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Himalayas visible for first time in 30 years as pollution levels in India drop

https://twitter.com/covsinghtj/status/1246100649957343232/photo/1Mesmerising, amazing, massive, surprising, never-before. There’s been no dearth on social media of words to express what people in Jalandhar district of Punjab in...

Muslim bloc rejects India’s new law in Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, PakistanThe Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) rejected the new laws introduced by the Indian government in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it could change...

A tiny, invisible thing has turned the world upside down

COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has drastically changed the routines of our lives. For instance, as a columnist closely following the Middle...

Mecca, Medina get 24-hour curfew; Gulf migrant worker districts locked down

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew on Thursday in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, extending measures to combat...
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Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah minister tells Muslims to wait for coronavirus clarity on pilgrimage

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims to wait for more clarity on the coronavirus pandemic before planning any travel for pilgrimage, the minister for...

Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah minister tells Muslims to wait for coronavirus clarity on pilgrimage

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims to wait for more clarity on the coronavirus pandemic before planning any travel for pilgrimage, the minister for...

Some ultra-Orthodox Jews are ignoring Israel’s coronavirus rules, despite a warning to ‘wake up!’

Source: CNN The mourners gathered by the hundreds, packed tightly on to the evening streets of Bnei Brak. There was no social distancing —...

Some ultra-Orthodox Jews are ignoring Israel’s coronavirus rules, despite a warning to ‘wake up!’

Source: CNN The mourners gathered by the hundreds, packed tightly on to the evening streets of Bnei Brak. There was no social distancing —...
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India’s poorest ‘fear hunger may kill us before coronavirus’

The small intersection of roads in this suburban area of Delhi is a hotspot where builders come to hire workers.But it was eerily quiet...

The Most Realistic Economic Forecast Is Awful

Predictions of a second-half rebound are based on dubious assumptions. By Narayana Kocherlakota March 21, 2020 This is rush hour.Photographer: David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Bloomberg Narayana Kocherlakota...

The Most Realistic Economic Forecast Is Awful

Predictions of a second-half rebound are based on dubious assumptions. By Narayana Kocherlakota March 21, 2020 This is rush hour.Photographer: David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Bloomberg Narayana Kocherlakota...

The Most Realistic Economic Forecast Is Awful

Predictions of a second-half rebound are based on dubious assumptions. By Narayana Kocherlakota March 21, 2020 This is rush hour.Photographer: David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Bloomberg Narayana Kocherlakota...
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The insidious Islamophobia I experience as a white, blond Muslim — and how I combat it

As I sat behind the table at the young adult book conference, I had the sales pitch promoting my new young adult novel “All-American...

The betrayal felt in the still-recovering areas hit by the Delhi riots makes coronavirus more of a threat

Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Chand Bagh, Gokulpuri, and more – those of us living our cushioned lives in India‘s capital hadn’t thought much about these areas...