Three and a Half Star In All Homes
IRSHAD SALIM: There appears to be a three-an-a-half star like situation. The Starry Night by Van Gogh, Dance Like an Egyptian song of Bangle Sisters, and lately the hilarious Patriot
Malaysia Rounds Up Migrants to Contain Coronavirus Pandemic
Malaysian authorities are rounding up undocumented migrants as part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, officials said, after hundreds of migrants and refugees were detained in the capital
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Coronavirus Pandemic Could Last For Two Years
DESPARDES — A new report warns the pandemic that has already killed more than 242,000 people likely won’t be contained for two years. The modeling study says that about 70% of
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Non-Resident Indian Oil Tycoon Commits Suicide in Dubai
DESPARDES — An Indian oil tycoon committed suicide by jumping off a building in Dubai on April 23 due to financial problems. The mortal remains of non-resident Indian businessman Joy
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INSIGHT: Frontloading National Security With Economics the Way Forward
IRSHAD SALIM — There’s a new normal everyone realizes but may have found it difficult or finding it hard to tell what it looks like and what a new order
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Dubai Job Seeker Left Aghast at Prospective Employer’s Email: ‘Why Need a Job, Go to Delhi in Shaheen Bagh For Protests’
DESPARDES — An Indian-Muslim from Kerala was left aghast — and is still upset — after his prospective employer in Dubai wrote back chiding him for looking for work and
INDIA SITUATION: ‘Cannot Stand By and Let Another Gujarat Happen’
DESPARDES REPORT — On Tuesday, Dawn reported that “Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and others “cannot stand by and let another Gujarat
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The Celestine Prophecy: And Here It Is 2020
ARUN DEAN — This novel discusses a Mayan sacred manuscript that was written around 600 B.C., and the search for it in the Peruvian rain forest. Author James Redfield says:
Views of a Psychiatrist From Pakistan on Covid 19 Crisis
DR. MOWADAT RANA — Pandemic means (Pan: all, demos: people) we all will meet Covid-19 in the next one and a half season no matter what we end up doing…
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A Woman of Pakistan Origin Sets an Example in New York
IRSHAD SALIM — A note (below) being shared about a family in Brooklyn, New York I’ve been up, close and personal with for decades. It’s a model family I’m proud
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Indian Classical Singer’s Tribute to ‘Ghazal Queen’ Begum Akhtar: ‘Aye Mohabbat Tere Anjam Pe Rona Aaya’
DESPARDES — Renowned classical singer Shruti Sadolikar Katkar offered her tributes to subcontinent’s greatest classical singer Begum Akhtar sahiba at her tomb — rendering one of her classics that say
Saudi Binladin Hires Investment Advisor, CEO as It Plans $15 Bln Debt Restructuring
SoDATA — Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) has hired an investment bank to advise on its $15 billion debt rescheduling plan. Bloomberg reported, citing a statement from Binladin International Holding Group,
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