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Kishwar Desai, is the chair of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust, which is setting up the Partition Museum at Town Hall, Amritsar.

There was some resentment towards such people, particularly in the rural areas that later voted overwhelmingly in favour of leaving the European Union, or Brexit , meaning the British exit from the EU.

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UK in thrall over naked' protests & the return of reformed' jihadis

More than 6,000 Europeans, men and women, are supposed to have joined the Islamic State's war, many of them very young.

18 Feb 2019 12:55 AM IST

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The stage is all set for Weinstein

As mercury plunges to minus 16 degrees in some parts of the UK, the political scenario over Brexit is also entering the...

4 Feb 2019 12:24 AM IST

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Prince Philip's car crash revives debate on age limit for driving

Everyone is wondering at the wisdom of a 97-year-old driving his own car, but he is unlikely to listen to anyone.

21 Jan 2019 5:31 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)

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In a freezing UK, worries about food shortages if there's a no-deal...

All the contenders for the PM's post are waiting to see what happens with Theresa May and Brexit.

7 Jan 2019 1:04 AM IST

The big brother of the Sangh Parivar in its mouthpiece Organiser said that common women, who face uncomfortable situations at the hands of common men, do not fall in the category of #MeToo campaign. (Representational image)

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London: Season of MeToo & a snowless X-mas

Sanghera's action has led to other accounts of sexual harassment in Parliament spilling out, some of which are being...

24 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

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Christmas at the time of Brexit, as Paris burns

his is certainly not either a peaceful or a jolly season, but for the world of commerce, the cash registers are the gods...

10 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

Books

Martial law & Dyer's raj of terror: Amritsar 1919

On the evening of 14 April, the attempt to terrorise the residents of Amritsar continued with the arrival of Dyer at the...

30 Nov 2018 1:00 AM IST

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A Gulf Sheikh's brush with Bollywood

As we go into a seriously cold spell there will be a huge warmth of welcome for the new Indian high commissioner, Ruchi...

26 Nov 2018 12:55 AM IST

British troops on the march during Mesopotamian campaign in World War I (Photo: File)

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At last, in UK, India's World War I heroes get the honour they deserve

The money raised from the sale of these special commemorative flowers goes towards the welfare of soldiers.

12 Nov 2018 5:30 AM IST

Now, male behaviour is on the radar too; a rising number of women are saying no to unsafe workspaces, for themselves and others. This is one of the biggest achievements of the #MeToo campaign. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

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Pickpockets in London's subway

This may be the time for all oppressed women and men working for MPs to come together and collectively fight the...

29 Oct 2018 12:05 AM IST

Meanwhile, there has been a lot of discussion on the #MeToo movement in India and it is about time women got together and fought for their own rights. No one can wait for all good men to step forward and help with benevolent patriarchy.

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Of royal weddings, India's #MeToo and a memorial for Wodehouse

Rape crisis centres will be opened, all through this private initiative.

15 Oct 2018 12:07 AM IST

Opinion

Let's ask for the Kohinoor again!

Paul McCartney's book will be much more fun as this grand dad rightly called Grandude , can really rock and roll.

1 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST