Iran looks to BRICS countries to use cryptos to help it bypass sanctions

[ad_1] The Iranian government wants to use cryptocurrencies to pay for trade — including with India and the other BRICS nations — and bypass the various sanctions that have been levied on it by the United States of America and the United Nations, according to various Iranian government officials and businessmen. In August 2025, France, […]

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Rice, tea exporters to Iran bear the brunt of Iran-Israel conflict

[ad_1] Shipments of a significant quantity of basmati rice and tea, the two major commodities that are exported from India to Iran, are on hold because of the Iran-Israel conflict, putting exporters on wait and watch mode. Iran is the largest market for Indian basmati rice as 1.2 million tonnes of the total six million […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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UAE to host first I2U2 vice-ministerial meeting

[ad_1] 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 […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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

[ad_1] 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, […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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Iranians go on strike as Mahsa Amini protests enter sixth week

[ad_1] 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 […]

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Iran’s crackdown on protests intensifies in Kurdish region

[ad_1] 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 […]

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