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#SoniaSadaf is trending on twitter. Firdous Ashiq Awan isn’t. The former was dissed by the latter and twitteratis are on overdrive in Pakistan in favor of each. Sadaf is a
Continue readingNaseeruddin Shah Quote and Firdous Ashiq Awan Episode
In the summer of 2020, an Indian journalist went to cover ‘normalcy’ in occupied Kashmir and returned with a lasting interaction with a girl named Nafeesa, giving him sleepless nights.
Continue readingPandemic in India: Has Kashmiri Girl Nafeesa’s Wish Been Fulfilled?
CLARION INDIA: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF), a Hindutva group in the United States, has sent legal notices to a US-based journalist, news group Al Jazeera International and Indian-American activists
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An Indian, with broken voice at times, and on the brink of sobbing, shares his views –says it’s a ‘meltdown’ –in his country –due to the pandemic. The Indian is
Continue readingIndia COVID Crisis: An Indian’s Perspective of ‘Meltdown’ (Video)
‘Let’s fight the COVID-19 together’, sings a young Pakistani singer as his country’s eastern neighbor India faces the crisis. Scientists are studying what led to the current surge in cases
Continue readingCOVID in INDIA: A Pakistani Singer’s Heart Touching Song (Video)
Global military spending increased by 2.6 per cent to US$1.964 trillion (€1.637 trillion) last year, despite the economic toll of the coronavirus (COVD-19) pandemic. The global military burden—world military expenditure
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Ordu or Altınordu is a port city (the city of oxygen) on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, historically also known as Cotyora or Kotyora, and the capital of Ordu
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The Biden administration will restrict travel from India on advice of the C.D.C. in light of the country’s high virus caseloads and multiple variants. The policy will take effect Tuesday,
Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Reza Kheradmandan, this 60+ seconds short film captures the universality of the longing we all have for a mother’s embrace –it took my
Continue readingMOTHER: This 1-Minute Iranian Film Took My Breathe Away (Video)
ARAB NEWS: Dressed in tan uniforms, veils and black berets, some 113 officers assist pilgrims and worshipers at the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah. Dozens of female officers are also deployed
Dozens of South Asians came together for an online meet on Sunday and expressed grief, solidarity amid the suffering inflicted by the pandemic in the region and worldwide. The huddle
Continue readingCovid-19 Pandemic in So. Asia: ‘Peace Mongers’ Call for Cooperation, Empathy
Two diplomats from Pakistan Embassy in South Korea were caught shoplifting at a store in Seoul. According to a report in The Korea Times, while one diplomat allegedly stole candies,
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