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(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) In Iran’s semi representative theocratic system, the elected President is a subordinate of the Supreme Leader, who is appointed by a group of senior clerics. The Supreme Leader…
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Smoke from burning vegetation rises in a rainforest in Yanomami Indigenous land, Roraima state, Brazil, March 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on…
More than 421,000 Australians live with dementia and it is expected to double in 30 years. Queensland, Australia: Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure is expected to almost double in the next 30 years. There is ongoing…
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The remains of 6,751 victims have been buried there to date. Srebrenica: For the relatives of the Srebrenica massacre victims, forgiving feels impossible, nearly 30 years on. But if Serbs in Bosnia and Belgrade stop denying and accept that the atrocity was an act of genocide, as states a draft UN resolution due to be…
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An Iranian woman holds a poster of President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a hardline cleric who many saw as a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
Australian cricket team coach Andrew McDonald said on Tuesday that charismatic young batter Jake Fraser-McGurk and all-rounder Matthew Short have been added as travelling reserves with the squad for the T20 World Cup in the Americas because they bring something different to the table. Fraser-McGurk, 22, in only his debut IPL season, gave…
A high-flying Kolkata Knight Riders and an unpredictable Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to avoid a detour to the final, as they square off in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Qualifier 1. The winner of the contest would directly book a spot in the final, while the loser would head to the Qualifier…
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Updated – May 21, 2024 12:03 pm IST Published – May 21, 2024 11:40 am IST File photo of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was found dead at the site of a helicopter crash site on May 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka is observing May 21, 2024, as a national day of…
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Arvind Kejriwal held a joint rally with his wife Sunita Kejriwal, callng her “Jhansi ki Rani”. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday tweaked the BJP’s 2014 poll slogan to take a swipe at the Prime Minister, saying “Acche din aane waale hain, Modi ji jaane waale hain” as he exuded confidence that…
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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to NDTV in an exclusive interview New Delhi: Hitting out at prominent leaders who switched to the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said the ones who left were not rooted in the party’s ideology. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Mr Kharge said, “They would move around with Rahul…