Caught between the fear of chaos and the fear of a stronger Iran, countries in West Asia confront a war with no safe ending
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The political landscape of Kerala is undergoing subtle but important changes. Rising unemployment and aspirational breakdown among educated youth are fuelling mental health distress and driving large-scale migration out of Kerala.
In the many endings that I picture, my mother and Ali end up stranded on roads, separated in different cities, looking for their belongings in the rubble, or chewing some meagre bread to quell their hunger
Washington proclaims victory in terms of the many attacks mounted against Iran, while Tehran projects resilience, insisting it has absorbed the blows without capitulating and has returned the attack in almost equal measure.
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In the many endings that I picture, my mother and Ali end up stranded on roads, separated in different cities, looking for their belongings in the rubble, or chewing some meagre bread to quell their hunger
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Washington proclaims victory in terms of the many attacks mounted against Iran, while Tehran projects resilience, insisting it has absorbed the blows without capitulating and has returned the attack in almost equal measure.
In the many endings that I picture, my mother and Ali end up stranded on roads, separated in different cities, looking for their belongings in the rubble, or chewing some meagre bread to quell their hunger
Caught between the fear of chaos and the fear of a stronger Iran, countries in West Asia confront a war with no safe ending
The deeper question to ask is not whether India can afford welfare but what happens without it
The political landscape of Kerala is undergoing subtle but important changes. Rising unemployment and aspirational breakdown among educated youth are fuelling mental health distress and driving large-scale migration out of Kerala.
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US Israel Iran War LIVE Updates: As contention over the two-week ceasefire deal between the US, Israel and Iran continues, Trump has said that Iran's handling of ships in the Strait of Hormuz is not satisfactory. Israel's attacks on Lebanon ensue.
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During the Assam Assembly Elections 2026, Zubeen Garg’s wife Garima Saikia Garg and sister Palmee Borthakur cast their votes in Dispur. Their presence carried both civic duty and an emotional appeal, as they also renewed calls for justice in the singer’s death.
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During the Assam Assembly Elections 2026, Zubeen Garg’s wife Garima Saikia Garg and sister Palmee Borthakur cast their votes in Dispur. Their presence carried both civic duty and an emotional appeal, as they also renewed calls for justice in the singer’s death.
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Anam Abbas’s documentary chronicles the multi-city women’s marches across Pakistan on March 8, 2020, examining how mobilising and organising are complex tasks that require women to constantly navigate threats from different directions.
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As the first English-language book devoted entirely to filmmaker Ashish Avikunthak, this volume, published by Bloomsbury Academic, offers a comprehensive engagement with his three-decade-long cinematic practice.
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