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Iranian artist Adel Yazdi in his studio | Photo Credit: AFP In the winding alleys of southern Iran, artist Adel Yazdi has taken it upon himself to turn his rustic old neighbourhood into a cultural and tourist hub through vibrant paintings and carved relief faces. Narenjestan, a neighbourhood characterised by crumbling, uninhabited houses, is nestled…
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A Canadian college student has had her jaw wired shut, forcing her to shift to an all-liquid diet for six weeks after she attempted to eat the popular jawbreaker candy, only to unexpectedly realise why they are called so. The student, identified as Javeria Wasim, was shopping alongside her friend when they picked up the…
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File photo for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Three people died when a fishing ship carrying 22 people hit a rock and capsized off a southwestern island of South Korea on Saturday (January 4, 2025), Yonhap News said, citing the Korea Coast Guard. The details of the injured and about the rescue efforts…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A fire that broke out at a shopping center in Dallas on Friday (January 4, 2025) morning killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds, authorities said. The 579 animals in the pet shop at Plaza Latina in Northwest Dallas died from smoke…
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Washington: In a momentous occasion for Indian Americans, six of their leaders on Friday were sworn-in as the members of the US House of Representatives, the largest so far for this minority ethnic community in the United States. “When I was first sworn in twelve years ago, I was the sole Indian American Member of…
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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has nominated Durgesh Pathak as its candidate for the Rajinder Nagar constituency in the upcoming Delhi Assembly election. Mr Pathak, the youngest member of the Political Affairs Committee of AAP, is eyeing re-election after he won the 2022 bypolls from the same seat. Here are five facts about…
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Washington, United States: Donald Trump said Friday “no American can be happy” that flags will be at half-mast when he is inaugurated this month, claiming Democrats were delighted about the downbeat optics. President Joe Biden ordered US flags lowered for a customary 30 days on federal buildings and grounds in honor of late President Jimmy…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed ED’s “high-handedness” and “inhuman conduct” during an almost 15-hour long interrogation of former Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar and upheld an order saying his arrest was illegal. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih said it was an “inhuman conduct” on part of ED…
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Sam Konstas is slowly turning out to be one character that antagonises India the most. The youngster has shown potential both with the bat and at mind games. Be it Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli or Jasprit Bumrah, Konstas has riled up all of them. And he himself has faced the music too. On…
Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing. File | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation’s independence day, state media said on Saturday (January 4, 2025.) Myanmar has been in turmoil since early 2021, when the military overthrew an elected civilian government and…
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