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Hasina gets death penalty
Dhaka, November 17 (The Daily Times of Bangladesh) – The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising. A three-member bench of ICT-1, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, delivered...
Kachchativu: Time for a fresh perspective
By Pathfinder Foundation Colombo, November 16 – Recently, Kachchativu Island has attracted attention not only from fisherfolk of India and Sri Lanka but also from political leaders of both nations and the judiciary. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Kachchativu in September marked a significant...
The mystic, the cricketer and the spy: Pakistan’s game of thrones
Imran Khan’s marriage to his spiritual adviser shocked the country. Now she could help decide whether he returns to office or stays in prison
Is America in the grip of Christian religiosity?
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, November 15 – Christian religiosity appears to be gaining traction in the United States partly because it is one of the defining features of President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) ideology. Trump himself talks about God and Heaven. In...
Pakistanis fear entrenchment of militarism following 27 th. Amendment
Both Houses of Parliament passed the controversial 27 th. Constitutional Amendment earlier this week with the required two thirds majority even as liberals and Imran Khan’s party vehemently opposed it.
30-year-running Indian film turns Mumbai cinema house into a “pilgrimage site”
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge introduced a new paradigm—finding balance between love and family responsibility, tradition and modern values
Sweeping victory in Bihar elections is a morale booster for embattled Modi
The Modi and Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had campaigned against heavy odds
How Pakistan’s spending blitz helped win over Trump and flip US policy
As Pakistan has hired lobbyists with close ties to President Trump, it has also received favourable tariff treatment and unique access in Washington
South Indian playback singer P. Susheela soared to record heights
November 13 was the birthday of singer who had sung for Sinhala films and found a place in th Guinness Book of Records
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