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Uran murder case: 23-year-old man arrested in Karnataka hills
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Uran murder case: 23-year-old man arrested in Karnataka hills

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: Three days after the body of a 20-year-old woman was found near the Uran railway station, the police traced and arrested a 23-year-old man, who was hiding in the hills of northern Karnataka, for allegedly killing her. Uran murder case: 23-year-old man arrested in Karnataka hills The accused, Daud Shaikh, 23, was arrested Tuesday morning after a chase …

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The Qosh Tepa Canal: A Source of Hope in Afghanistan
11 months, 1 week ago

The Qosh Tepa Canal: A Source of Hope in Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

In Afghanistan, a desolate landscape almost entirely secluded from the rest of the world and burdened by starvation and severe climate changes, my father finds comfort in embracing hope. Renowned for his progressive policies, notably agriculture plans and various economic modernization endeavors, Daud crafted the Qosh Tepa canal project shortly after assuming power through a bloodless coup, marking the end …

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Sanjay Chhel – ‘Filmmaking has become like defusing a bomb’
2 years, 6 months ago

Sanjay Chhel – ‘Filmmaking has become like defusing a bomb’

Hindustan Times  

My father was into theatre. But after I wrote Rangeela for Ramu and then Yes Boss with Aziz Mirza, I kept getting screenplay and writing work regularly. We could go ahead and make a film like that then because in those days there wasn’t as much scrutiny of films. Initially, I didn’t get much songwriting work but when I made …

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Abdulrazak Gurnah | The chronicler of post-colonial life
3 years, 2 months ago

Abdulrazak Gurnah | The chronicler of post-colonial life

The Hindu  

Over the past few years, there have been shocking images of the human tragedy unfolding on European shores with scores of refugees trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa. Abdulrazak Gurnah, one of the most eloquent African writers, won the top prize “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee …

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Saeed Naqvi | Afghan in mess, but Biden’s end to US ‘forever wars’ welcome
3 years, 3 months ago

Saeed Naqvi | Afghan in mess, but Biden’s end to US ‘forever wars’ welcome

Deccan Chronicle  

American President Joe Biden’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan has been messy, agreed, but if it means an end to the US’ “forever wars”, isn’t that to be welcomed? When Donald Trump asked Jimmy Carter “What should we do, China is going ahead of us?”, Jimmy Carter’s pithy response was: “China hasn’t been at war since 1978; we’ve never stopped being …

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Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj amid pandemic

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj, as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom’s oversight of one of Islam’s key pillars and the safety of visitors in the face of a global pandemic. The hajj, which begins on Wednesday, normally draws around 2.5 million people for five intense days of worship …

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