Author: Dilip

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Why is Bella Hadid in the headlines? Because it distracts from the hell on Earth that is Gaza

NB: Attacking Hadid feels like a great distraction from the (US taxpayer-funded) hell on Earth that is Gaza. It’s fascinating to see which media outlets have chosen to write about this fake shoe controversy, but have ignored recent stories such as a 24-year-old man with Down’s syndrome being attacked by an IDF dog in Gaza… Read More Why is Bella Hadid in the headlines? Because it distracts from the hell on Earth that is Gaza

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Khudai Khidmatgar team with Swami Raghvendraji, visited Haryana and Delhi

Khudai Khidmatgar team with Swami Raghvendra ji Maharaj, Founder Satya Dharma Samwaad visited Haryana and Delhi Many local Khudai Khidmatgar friends from Haryana and western UP who believe in social co-existence and understand constitutional duty to promote the unity and integrity of the Nation were worried and anxious about the recent controversial order to declare… Read More Khudai Khidmatgar team with Swami Raghvendraji, visited Haryana and Delhi

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‘Extinct’ trees found in Tanzania sparks hope for ecosystem recovery

RYAN TRUSCOTT In July 2023, botanist Andrea Bianchi was driving in the Nguru Mountains of eastern Tanzania when the broad pods on a tree growing in a maize field near the road caught his eye. He pulled over and found not one but two Millettia sacleuxii trees, a species scientists had feared was extinct. Thousands of their… Read More ‘Extinct’ trees found in Tanzania sparks hope for ecosystem recovery

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‘I fear they will kill me for talking’: The Pakistani poet abducted for his activism

Ahmad Farhad’s abduction sent ripples across Pakistan. After being released on bail, he insists on telling his story Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi It was late at night in Islamabad and Ahmad Farhad was returning from a quick trip to the shops when someone walked up behind him. “Don’t be… Read More ‘I fear they will kill me for talking’: The Pakistani poet abducted for his activism

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Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future

At the lawless triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, drug trafficking, illegal logging and gangs jeopardise the ecological and social fabric of the rainforest Bram Ebus The area of the Amazon where Brazil, Colombia, and Peru meet – referred to as Tres Fronteras (triple frontier) – brims with wildlife and natural resources. It is also… Read More Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future

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Bangladesh: Students Have Often Led Protests That Have Transformed the Country

Bharat Bhushan A nationwide curfew imposed by the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh on Friday, 19 July, may not be enough to quell the student protests that began on 1 July. Already over 100 protestors have been killed in police firing and 25,000 protestors injured. Prime Minister Hasina imposed the curfew after a massive breakdown of law and… Read More Bangladesh: Students Have Often Led Protests That Have Transformed the Country

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State terror in Bangladesh / Informal reports on the ground situation

NB: This comment by a Bangladeshi activist on the current events has been sent with difficulty, given the government clampdown on communications. The writer has requested that it be widely circulated. Beneath it is a condensed translation of an informal report from a Facebook post by journalist Arka Bhaduri in West Bengal. DS Bangladesh police… Read More State terror in Bangladesh / Informal reports on the ground situation

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The optics get worse for Prime Minister Modi / UPSC Fraud & Modi Govt : चेयरमैन का अचानक इस्तीफ़ा..बहुत बड़ा फ्रॉड हुआ है ! / अग्निवीर बनने का संघर्ष और UPSC का चेयरमैन बनने का सौभाग्य

Bharat Bhushan Much as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to project a continuity from his second term to his third, public perception does not seem in his favour. While photo-ops of the prime minister’s exaggerated familiarity with world leaders continue to flood the media, there are no substantive outcomes, and domestically the ground seems… Read More The optics get worse for Prime Minister Modi / UPSC Fraud & Modi Govt : चेयरमैन का अचानक इस्तीफ़ा..बहुत बड़ा फ्रॉड हुआ है ! / अग्निवीर बनने का संघर्ष और UPSC का चेयरमैन बनने का सौभाग्य

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