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1 week, 2 days ago

Violation of Sharia, provocative dresses: Zakir Naik tries to justify rape

Op India

Zakir Abdul Karim Naik popularly known as Zakir Naik, an Indian fugitive residing in Malaysia, who is infamous for disseminating his radical religious propaganda has once again attracted attention on social media due to his highly offensive comments amid the ongoing controversy over Pakistani Muslim grooming gangs in the United Kingdom. pic.twitter.com/ZGZ9L7IDh3 — Patrick Bet-David – CEO of Valuetainment January …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ajit Doval, Wang Yi resume border talks after 5 years

Hindustan Times

After a hiatus of five years, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will be meeting his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, for the institutionalised Special Representative Dialogue in Beijing to move towards enhancing peace and tranquility all along the 3,488 km Line of Actual Control. It was during the Kazan BRICS meeting on October 24, that both the top leaders achieved a …

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'Indian Army would be going to all patrolling points in Depsang': Jaishankar replies to Manish Tewari in LS

India TV News

Amid the uproar in the winter session of the parliament, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in a response to a question posed by Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari on recent disengagement with China, said, "What somebody wrote as a paper is for that somebody to answer for. Tewari quoted the paper which points out that "26 out of the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Father was freed by court for 12 days after 'trying to strangle daughter, 17, in honor killing' at school

Daily Mail

A father accused of almost strangling his daughter in an attempted 'honor killing' outside her school was allowed to walk free for 12 days after prosecutors initially failed to charge him with attempted murder. Victor Barnes, the father of the girl's boyfriend whom Ihsan allegedly punched in the face during the attack, wrote in an application for a restraining order …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

“The enemy within”: Trump trumps Trump

Salon

He’s vindictive, shallow, delusional and increasingly dangerous – but no one seems to care. At a recent rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, she played clips where Trump claimed that “the worst people are the enemy from within.” Or, “radical left lunatics,” and implied he’d take violent measures against them once he’s back in office. She got to score against Fox News …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

We must reform the ecosystem which enables rape

Hindustan Times

Twelve years ago, the heinous Delhi gang rape shocked the nation. A significant number of sexual crimes, including harassment and abuse of domestic workers to the trafficking of children for forced labour and slavery, are commercial in nature, but the legal response remains inadequate. Society’s apathy towards sexual crime fuels an ecosystem of inaction leaving rapists feeling powerful and the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jags owner Khan calls 2023 collapse an ‘organizational failure’ and says it can’t happen again

Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan called last year’s late-season collapse an “organizational failure.” Speaking after he and Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan signed a proclamation Wednesday that formally sealed a $1.4 billion “stadium of the future” proposal passed by the city a night earlier, Khan opened up about a variety of football-related topics. “But I don’t want to …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

International conference addresses cultural object restitution from colonial contexts

China Daily

A handover session for the physical evidence of the circulation of Zidanku Silk Manuscripts in the United States from the University of Chicago to China, is held at the International Conference on the Protection and Return of Cultural Objects Removed from Colonial Contexts in Qingdao, Shandong province on Thursday. The 2nd council meeting of the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

International conference addresses cultural object restitution from colonial contexts

China Daily

A handover session for the physical evidence of the circulation of Zidanku Silk Manuscripts in the United States from the University of Chicago to China, is held at the International Conference on the Protection and Return of Cultural Objects Removed from Colonial Contexts in Qingdao, Shandong province on Thursday. The 2nd council meeting of the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

International conference addresses cultural object restitution from colonial contexts

China Daily

A handover session for the physical evidence of the circulation of Zidanku Silk Manuscripts in the United States from the University of Chicago to China, is held at the International Conference on the Protection and Return of Cultural Objects Removed from Colonial Contexts in Qingdao, Shandong province on Thursday. The 2nd council meeting of the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in …

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8 months ago

House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos. One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the House floor and read a long list of “transgressions” she said Johnson …

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8 months, 1 week ago

House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Johnson as speaker

LA Times

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, speaks to reporters after she tried and failed to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday. Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos. One …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Reggie Bush’s returned Heisman is a long overdue reset of an outdated college sports mentality

New York Times

Wednesday’s news that Reggie Bush is finally getting his 2005 Heisman Trophy back marks the culmination of a long, contentious saga for Bush and USC. The famed USC running back’s exile dated to a 2010 NCAA infractions case in which a pair of wannabe agents arranged for Bush’s family to live rent-free in a house in San Diego and a …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Steve Kerr exit interview: Going deep on Draymond Green and the Warriors’ uncertain future

New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, as is typical in an exit interview setting, was detailed and revealing in his Thursday afternoon news conference, discussing a variety of big-picture talking points regarding the future of his eliminated team. Earlier in the afternoon, general manager Mike Dunleavy said he “can’t imagine a scenario” in which Green isn’t back …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nationalist vitriol toward China’s richest man sparks worry for business climate

Live Mint

Chinese nationalists have unleashed a wave of online attacks targeting China’s richest man, accusing him of being insufficiently patriotic and denting his business, a reminder of the risks facing entrepreneurs despite Beijing’s efforts to restore confidence among private investors. “Any power the trolls have comes from those who control censorship," said Shan Wei, a research fellow at the National University …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

View: Unsettled LAC is Xi's pressure point on India to stay away from West

Hindustan Times

It seems that China is in no mood to resolve its dispute with India. It is quite evident that the Chinese will use the non-resolution of Line of Actual Control to pressurise India not to go to the West Even now, the Chinese have packed up nearly 50,000 troops along with rocket systems, missiles and fighters on a standby in …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Marcus Rashford hits out at ‘false’ media criticisms

The Independent

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

High Court Allows BJP To Hold Protest Against Unrest In Sandeshkhali, Sets Aside Kolkata Police's Order

Live Law

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a plea moved by the office secretary of the West Bengal wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold a protest against the unrest that has recently unfolded in Bengal's Sandeshkhali on 28th and 29th February 2024.A single bench of Justice Kausik Chanda imposed certain conditions in allowing the plea and capped the attendance …

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11 months ago

It is high time the AU takes a firm stance against Ethiopia’s aggressions

Al Jazeera

What Africa needs from the African Union is not empty statements about ‘unity’ and ‘brotherly relations’, but the resolve to uphold the rule of law. In return, Ethiopia would give Somaliland an undisclosed ownership stake in state-owned Ethiopian Airlines and, according to Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, formally recognise the region’s independence from Somalia. Ethiopia has refuted Abdi’s interpretation of …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Who is Nayib Bukele, the world's 'coolest dictator', who has claimed a win in El Salvador's presidential polls?

Firstpost

Salvadorans are celebrating President Nayib Bukele’s victory in the elections that ended on Sunday, even before the results are announced. Unapologetic “dictator” El Salvador’s gang-busting President Nayib Bukele, who claimed re-election with an overwhelming majority Sunday, has sarcastically embraced the moniker of “dictator” and breezily shrugs off criticism of human rights transgressions. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele greets supporters from …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's unapologetic 'dictator'

New Indian Express

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR: El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele has proudly embraced the monicker of "dictator" and breezily shrugs off criticism of human rights transgressions. Bukele has denounced rare protesters for "vandalism," and called independent media and critics liars and defenders of criminality. "He fosters a cult of personality; there's devotion to him," analyst Michael Shifter of the Inter-American …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Harvard President Claudine Gay's fate hangs in the balance with more than 650 faculty signing open letter in support - as she's now accused of throttling free speech and ousting a law school professor

Daily Mail

Claudine Gay's role as Harvard president hangs in the balance after her congressional testimony - as she has now been accused of throttling free speech and firing a law professor for defending Harvey Weinstein. Harvard legal scholar Lawrence Tribe, who previously slammed Gay's testimony as 'deeply troubling' told CNN he signed the petition because “once external pressures, whether from ultrawealthy …

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1 year, 1 month ago

As retailer REI’s troubles with employees continue, consumers back off

Al Jazeera

Once known as the beacon of corporate America, REI is now embroiled in face-offs with employees, putting off consumers. Banking on REI’s reputation as a progressive company, Chang says she hoped they would operate in good faith on union negotiations, but that hasn’t been her experience. In an investor release, the company said that “in 2022, REI put an additional …

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1 year, 1 month ago

NBA: 'I'm Going To Play Basketball The Way I Play' Says Warriors' Draymond Green On Rudy Gobert Scuffle

News 18

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, banned five games by the NBA after grabbing Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert in a headlock, Sunday defending his decision to defend a teammate. Green lost his cool in the opening minutes of a game in San Francisco, after teammate Klay Thompson and the Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels got into it and Green saw Gobert try to …

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Violation of Sharia, provocative dresses: Zakir Naik tries to justify rape

Ajit Doval, Wang Yi resume border talks after 5 years

'Indian Army would be going to all patrolling points in Depsang': Jaishankar replies to Manish Tewari in LS

Father was freed by court for 12 days after 'trying to strangle daughter, 17, in honor killing' at school

“The enemy within”: Trump trumps Trump

We must reform the ecosystem which enables rape

Jags owner Khan calls 2023 collapse an ‘organizational failure’ and says it can’t happen again

International conference addresses cultural object restitution from colonial contexts

International conference addresses cultural object restitution from colonial contexts

International conference addresses cultural object restitution from colonial contexts

House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office

House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Johnson as speaker

Reggie Bush’s returned Heisman is a long overdue reset of an outdated college sports mentality

Steve Kerr exit interview: Going deep on Draymond Green and the Warriors’ uncertain future

Nationalist vitriol toward China’s richest man sparks worry for business climate

View: Unsettled LAC is Xi's pressure point on India to stay away from West

Marcus Rashford hits out at ‘false’ media criticisms

High Court Allows BJP To Hold Protest Against Unrest In Sandeshkhali, Sets Aside Kolkata Police's Order

It is high time the AU takes a firm stance against Ethiopia’s aggressions

Who is Nayib Bukele, the world's 'coolest dictator', who has claimed a win in El Salvador's presidential polls?

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's unapologetic 'dictator'

Harvard President Claudine Gay's fate hangs in the balance with more than 650 faculty signing open letter in support - as she's now accused of throttling free speech and ousting a law school professor

As retailer REI’s troubles with employees continue, consumers back off

NBA: 'I'm Going To Play Basketball The Way I Play' Says Warriors' Draymond Green On Rudy Gobert Scuffle