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8 days ago
A 21-metre statue of Lionel Messi in Kolkata has been removed less than a year after its unveiling due to safety fears over its stability in strong winds.
59 days ago
The secret of India’s most liveable megacity ○
Kolkata’s pleasantness is not something to celebrate
84 days ago
‘Almost human’: life-size replicas of the dead help mend broken hearts in India ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The silicon figures are a touching version of what the Hindi language calls ‘smaran’, or remembrance
In the north of Kolkata, near Dum Dum Junction, Subimal Das and his staff of 80 work from an old fa…
3 months ago
Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura among authors longlisted for Women’s prize for fiction ⊕⊕
Sixteen novels are in contention for the £30,000 award, now in its 31st year, with settings ranging from climate-ravaged islands to a near-future Kolkata
Katie Kitamura, Susan Choi, Kit de Waal and Li…
South Africa v New Zealand: T20 World Cup cricket semi-final – live ⊕
T20 World Cup updates from Kolkata; 1.30pm GMT start
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This week’s Spin is a particularly good read
South Africa, who rested some players for their last …
Redlight to Limelight review – the powerful tale of 500 sex workers who formed a film collective ⊕
This documentary can’t help but be moving as it follows the Cam On group in Kolkata, who are creating a drama based on their experiences – even if it could do with more depth
Cam On is a film-making c…
India beat West Indies by five wickets to enter T20 World Cup semifinals ○
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
Samson hits 97 not out, West Indian bowling falters in Kolkata as India set up World Cup semifinal against England.
T20 World Cup: South Africa beat Zimbabwe; set up New Zealand semifinal ⊕
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
South Africa win by five wickets despite Sikandar Raza's all-round heroics; will play the first semi in Kolkata.
England’s slow-burn T20 World Cup heads for Super 8s with campaign yet to ignite ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
England are into the second phase despite struggling for form but Jamie Overton insists ‘there’s plenty more cricket in us’
If there was one thing the players of England and Italy agreed on at the end…
History hangs heavy over Calcutta Cup but England’s young side can turn tartan tide ⊖
Scotland have lost only two of the last eight clashes with England but Borthwick’s squad are unscarred by failure
In one of sport’s weirder coincidences, England are about to play must-win games again…