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For the first time since the Partition of the subcontinent in 1947, Sanskrit has formally entered a Pakistani classroom. The ...

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Dr Shahid Rasheed said he is often questioned about his choice to study Sanskrit, a language commonly associated with Hindu religious texts.

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Charli XCX leans into a dark, experimental sound with “Chains of Love” for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights.

Andy Bell hadn’t made one of those in a decade and a half, electing instead to release some 17 singles between 2013 and 2023.