The play Be-loved opens up heart-warming conversations about queerness

Directed by Sapan Saran, the mostly Hindi play employs song, dance and humour to depict the complexities of love.

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Vijay Madhavan’s one-man natakam

Bhagavata Mela and Bharatanatyam artiste Vijay Madhavan recent performance in Chennai showed his fine grasp over both the forms.

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Sambandamurthy Achari: An unsung music scholar

Sambandamurthy set the 51 verses of Kandar Anubhuti to tune in 51 different ragas. He has composed varnams and more than 100 songs.

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Zahawi confirms he paid nearly £5m for tax error

The ex-chancellor says he is sorry for not giving more details in his ministerial declaration.

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‘Extreme’ protest groups face ban under proposal

A report will recommend proscribing “extreme” groups using criminal tactics to achieve their aims.

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EU says Booking.com must comply with strict tech rules, investigates X

The European Union said it has designated hotel reservation website Booking.com as a “gatekeeper“, which suubjects it to strict EU obligations. The bloc also opened an investigation to determine the regulatory status of X.

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Amazon to invest $1.3 bln in France, create 3,000 jobs

Amazon sait it would invest more than 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in its French operations and create more than 3,000 permanent jobs

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Nivin Pauly to play the lead in director Akhil Sathyan’s next

The film marks Akhil’s sophomore venture after the Fahadh Faasil-starrer ‘Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum’

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Interview | Vinayak Sasikumar : I am in a better space now as a lyricist

A chat with Malayalam lyricist Vinayak Sasikumar, riding high on his songs from Aavesham

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