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Mile Sur Mera Tumhara: Why India’s most beloved TV moment failed when it tried again

The passing of Piyush Pandey brought back memories of his most enduring contribution to Indian popular culture: the 1988 Doordarshan musical medley Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. Working as an account manager at Ogilvy Mather, Pandey had penned lines that became a rare government broadcast, a lyrical celebration of India’s diversity…

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Menopause getting you down? Don’t worry, the wellness industry has a very pricey solution for you

Lion’s mane mushroom, maca root, collagen concoctions: there’s a menopause gold rush out on social media’s wild frontier, says comedian Viv Groskop

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No shame, no opprobrium: racism is priced in now. Of all the right’s victories, this one has been critical

In this age of Tory nativism and Faragist populism, the question isn’t ‘is this person a bigot?’ Now it is ‘does that matter at all?’ says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

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Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands

A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde

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Spooky eucy! Let’s celebrate the haunting beauty of Australia’s gum trees this Halloween

From skeletal spectres to portals to the underworld, eucalypts have the power to thrill and chill

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The Guardian view on the budget: what a Labour chancellor should really say

Editorial: Rachel Reeves needs her address to restore confidence, rebuild capacity and bury the tired orthodoxy that has held Britain back

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The Guardian view on electronic implants: a new way of seeing, not of being

Editorial: Electronic implants are helping people see again. Their promise is profound, but so are the risks. Progress must be guided by ethics and accessibility

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Ukraine’s ingenuity alone will not be enough to win the war

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Nato forces must back Ukraine or prepare to see all that country’s innovative brilliance fall into the hands of the Kremlin

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Keir Starmer won’t be surprised Lucy Powell is his new deputy leader – but he should be very worried

Labour members – and Caerphilly voters – have made their feelings clear. When will the PM realise that his strategy just isn’t working, asks Morgan Jones of Renewal

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The ‘immoral, unthinkable’ political dispute rupturing a friendship requires a delicate therapeutic approach

Disagreements between friends are as old as friendship itself, but the weight of a fractured world is pressing on many

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Trump’s megalomaniac White House project fits a global trend among far-right populists

The president’s move is less an example of American exceptionalism than part of a familiar pattern

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Catherine Connolly’s election as president has added a new dynamic to Irish politics

After a bizarre contest in which both government candidates blew their chances, the left has shown it can unite to win, says Irish Times columnist Justine McCarthy

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The tragic change a single year has made in America

As we approach the anniversary of the 2024 election, we awake to new horrors each day. But we must not give up hope

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Heard the one about the three vicars who went to the cinema – and were taught a lesson in tolerance?

Watching the film I Swear, at first I was irked by the shouting and swearing from an audience member. But I ended up thanking him, says vicar and standup comedian Ravi Holy

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Taxes must rise but taxes must be fair

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: A tax rise only on the rich will hurt growth and raise too little revenue – a broader rise in income tax would be fairer and more effective

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The war in Gaza is supposed to be over. But be warned: without truth and justice, it will never truly end

A fragile ceasefire is in place, but what’s needed is an international tribunal for resolution and reparation. That’s the only route to lasting peace, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Why is Trump demolishing the White House’s East Wing? Because he wants to

The president’s mega-project raises a lot of questions – including when he’s planning on leaving

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Trump was planning to send troops to San Francisco. Now he’s not. Here’s why

The US president’s reversal was as capricious as his original plan. What if local billionaires had urged him to stick with it?

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Trump’s men come to Israel with plenty to say. But they’re silent on any real future for Gaza

Kushner, Witkoff, Vance and Rubio – they’ve all been sent to keep the ceasefire in place. Now we need to hear about a concrete plan, says Haaretz journalist Roy Schwartz

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United Nations at 80: How it’s facing the severest identity crisis of its existence

Even as the United Nations marked the eightieth anniversary of its formation on October 24, the organisation is grappling with the severest identity crisis of its existence.

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The Supremes, Marcus Garvey, Tupac Shakur: the cultural figures who inspired our Black History Month panel

At the end of Black History Month, our panel reveal the influences that helped them shape their beliefs and identities

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France has survived revolutions and wars: its crisis now is deep, but not terminal

From the raid on the Louvre to the spectacle of Sarkozy in jail, it is tempting to think France is on a downward spiral. But history tells the tale of its resilience, says historian David A Bell

The Guardian - AU

Australia fiddles with fossil gas while the country swelters in record heat. It doesn’t make sense

Australians have an obvious interest in action against global warming. Focusing on gas instead of renewables for the energy transition risks sabotaging our future

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The Guardian view on the Caerphilly byelection: Labour’s collapse in its Welsh heartland signals a wider loss

Editorial: Plaid Cymru’s win in Caerphilly marks more than a local upset. It exposes the exhaustion of Labour’s moral imagination – and a deeper British crisis of purpose

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The Guardian view on a bumper crop of horror: scary times call for even scarier films

Editorial: A new wave of socially engaged movies is storming the box office and changing how we think about the genre

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