Tuesday, Jun 28, 2022
Dec 17, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Despite a long-standing territorial dispute, Baghdad and Iraq's Kurds (non-state actors) are taking steps to work together to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State group.
Nov 16, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the Prime Minister of Iraq was targeted in a drone attack after disputes in his election to power. UN Security Council also condemned the attempt to discredit Iraq's election thereby.
Prime Minister of Iraq Mustafa al-Kadhimi has survived a drone attack assassination attempt targeted on his residence. Iran-backed militia suspected behind it.
Oct 27, 2021 Deutsche Welle Iraqi officials have pointed the finger at the Islamic State after at least 11 villagers have been killed in an attack north of Baghdad.
US forces will end their combat mission in Iraq by the end of this year, but will continue to train and advise the Iraqi military.
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The gunmen opened fire on the policemen at a federal police checkpoint in rural northern Iraq.
America's longest war of the decade in Afghanistan is estimated to have spent an amount of $2 trillion and taken lives of around 25,000 U.S. troops and 240,000 Afghans, approximately.
The case has surprised the doctors who said that it is a rare case because the baby was not exposed to any drugs in the womb and his family too does not have a history of genetic anomaly.
The Iraqi military released a statement saying the attack did not cause significant losses and that security forces had found the launch pad used for the missiles.
At least three rockets hit areas between the civilian Irbil international airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region and the nearby base hosting U.S. troops
The anti-government protestors allegedly attempted to block the path of a rally organised in support of Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr
How one of the world’s oldest poems rose from the ashes.
Arbaeen is not just a pilgrimage but also a protest gathering of people from across the globe—protesting against injustice, not allowing the world to forget what happened at Karbala.
The permanence of change is not so much of a function of the crisis itself but more a response to address the existing inefficiencies that get highlighted during these shock events.
As a government-ordered curfew banned large public gatherings and wedding halls were shuttered in Najaf, the police responded by providing the groom with vehicles, complete with blasting music. They also transported bride to the family home for a small celebration of just six people.
Just before midnight, two loud blasts were heard in Baghdad, followed by the wailing security sirens of the Green Zone.
"If America has committed a crime... it should know that it will receive a decisive response," Rouhani said in a televised address, hours after Iran fired missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops.
Brent crude was up 73 cents at $69.02. At the start of Wednesday's trading, it spiked $3.48 to $71.75 before retreating.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
