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1 month ago

'Gods, Guns and Missionaries' excerpt: When Jesuits met devils and monsters in India

While the chief antagonists of the Jesuits in the Mughal court were its Muslim scholars, three fathers had observed some Hindu practice too. This ‘putting European clothing on an Indian subject’ became a ‘constant feature of the early Western image of Indian gods’ as well. Or as Mitter tells, ‘classical monsters and gods, Biblical demons and Indian gods were all …

India Europe Kerala Indian Image Hindu Christian

1 month, 3 weeks ago

CICU Dominates in 10th CICU Corporate T20 Cricket Tournament

Hindustan Times

CICU emerges victorious in the first match of the 10th CICU Corporate T20 Cricket Tournament-2024. Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) secured a comfortable win against Navyug Namdhari Eco Drive in the Group D match. Pankaj from CICU emerged as the man of the match with a remarkable 58 runs. In the Group C match, Mitter Fasteners emerged victorious …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Will Xi and Biden mend US-China relations at the APEC summit?

Al Jazeera

Xi aims to revive investments in a sluggish Chinese economy while Biden looks to keep temperatures ‘low’ in Asia-Pacific As the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit begins in San Francisco, all eyes will be on the meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden as China and the United States try to stabilise relations damaged by trade and security concerns. …

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2 years, 2 months ago

How 'Xi Jinping Thought' is meant to make China great again

ABC

Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era — typically shortened to "Xi Jinping Thought" outside of China — was first enshrined in the Chinese constitution at the last National People's Congress in 2017. While previous Chinese leaders have had their ideology added to the Constitution, such as Deng Xiaoping's '"Open Door Policy", or Hu Jintao's …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Kolkata Teen With Down Syndrome Designs Clothes For Fashion Show, Gets Standing Ovation

News 18

As Durga Puja is just around the corner, it’s time for fashion shows to steal the limelight in Kolkata. As Zink London summer fashion show projected their showstopper, it turned heads and for good reason. Niara designed the summer sketchbook collection for the Zink London fashion show. We hope that she will be able to build a career around this, …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Domestic considerations always come first for China’s Communist Party: Rana Mitter on the CPC at 100

The Hindu

As China’s Communist Party turns 100 on July 1, its current leader, Xi Jinping, has staked out a greater global role for China even while championing a message of assertive nationalism at home. For China, says Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, University of Oxford, and author of "China's Good War: How World War II …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Avocado tree wait times smashed thanks to world-first rootstock trial

ABC

Getting more Aussie avocados on your toast could soon get easier thanks to a world-first Queensland innovation that can use a single millimetre of tree cutting from one tree to make 500 new ones. Key points: Scientists can create 500 new avocado trees from a single millimetre cutting This will significantly reduce commercial wait times for trees It's hoped it …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Jack Ma was almost bigger than China. That’s what got him into trouble

CNN

Tokyo CNN Business — Billionaire Jack Ma is a rare figure in China: a charismatic entrepreneur who speaks his mind and pushes boundaries. As Ma’s financial tech firm Ant Group was preparing for the world’s largest initial public offering, he accused authorities of stifling innovation and blasted the country’s banks for having a “pawn shop” mentality. “I think there’s one …

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