Rohit Chawla addresses unequal power dynamics with ‘Hair & Her’

Rohit Chawla addresses unequal power dynamics with ‘Hair & Her’

Hair & Her – The Politics of Hair Bound. Unbound. Short. Long. Coloured. Grey. Hair is beauty and protest, identity and statement. At the recent India Art Fair (IAF), an installation of 16 images — of a woman covered in hair, almost imprisoned by it — was one of the most photographed. An accompanying short […]

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UAE to host first I2U2 vice-ministerial meeting

UAE to host first I2U2 vice-ministerial meeting

Abu Dhabi’s new central business district. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Arab Emirates is set to host the first vice-ministerial meeting of the I2U2 in Abu Dhabi this week. It will be attended by senior officials from the four countries – India, Israel, the United States and the UAE. Under Secretary of State for […]

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Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage

Data | Potential upsets and close games in 2022 FIFA World Cup’s group stage

World Cup upsets- South Korea vs Germany – Berlin, Germany – June 27, 2018 – Germany fans disappointed as South Korea beats Germany in the group stage of FIFA World Cup 2018. | Photo Credit: Hannibal Hanschke The first round of the FIFA World Cup is considered to be the least thrilling in the tournament […]

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Christine Casey showing women the way in a men’s football team

Christine Casey showing women the way in a men’s football team

When Christine Casey first went to play football a year and half ago, she didn’t have any clue about the beautiful game. “During my first session, the coach was telling me, ‘you can’t use your hands, you have to dribble with your feet’,” said Casey, who is here for the Asia-Oceania blind football championship, in […]

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Gunman who attacked Shia shrine in Iran dies; Guard warns protesters

Gunman who attacked Shia shrine in Iran dies; Guard warns protesters

Chief of the Revolutionary Guard threatens Iranians to stop protesting, says “Today is the end of the riots.” Chief of the Revolutionary Guard threatens Iranians to stop protesting, says “Today is the end of the riots.” The gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shia holy site in southern Iran earlier this week has […]

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Iranians go on strike as Mahsa Amini protests enter sixth week

Iranians go on strike as Mahsa Amini protests enter sixth week

Activists issued a call for fresh demonstrations as the Iranian working week got underway on October 22, 2022. Activists issued a call for fresh demonstrations as the Iranian working week got underway on October 22, 2022. Shopkeepers and factory workers went on strike in Iran on Saturday as nationwide protests sparked by the death in […]

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Iran’s crackdown on protests intensifies in Kurdish region

Iran’s crackdown on protests intensifies in Kurdish region

Iran’s government insists Amini was not mistreated, but her family says her body showed bruises and other signs of beating Iran’s government insists Amini was not mistreated, but her family says her body showed bruises and other signs of beating Iran intensified its crackdown on Tuesday on Kurdish areas in the country’s west as protests […]

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Morning Digest: October 6, 2022

Morning Digest: October 6, 2022

Pitch on cost of poll promises not linked to freebie debate: Election Commission official The Election Commission of India’s (EC) proposal that political parties disclose the financial ramifications of promises in their manifestos was not linked to the recent debate on freebies, but was aimed at improving the implementation of existing guidelines, a top EC official said […]

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Morning Digest: October 5, 2022

Morning Digest: October 5, 2022

Modi, Zelenskyy discuss Ukraine conflict; PM says there can be ‘no military solution’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and asserted that there can be no military solution to the Ukraine conflict, while also underlining that endangerment of nuclear facilities could have catastrophic consequences. Another encounter erupts in Shopian An encounter broke […]

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