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Calgary indie-pop band the Fragments team up with visual artists to release fifth record

Calgary Herald 

When the Fragments hold its CD-release party on Friday at the Ironwood Stage and Grill, it will include some intriguing visual aids. Courtesy of a power-point presentation, all 14 songs on the Calgary indie-pop band’s fifth album, Winter Wasp, will be represented by corresponding artwork by local artists. Some songs have multiple visual interpretations, which […]

East Bengal renews contract of Dika

Business Standard 

I-League runners-up East Bengal on Wednesday renewed their contract with key midfielder Lalrindika Ralte for another two seasons. Popularly known as Dika, the 26-year-old Mizoram footballer has been a vital cog in East Bengal midfield. He had two assists in the I-League as the red-and-gold finished one-point behind Chennai City to settle for the second spot. Dika has expressed his happiness in continuing with the team and said he is "delighted to play under the able coaching and guidance of coach Alejandro Menendez". Читать дальше...

Getting Acquainted with Wallace Stevens

Los Angeles Review of Books 

CAN POEMS TEACH US how to live? What does it mean to approach poetry as a source of self-help? It’s not hard to call to mind examples of poetry that rouse or soothe or refocus a reader, lifting or quieting the mind like a deep breath. Yet much of the poetry encountered in literature classrooms […]

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Ponting surprised at Pant's exclusion, says he could have been India's X factor

Business Standard 

Australian great Ricky Ponting on Wednesday expressed surprise at Rishabh Pant's exclusion from India's World Cup squad, saying he could have been the X factor in the playing eleven. Ponting met Pant on Monday night, hours after the India squad was announced with Dinesh Karthik being preferred over the 21-year-old for the reserve wicketkeeper's slot. "Yes I was surprised when he was left out of the Indian squad. I thought he would be in and he would be in the starting eleven. I thought someone like... Читать дальше...



Huawei CEO offered Berlin no-spy deal to soften 5G concerns: Wirtschaftswoche

Yahoo Autos 

China's Huawei offered Berlin a "no-spy agreement" to address security concerns over the Chinese company's involvement in building Germany's next-generation 5G mobile infrastructure, a German magazine said on Wednesday. "Last month, we talked to the German Interior Ministry and said that we were ready to sign a no-spy agreement with the German government and to promise that Huawei will not install any backdoors in the networks," Wirtschaftswoche quoted Huawei Chief Executive Ren Zhengfei as saying. Читать дальше...

It's a contest between nationalism vs local issues in Vadodara

Business Standard 

The two main parties in the fray in Vadodara are going to voters with very different appeals -- the ruling BJP is pitching for teaching Pakistan a lesson and the opposition Congress is focusing on problems such as lack of jobs and high education costs. The urban seat was propelled into the national spotlight in 2014 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi defeated Congress veteran Madhusudan Mistry by over 5.7 lakh votes. When Modi chose to represent Uttar Pradesh's temple town of Varanasi and resigned from Vadodara... Читать дальше...

Maddie Ziegler joins Spielberg's 'West Side Story' remake

Business Standard 

Actor Maddie Ziegler has boarded the cast of filmmaker Steven Spieglberg's remake of "West Side Story". The 16-year-old actor, who rose to fame on "Dance Moms", will play member of the Jets in the film, reported People magazine. She has also worked extensively with Australian singer Sia on her music videos. Inspired by Williams Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", "West Side Story" centres on the rivalry between young street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The 1961 film adaptation won 10 Oscars, including Best Supporting Actress for Rita Moreno... Читать дальше...

5 million jobs lost between 2016-18, says report

Business Standard 

Employment opportunities declined and five million men lost their jobs between 2016 and 2018, according to a report released by the city-based Azim Premji University. The decline in job opportunities coincided with demonetisation in November 2016, although no direct causal relationship can be established based only on these trends, the State of Working India-2019 (SWI) report said. "Accounting for the increase in working-age population, the decline in the workforce participation rate (WPR) amounts... Читать дальше...

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