an atomic power plant for a human base on the Moon.

Radio France Internationale

'Zorawar' Indian light tank field firing trials conducted successfully

The first phase of developmental field firing trials of tank Indian light tank 'Zorawar' was conducted by DRDO on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Indian poet who scared white South Africa – and changed it

With her stirring speech 100 years ago, Sarojini Naidu inspired united opposition to empire and white minority rule.

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Hindi Diwas being celebrated throughout the country with dedication

Hindi Diwas is observed on September 14, marks the anniversary of Hindi as the official language. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India’s oldest and greatest: A new book weaves history and culture with India’s iconic trees

About two decades ago, naturalist Pradip Krishen wrote a book which aroused the interest of young nature lovers about important trees in the capital. In his book Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide, Krishen wrote about more than 250 trees and some of their subspecies, encouraging environment lovers and researchers…

Barchart

Sugar Prices Give Up Early Gains as Crude Prices Turn Lower

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Friday closed down -0.06 (-0.31%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) closed up +0.80 (+0.15%). Sugar prices Friday settled mixed, with London sugar posting a 1-week high. Sugar fell back from its best levels Friday, with NY sugar retreating from...

Barchart

Concerns About Brazil Sugar Production Underpins Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.14 (+0.73%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is up +8.40 (+1.56%). Sugar prices today are moving higher for a third session, with NY sugar posting a 1-week high and London sugar posting a 2-week high. Sugar...

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Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal released on bail

Delhi chief minister had been in jail since being arrested in March in corruption case he says is politically motivated

France 24

Are relations between Dhaka and New Delhi starting to cool?

In this week's show: Bangladesh's International Crime Tribunal says it's begun the process to request the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India. While Dhaka and New Delhi enjoyed warm relations under Hasina's watch, we ask if relations between the two neighbours have now started to cool since…

The Independent UK

Singer Diljit Dosanjh’s India tour sells out within minutes leaving fans crushed

Actor and musician is credited with putting Punjabi music on the world map

Al Jazeera

India’s top court grants bail to opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal

Supreme Court says while Delhi chief minister’s arrest was lawful he should be freed while contesting the charges.

Al Jazeera

Form, history, facts: India vs Pakistan – Asian Champions Trophy hockey

Al Jazeera’s lowdown on the sport, the tournament and the upcoming match between the South Asian hockey powerhouses.

Al Jazeera

Could Marxist Anura Dissanayake become Sri Lanka’s next president?

His party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run.

Newslaundry

Farewell, comrade: Sitaram Yechury was committed to making the Left responsive to political tides

Amidst the many ways that one can look back at the life of Sitaram Yechury, the most characteristic aspect of his political presence was the link between the core of the institutional Left with the impulse of India’s mainstream national politics. He never let his standing and depth – as…

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