Israeli PM urges world powers to resist Iran’s ‘blackmail’
Israel’s Prime Minister on Monday called on world powers not to “give in to Iran’s nuclear blackmail” as negotiations commenced in Vienna. Naftali Bennett said in a video statement that was delivered to representatives of nations opening negotiations with Iran that Tehran seeks “to end sanctions in exchange for almost nothing”...
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Iran nuclear deal talks resume in Vienna amid muted hopes
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Pak initiate probe against model for bareheaded photoshoot at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur
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Omicron was in Netherlands!
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Japan confirms first case of new variant
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Iran strikes hard line as talks over nuclear deal resume
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Taliban kill, abduct dozens of ex-officers
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1st French Omicron case on Indian Ocean island of Reunion
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Putin warns West: Moscow has ‘red line’ about Ukraine, NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sternly warned NATO against deploying its troops and weapons to Ukraine, saying it represents a red line for Russia and would trigger a strong response. Commenting on Western concerns about Russia’s alleged intention to invade Ukraine, he said that Moscow is equally worried about NATO...
Barbados bids farewell to British monarchy, becomes republic
Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. Several leaders, dignitaries and artists, including Prince Charles and Rihanna, attended the ceremony that began late Monday in a popular square where...
Oli re-elected chief of Nepal’s CPN-UML party
Nepal’s main opposition CPN-UML on Tuesday overwhelmingly re-elected former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli as the chairman of the country’s largest Communist Party for the second time. Oli bagged 1,840 votes against his nearest rival Bhim Rawal, who got 223 votes, registering a landslide victory in the party’s 10th general convention...
Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi
A court in Myanmar postponed its verdict on Tuesday in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness, a senior member of her political party. The court agreed with a defense motion that it allow Zaw Myint Maung, who had previously been unable...
Regrets, None
Theatre personality and veteran actress, Dolly Thakore, wanted to put it all out there and give the message that everyone can become popular through her book. By Khushbu Kirti We usually congratulate people on their recent achievements. But when I got the opportunity to talk to one of the most celebrated...
Stitch across time
Anshul Gupta talks about some Indian embroidery traditions that have evolved to make a style statement even today One of the most enduring artistic traditions in India is its myriad embroidery forms. Each state and region possesses its style, but needlework is not just a way of decorating it. These textiles...
Changing times
Amitav Ghosh talks about the culture of audiobooks as his work, Jungle Nama, is set to turn into a stage production A few days back, when author Amitav Ghosh was doing an event for his book Jangal Nama in Mestre, Italy, some of Ali Sethi’s songs were played. Later, everyone wanted...
