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Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

The prestigious award was given to The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, which the judges hailed as "a searing, mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war."

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Shehan Karunatilaka’s Booker winner is narrated by a dead man - but it’s a novel full of life

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, about a photographer during Sri Lanka’s civil war, has tremendous comic energy

The Guardian - UK

Booker Prize 2022 winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is compelling about conflict – but not a simple read

Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka has won this year’s £50,000 prize for a metaphysical thriller about the horrors of civil war. It’s easy to see why the judges liked it, writes Martin Chilton, but a shame to see Claire Keegan miss out for her moving novella

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Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker prize for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Judges described the Sri Lankan author’s second novel as a ‘rollercoaster journey through life and death’ and praised its audacity and ambition

The Guardian - UK

Why ex-chief economist’s tirade against ‘India’s usual critics’ is illogical

On October 15, KV Subramanian wrote an opinion piece in the Times of India lambasting “India’s usual critics”. Since he has served as India’s chief economic adviser, an article by him cannot be dismissed without serious consideration. But does his “critique” really stand up to scrutiny or is he indulging…

Newslaundry

Sri Lanka stunned by Namibia in 55-run loss at men's T20 World Cup

Namibia causes the first boilover of the men's T20 World Cup, with a 55-run victory over Sri Lanka in Geelong.

ABC News

PM Modi and Jay Shah react to Indian women's team Asia Cup 2022 win

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BCCI secretary Jay Shah congratulated the Indian women's cricket team on their victory in the final of the Asia Cup on Saturday.

The Times of India

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Saturday headlines: Scots blogger on the run in Sri Lanka and youths wreak havoc in flat block

Here are the main headlines on the Daily Record website today.

Daily Record

Not a good batting display: Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu on Women's Asia Cup final loss

SYLHET (Bangladesh): Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu rued the batting collapse for the team's Asia Cup Final loss against India at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

The Times of India

We should give credit to bowlers and fielders: Harmanpreet Kaur

SYLHET: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur lauded her bowlers and the fielding unit after the team's triumphant campaign in the Women's Asia Cup, which ended with a lop-sided final against Sri Lanka here on Saturday.

The Times of India

Renuka's Heroics Help All-Round India Clinch Seventh Asia Cup Title, Defeat Sri Lanka By 8-Wickets In Final

An all-round India crushed Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final match of the Women's Asia Cup 2022, clinching their seventh title.Read more on Dynamite News:

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India romp to seventh Women's Asia Cup title with easy win over Sri Lanka

SYLHET: India maintained their dominance in the Women's Asia Cup with an eight-wicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final here on Saturday for their seventh title in eight editions.

The Times of India

Terrified Scottish blogger on the run in Sri Lanka speaks from hiding place

Kayleigh Fraser, 34, has been vocal on social media regarding the uprising in the country since Ranil Wickremsinghe took charge on July 21, citing several protests in Columbo

Edinburgh Live

Women's Asia Cup Final: India restrict Sri Lanka to just 65/9

SYLHET: India limited Sri Lanka to a paltry 65 for nine in the Women's Asia Cup final here on Saturday.

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Daily Record

Terrified Scots blogger on run in Sri Lanka speaks from hiding place

Kayleigh Fraser, 34, has been on the run after judges rejected her bid to stay in the country.

The Guardian - UK

Intrigue and upsets on the menu as T20 World Cup begins in Australia

All the ingredients are in place for a spicy tournament as the battle to qualify for the Super 12 stage kicks off

The Times of India

Women's Asia Cup Final: India start favourites against Sri Lanka in pursuit of 7th Asia cup title

SYLHET: A ruthless Indian team would look to reassert its supremacy and aim to win an unprecedented seventh Asia Cup title when it clashes with Sri Lanka in the final here on Saturday.

The Times of India

Wanindu Hasaranga's rise quite similar to Lasith Malinga: Mahela Jayawardene

MELBOURNE: Sri Lankan batting legend Mahela Jayawardene is mighty impressed with the rise of Wanindu Hasaranga as he sees traits of pace bowling great Lasith Malinga in the 25-year-old spin allrounder.

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The Hindu

Ponniyin Selvan-1 could’ve helped remove anti-Chola perception among sections of Sinhalese: writer

The Pandyas and the Sinhalese were traditional and close allies, says Ayathurai Santhan

The Guardian - UK

Refugee wrongly labelled child murderer says decades of his life wasted

Mayooran Thangaratnam fled Sri Lanka for the UK in 2003 after brutal murder of his father but was repeatedly refused asylum

Reuters

Sri Lanka to keep 'middle-income' status but seek concessional loans

Sri Lanka will remain a middle-income country but request the World Bank to grant it some loans generally offered to poorer nations, the president's office said on Tuesday, clarifying a cabinet spokesperson's earlier comments on the matter.

The Hindu

Ducking Sri Lankan Navy’s bullets, youth swims 13 km to Dhanushkodi

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Heroin seized off Kochi was possibly bound for US, Europe markets via Sri Lanka

International drug smugglers use Indian ports of call as safe houses for concealing heroin sourced from Afghanistan to dodge severe cargo profiling at foreign ports. A shipment from Iran, Pakistan, or Afghanistan will invite a fiercer scrutiny in foreign harbours than cargo from India or Sri Lanka, say officials

The Times of India

T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe warm-up match rescheduled

MELBOURNE: The men's T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up fixture between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe has been rescheduled, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed. The match will now be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday, 11 October.

The Guardian - UK

Shehan Karunatilaka: ‘There’s a Sri Lankan gallows humour… we’ve been through a lot of catastrophes’

The novelist on finding dark farce in his country’s civil war, his grunge band past, and the ‘lottery win’ of the Booker shortlist

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