The Wire: For the past month, Rajasthan has been convulsed by a controversy over the Bollywood movie, Padmavati, based on Padmavat – a prose-poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540 CE which uses Alauddin Khilji’s conquest of Chittor in 1303 CE and his supposed obsession with Rani Padmini of Chittor as a […]
By Matthew Allen, Carlo Pisani This content was published on January 23, 2018 Urban warfare will continue to pose problems for humanitarian groups in 2018 (Keystone) Peter Maurer, […]
By Ruth Eglash and Jenna Johnson January 23 at 10:14 AM JERUSALEM — Vice President Pence wrapped up a four-day Middle Eastern tour Tuesday with a visit to one of […]
Female journalists accompanying Pence separated from male colleagues ■ U.S. vice president earlier met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and toured Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum Noa Landau Jan 23, 2018 […]
By: 1001 Inventions 1001 Inventions and The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) launched today at the Kuwait International Book Fair a children’s book about 9th century explorer Al-Jahiz […]
Source: Time By GEIR MOULSON / AP January 22, 2018 (BERLIN) — A German nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders has been charged with killing 97 […]
Source: The New York Times By ADAM LIPTAK Protester at a rally against President Trump’s travel ban at Foley Square in Manhattan last month.CreditVictor J. Blue for The New York Times […]
Source: Associated Press BY NICOLE WINFIELD and CHRISTINE ARMARIO TRUJILLO, Peru (AP) — Pope Francis denounced femicides and other gender-based crimes that have turned Latin America into the most violent place […]
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi and agencies The gradual repatriation of more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar from Bangladesh has been postponed amid widespread fears that refugees would be forced […]
Source: Reuters By Jeff Mason, Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in […]
Source: The Washington Post By Jenna Johnson and Loveday Morris January 21 at 8:28 PM AMMAN — In pointed public remarks, Jordan’s King Abdullah II told Vice President Pence on Sunday that he had repeatedly […]
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella, Caroline Stauffer TRUJILLO, Peru (Reuters) – A key U.S. cardinal distanced himself on Saturday from comments by Pope Francis on sexual abuse, saying they had caused […]
Posted on January 23, 2018 by michaellee2009 Philip Giraldi • The Donald Trump administration is planning to install a 30,000 strong armed “security force” in northern Syria along the […]
Source: Associated Press By RACHEL D’ORO ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Native group spoke out Friday against a shamanism retreat, saying the event commercializes and exploits the spiritual healing […]
Actor uses WEF speech to accuse politicians of pandering to populists Graeme Wearden in Davos Tue 23 Jan 2018 The actor Cate Blanchett has condemned the shameful way in which […]
Sssssh. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) Written by Quartz Staff 3 hours ago Quartz india There was a smattering of Sanskrit, a line from Tagore, and the expected hard sell as Narendra Modi […]
Mumbai 2018-01-22 17:36 By Rayana KhalafContributor Source: Twitter/mthakur121 Three Bollywood actors have made the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement proud by reportedly refusing to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his recent trip to India.https://stepfeed.com/these-muslim-bollywood-actors-refused-to-meet-israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-4324 While several stars in the Indian film industry took part in a special gala event featuring Netanyahu and his wife, actors Shah Rukh Khan, […]
Source: Reuters By Saad Sayed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani student shot and killed his school principal on Monday, in a dispute over the student skipping classes to attend rallies […]
PUBLISHED : Saturday, 21 October, 2017, Associated Press 0Share 22 Jan 2018 A new documentary is set to stir fresh debate over one of Asia’s most enduring mysteries: what happened […]
Jan 22,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah could not be clearer when he told visiting US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday in Amman that Jerusalem must […]