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#FirstLook | Read an Extract from Award–Winning Writer Benyamin’s Riveting New Novel ‘Body and Blood’

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It was when Rithu and Ragesh were planning to go to a movie straight from the office that Brother Aruldas called and informed her about Midhun’s accident. They left for the hospital immediately. On the way, she WhatsApp-ed Sandhya the news. It was because she had no idea what exactly

An Extract from Bestselling Crime Novelist S. Hussain Zaidi’s Latest Thriller

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The bestselling author of the Eleventh Hour, S. Hussan Zaidi, is back with another fast-paced thriller. The Endgame sees the return of the iconic team led by Vikrant Singh and Shahwaz Ali Mirza, who find themselves in an even more precarious dilemma than three years ago… can they come together

Three Impossible Wishes | Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream | An Extract

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2 Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream   Mom always told me that if I made three impossible wishes, the most impossible one would come true. Here’s how I hacked that process – I keep the wishes interconnected. That way, when one comes true, all come true. My wishes were simple.

#FirstLook | Shameless by Taslima Nasreen

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  I met Suranjan quite unexpectedly. He rang the bell one day at my Rawdon Street flat and I opened the door to find an unknown young man, ‘Whom do you want?’ ‘You.’ ‘Me? Why?’ ‘It’s urgent.’ ‘That’s not good enough. Why are you here, where have you come from?’

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    Recipe | Tradition with a Modern Twist: Brandy Snap Cannolis with Bhapa Doi

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    We’re all cooking and boy, do we need a recipe that uplifts our mood! What about a modern spin on a traditional Indian mithai? We’ve got an amazing, mouth watering dessert that puts a twist on sweetened curd; crunchy and creamy, you won’t be able to stop at one! Lets

    Letter To My Younger Self: Inspiring People on the Lessons They’ve Learned, the Mistakes They’ve Made and the Relationships That Changed Their Lives

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    How many times have we wished to know something that we learned later on, through our own experiences and sometimes, even mistakes? If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say? More than 10 years ago, The Big Issue began asking people that and since