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DESPARDES News Monitor – Arundhati Roy, the legendary award-winning Indian author won Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel The God of Small Things. In 2017, 20 years after the publication
Continue readingArundhati Roy on Fascism, Rising Hindu Nationalism in India & Abuses in Kashmir
India’s general election 2019 began on April 11 and will end on May 19. Votes will be counted on May 23 MUSLIM MIRROR – Israeli Ambassador to India, Dr. Ron Malka
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Myanmar pilot skillfully manages to execute emergency landing despite plane’s front wheels not deploying (AP) — A Myanmar National Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Mandalay International Airport on
Continue readingMyanmar Passenger Jet Lands Safely After Landing Gear Fails
DESPARDES News Monitor – India has received the first of 22 Apache attack helicopters from the US, its defense and security ally in the region. The war machine was handed
Continue readingIndia Gets Apache Helicopter, Hails It as ‘Significant Step’
Muslim shops in Sri Lanka attacked as tensions remain after Easter Sunday bombings; They fear for safety after Easter Sunday attacks; Sporadic attacks on Muslim houses and shops have increased
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DESPARDES News Monitor – Australian law enforcement authorities have arrested a self-proclaimed Indian spiritual guru for allegedly sexually assaulting two women during prayer meetings. According to The Indian Express, 38-year-old Anand Giri,
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Prominent rights lawyer Amal Clooney said Tuesday it had been an “honor to represent” her clients. AFP – Two Reuters journalists jailed for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis in
Continue readingJournalists Jailed For Reporting on Rohingya Crisis Freed After Global Outrage
DESPARDES News Monitor: India is in full election mode: voting began on 11 April, and the final ballot will be cast on 19 May. The fifth phase concluded elections for
ALBILAD Daily English Online – With its 3,500 to 4,000 shakhas across Rajasthan, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is trying to play an active role in the state during the
Continue readingHow RSS is Working Tirelessly to Help BJP Win 2019 LS Polls in Rajasthan
“This new India will enter your home and kill you (Pakistan). We will respond to a bullet with a cannon,” he said. “When you vote for BJP, your vote will
Continue readingIndia Election Update: Close Call For BJP and Modi
“These attacks were on soft targets and not aimed at the state, so there may be a backlash” DESPARDES News Monitor – As Sri Lanka comes to grips with its
Continue readingSri Lanka Bloodshed: Terrorism on a New Scale
“If the Indian sub attempt thwarted by our Navy is of Kamorta-class, then it’s possible it could be fitted with Israeli Barak 8 LR-SAM missile defense system”, said one analyst.