Kashmir in 2025 is gradually becoming a new horizon of hope, empowering its citizens, reviving tourism, sports, agriculture and peace By Shireen Bano Kashmir, a region…
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Category: Social
Islam and its myriad narratives: Age-old conundrum, a positive remedy
Islam guides the human soul towards pristine purity and frees it from any malaise that disturbs the conscience. Islam, through its Prophet, the Quran, holds…
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Home and hearth in Kashmir
After the professional lecture, we had a bit of chit chat. We wanted to know much more about Kashmiri cuisine. She told us about multiple dishes…
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Srebrenica Echoes: A Tribute to Agony and Resilience
In the silence, the cries of the past echo loudly, urging us to never forget and ensure that the horrors of genocide are consigned to…
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The LA Inferno: Not the first one. Not the last, surely…
California’s wildfires have become increasingly destructive in recent years. In the research my colleagues and I have conducted, it shows that wildfires in the US are up to four times…
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UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo
The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country…
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‘She lives nice in marriage, they just need some salt’
The Srebrenica Genocide left an indelible mark on Bosnia. In Sarajevo, the Museum of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide stands as a solemn reminder of…
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A deep, deep feeling is breathing again…
Books. A book of forgotten songs by Jim Morrison and Leonard Cohen. A book with a film script by Satyajit Ray. A book called ‘Small…
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Aindham Vedham: Mumbo-Jumbo, etc…
Indic mythology and scriptures are so rich in symbolism that a plot like Aindham Vedham, if handled sensitively, could have delivered a masterpiece. Instead, it badly…
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Write a letter, will you?
The beauty of a handwritten letter is that it stays with you. When you receive a letter, it’s not just a momentary thing—it’s a memory.…
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