On August 27, 2026, the Balochistan Government announced bounties, ranging from 1 million to 1.5 million rupees, on nine Baloch women, for their alleged linkages to Fitna al Hindustan (A state term for Baloch
At 10 p.m. on the night of October 28, 2024, the Israeli air force struck a five-story building in Beit Lahiya, in the northern area of Gaza. Northern Gaza has been pummeled by the
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by Luxman Aravind The exclusion of Muslims from the Cabinet, in many ways, seems to be reminiscent of past political missteps, such as the controversial burial ban on Muslims during the COVID-19
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Life, in its enigmatic unpredictability, often charts a course replete with trials designed to test the mettle of the human spirit. It invites us to tread the narrow path of perseverance and
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There was a tortuous and painful end to COP29, the international climate change conference held in oil-rich Baku, Azerbaijan. The main issue was how much would the rich countries hand over to
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Note from Our Editorial Desk The weather and flood forecast for Sri Lanka, as of 12:30 on 27 November 2024, highlights the presence of a cyclonic system that is currently a deep
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Sri Lanka teeters on the edge of disaster, and the government’s slow, ineffective response risks pushing the nation into chaos. A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has already escalated into
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by Luxman Aravind In 1984, in an interview with Anita Pratap, Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Tamil Tigers and self-styled champion of Tamil Eelam, shared his views on the geopolitical dynamics influencing
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About 85,000 women and girls across the globe were killed intentionally in 2023, with 60 percent of the homicides committed by intimate partners or other family members, according to a report released
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by Luxman Aravind When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace instead becomes a circus – Turkish proverb Politics in Sri Lanka, where the truth is often muffled
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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized a large shipment of methamphetamine after intercepting a fishing trawler off the coast of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The operation, which took place on
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