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      From left: Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard and Fionn Whitehead are seen here in a scene from 'Dunkirk'. Warner Bros Pictures via AP
      Debate kicks off over lack of Indian faces in 'Dunkirk' epic

      Four Indian companies were reportedly sent to Dunkirk, with one company taken captive by the Nazis and sent to POW camps where they later died. But not a single Indian is featured in Christopher Nolan's new film

      AsiaJuly 29, 2017
      Outcry over 'I am poor' signs painted on homes by Indian authorities

      Those affected, who are officially classed as being below the poverty line, told The National they felt humiliated.

      WorldJune 27, 2017
      Crimes against women in India are growing and will in all likelihood continue to grow. Raveendran / AFP
      Why has India failed to act on sexual violence?

      Little has changed in India more than four years after the gang rape of a student on a bus in Delhi, writes Amrit Dhillon

      OpinionFebruary 14, 2017
      A view of the Supreme Court in New Delhi.
      Poverty, not identity, is the issue holding India back

      Amrit Dhillon reflects on a Indian Supreme Court ruling that prohibits mention of race, caste and religion in election campaigns

      OpinionJanuary 09, 2017
      Prime minister Narendra Modi speaks after laying the foundation for the memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, in Mumbai last month. Shailesh Andrade / Reuters
      Grand designs are fine, but only when they harness creativity

      Amrit Dhillon highlights the Modi government's meaningless plan to erect a mammoth statue of a Hindu warrior king

      OpinionJanuary 01, 2017
      Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Indian film legend Rekha with HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
      Rekha: The Untold Story by Yasser Usman exposes a dark side of Bollywood

      The book tells how Rekha overcame several odds to become one of the greatest actresses of Indian cinema.

      December 11, 2016
      Police detain activists of the youth wing of India's main opposition Congress party during a protest against the government's decision to withdraw 500 and 1000 Indian rupee banknotes from circulation. Adnan Abidi / Reuters
      Black money crisis inverts the old order between India’s rich and poor

      Amrit Dhillon explores the possible long-term effects of India's cash crisis

      OpinionNovember 19, 2016
      The interiors of the restored Royal Opera House in Mumbai. Courtesy Abha Narain Lambah Associates
      Mumbai’s refurbished Royal Opera House regains its lost glory

      The Royal Opera House was shut down and fell into disrepair because it lost its relevance to the city’s social and cultural life.

      October 31, 2016
      Kartik and Shruti Arora, who met on Woo. Courtesy Woo
      Why are India’s millennials turning to home-grown dating apps?

      Keen to have more say in who they marry, millennials are turning to these dating apps – which allow for independence while being mindful of cultural norms – in their search for their prospective partners.

      FamilyOctober 29, 2016
      The banquet hall at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Dheeraj Paul for Rashtrapati Bhavan
      Book review: Around India’s First Table explores the gastronomic history of India’s presidential palace

      The culinary history of this monumental building – from quintessentially British banquets to the more Indianised meals served to heads of state these days – is chronicled in Around India’s First Table.

      September 10, 2016
      India’s obsession with cricket is partly responsible for the lamentable state of all other sport in India. Patrick Semansky / AP Photo
      When it come to gold medals, size doesn't matter

      Amrit Dhillon looks into India's underwhelming history at the Olympics

      OpinionAugust 09, 2016
      Indians wait to be examined by a doctor at a government hospital in Allahabad, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
      Amid the grime, signs of hope for Indian health care

      With recent attacks on doctors in Mumbai, Indian's health care system is under strain, writes Amrit Dhillon

      OpinionJune 13, 2016
      Indian director Omung Kumar (L) and actress Aishwarya Rai pose for a selfie as they arrive on May 15, 2016 for the screening of the film Mal de Pierres (From the Land of the Moon) at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP
      Purple reign: Aishwarya’s choice of lipstick at Cannes sets off a frenzy on Twitter
      FashionMay 16, 2016
      Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt ready to get his act together

      As he readies for a big-screen comeback now that his legal troubles are over, we look at the slew of projects the actor is working on – including the hotly anticipated Munnabhai 3 – the third film in the successful franchise.

      May 07, 2016
      Employees walk through a rest area at the Tata Consultancy Services campus in the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu IT Park in the Siruseri area of Chennai, India. Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg
      What’s the point of buying votes if you don’t get loyalty?

      Amrit Dhillon looks at a strange election routine in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu

      OpinionApril 16, 2016
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