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The Unending Monsoon – a Chinese journalist’s tribute to Asha Bhosle
Asha unified South Asian aesthetics and captivated the world with the voice of India
Half the Maldivian cabinet quits after the ruling party’s poor electoral performance
Male, April 14 (The Edition)- Ten of the 20 Maldivian cabinet ministers resigned on Tuesday after the ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) performed poorly in the April 4 local elections. Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu announced that he accepted the results and promised to bring...
Fight over right of passage brings Iran-US war into legal domain
Though all’s fair in love and war, sooner or later belligerents will have to grapple with legal rights and wrongs to enable the return of normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz and indeed the world at large
China dismisses Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong
Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong’s sudden dismissal comes amid a wave of removals amid anticorruption campaign.
Nixon’s “Madman President” trick to deceive the enemy
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingam Colombo, April 14 – American President Donald Trump, who is struggling to find an ‘honorable’ exit from the complex situation resulting from the war waged against Iran alongside Israel, continues to make repeated mistakes. When writing about Trump’s current predicament, international military...
Achievements and influence of the Persian civilization
By Devdutt Pattanaik/The New Indian Express Mumbai, April 12 – The Hindi-Urdu word for wrestler—pahalvan—comes from Pahalav or Parthians, who ruled Persia nearly 2,000 years ago, and controlled trade routes that connected India to Central Asia. Until the rise of the Arab empire in the...
Iran’s IRGC Navy fully controls Strait of Hormuz
By Ryan Rozbiani/x Tehran. April 13 – The IRGC Navy fully and powerfully controls the intelligent management of the Strait of Hormuz ,the No. 58, Command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced on Sunday. Passage is allowed only to non-military vessels under specific...
US to blockade ships from Iranian ports from 10 am Monday
New York, April 13 (New York Times) – The U.S. military said on Sunday that it would blockade any ships “entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas,” but said it would allow other ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Trump...
Versatile Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle passes away
Mumbai, April 12 – Asha Bhosle, one of the most iconic and versatile voices in Indian music history, passed away today, Sunday, leaving behind a legacy that shaped the soundscape of Indian cinema and music for over eight decades. She was 92. Physician Pratit Samdani...
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