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A woman looks at books in a public library in Hong Kong on July 4, 2020. - Books written by prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have started to disappear from the citys libraries, online records show, days after Beijing imposed a draconian national security law on the finance hub.The new security law and the removal of books raises questions of whether academic freedom still exists. (Photo | AFP)

What to Read in 2023

Here is a selection of titles to watch out for, anticipate, covet and acquire in the new year.

1 Jan 2023 1:37 AM IST

$In this file photograph taken on December 25, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his first Christmas Day \Urbi et Orbi\ (the city and the world) message to pilgrims and tourists on St Peters Square at The Vatican. - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a German theologian whose 2013 resignation took the world by surprise, died on December 31, 2022, at age 95, the Vatican announced. (Photo: AFP)$ World

Former pope Benedict XVI passes away

Former pope Benedict XVI was the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages

31 Dec 2022 3:34 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (PTI/Manvender Vashist)

Huge undercurrent against BJP in country: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi said the Bharat Jodo Yatra provided a framework to present a new way of working and thinking to the people

31 Dec 2022 2:26 PM IST

Nine persons were killed and 29 others injured after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided with a luxury bus on a national highway in Navsari district of Gujarat. (ANI)

Gujarat: Nine killed, 29 injured as SUV collides with luxury bus in...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of...

31 Dec 2022 1:33 PM IST

Cricketer Rishabh Pant receives treatment at a hospital after his car met with an accident, in Roorkee, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Rishabh Pant likely to be shifted to Delhi: DDCA Director monitoring...

Pant met with a serious accident while returning from Delhi to Roorkee as his car collided with the divider on the...

31 Dec 2022 12:45 PM IST

The World Health Organization has again urged China to regularly share specific and real-time data on the COVID-19 situation in the country. (AFP file image)

WHO asks China to regularly share data on Covid-19 situation

The global health agency has asked Chinese health officials to share data on genetic sequencing, hospitalisations,...

31 Dec 2022 10:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi carries mortal remains of his mother Heeraben Modi, who passed away at the age of 100, in Gandhinagar, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. (PTI)

PM Modi's mother Heeraben passes away at 99, kin join to do last rites

Modi's family requested people to continue with their scheduled work

31 Dec 2022 7:19 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a ceremony to flag off Vande Bharat Express train connecting Howrah and New Jalpaiguri, and inaugurate other railway projects, via video conferencing, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

Centre transforming railway infrastructure by making record...

PM launched four railway projects for West Bengal and laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the New...

31 Dec 2022 7:00 AM IST

In this Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 file photo, Brazilian football legend Pele gestures at his fans during the Subroto Cup Under-17 boys final match between AIFF and Manipur at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. Pele passed away due to cancer at the age of 82 in Brazil on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022.

AA Edit | Pele, a perfect jewel

As an ambassador after retiring with three Brazilian World Cup victories and 12 goals in 14 games, he was elegance...

31 Dec 2022 12:51 AM IST

The Bharat Jodo Yatra is not a journey without maps . It has crept up on the existing grammar of politics. (Representational Image/PTI)

AA Edit | As 2023 looms, is there a change in India's mood?

The social situation is in stasis on account of the moves made by the communal right. A time to resolve to get things...

31 Dec 2022 12:39 AM IST

The faceoff, which was reported near Yangtse in the Tawang sector, had lasted for few hours before both sides disengaged. Representational Image. (Twitter)

AA Edit | Fight terror, so J&K develops

The threat of cross-border terror has not abated and the security establishment must not lower its guard even...

30 Dec 2022 1:22 AM IST

An air passengers undergo gives sample for the COVID-19 tests at the airport, in Kolkata, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Preparedness is the key to tackling any spike in Covid

Anecdotal evidence thus far suggests that the symptoms are not any graver, which leads to the conclusion that a wave of...

30 Dec 2022 1:17 AM IST