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    Tajikistan Puts The Squeeze On Aga Khan-Linked Entities

    Authorities in Tajikistan are putting the squeeze on organizations and companies controlled by the Aga Khan, the Europe-based philanthropist deemed by the Shia Ismailis of the country’s eastern Pamirs region as leader.

    Central Asia
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    Supreme Court To Set Up Bench To Hear Pleas Against High Court Order On Hijab

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would set up a bench to hear a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state, and added one of

    Southeast Asia
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    Imran Khan Says, Paying Price for Independent Foreign Policy

    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed that there was a “foreign conspiracy hatched by the United States” to topple his government through the opposition’s no-confidence motion.

    Southeast Asia
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    81 People Beheaded In Saudi Arabia In Single Day

    Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people, most of them pro-democracy activists in what is now known as the largest known mass execution carried out in a single day in the modern history of conservative Arab kingdom.

    West Asia
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    ‘You’ll Be Expelled’: How Ukraine Colleges Held Kashmiri Students Hostage

    The killing of an Indian student in Ukraine on Tuesday has heightened fears of families of more than 100 Kashmiri students still stuck in war ravaged Ukraine.

    South Asia
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    Can Hijab Be Worn In Classroom? What Karnataka Government Told Court

    The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the High Court that there is no restriction on wearing Hijab in India with reasonable restrictions subject to institutional discipline.

    South Asia
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    58 girls suspended from college in Karnataka for wearing Hijab, holding protest

    Girl students in many parts of Karnataka were denied entry into their respective educational institutions on Saturday as they arrived in hijabs, despite a court order, as the issue showed no signs of abating.

    South Asia
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    India Polls: All 117 Seats in Punjab, 59 in UP Vote Today

    Voting for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place on Sunday in the third phase of the polls. Campaigning for the third phase of the state elections ended on Friday.

    South Asia
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    Hijab Not An Essential Part Of Islam, Says Govt in India

    The Karnataka government on Friday contended before the High Court that the hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and preventing its use did not violate Article 25 of the Indian Constitution.

    South Asia
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    38 Indian Mujahideen members sentenced to death; 11 get life term

    A special court on Friday sentenced to death 38 members of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, which claimed 56 lives and left over 200 injured.

    South Asia
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    Opposition's Agenda Is Same As Pakistan's, To Break Punjab: PM Modi

    Hitting out at the Opposition for making attempts to break Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that their agenda is the same as Pakistan's agenda.

    South Asia
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    Tirupati's Lord Venkateswara Temple Gets ₹ 9.2 Crore Donation

    A 76-year-old devotee from Chennai, who died recently, made a donation of ₹ 9.2 crore to the ancient hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near Tirupati.Her sister handed over documents of immovable property to the TTD Board.

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    Hamas leader hails Iranian support

    The Gaza head of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said on Monday it had increased its military capabilities thanks to newly improved relations with Iran.

    West Asia
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    Myanmar army conducts clearance operations against Rohingya insurgents

    Myanmar security forces intensified operations against Rohingya insurgents on Monday, police and other sources said, following three days of clashes with militants in the worst violence involving Myanmar.

    Southeast Asia
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    The Hindu woman who found her freedom in the sound of the azan

    It was many years ago when I visited the Barmer-Jaisalmer stretch of sand dunes in Rajasthan that glitter beautifully — like gold in the warm winter sunshine — in search of something inarticulate.

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    No Hajj for Qataris this year amid Saudi row

    The official Qatar News Agency reported on Tuesday that Qatar's religious authorities "did not find any cooperation or positive response from the Ministry of Hajj, which has led to confusion and suspension.

    West Asia
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    1.4 million Muslims in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

    More than 1.4 million Muslims have arrived so far in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage slated to begin next week, with this year’s rituals featuring the return of tens of thousands of Iranians.

    World
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    Worst violence in months kills 32 in Myanmar's Rakhine

    At least 32 people including five police officers were killed on Friday in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state as Rohingya rebels launched pre-dawn raids on border posts, according to the office of State Counsellor Aung San.

    Southeast Asia
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    Qatar restores diplomatic ties with Iran amid regional crisis

    Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran on Thursday, disregarding the demands of Arab nations now locked in a regional dispute with the energy-rich country that it lessen its ties to Tehran.

    West Asia
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    Gurmeet Ram Rahim Verdict: Haryana, Punjab on Edge

    Hundreds of thousands of followers of a controversial Sikh religious leader are pouring into the tri-city (Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali) ahead of the August 25 verdict in the rape case against

    South Asia
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    Mind your language

    Listen up! All you wannabe Green Card holders. Brush up your English language skills before you face the dour-faced immigration officer at your US port of entry. No, this is not a joke being played on you.

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    Qatar, US stage joint military exercise in crisis-hit Doha

    The American military and Qatari armed forces have staged a joint training exercise in Doha amid strong tensions between the Persian Gulf Arab state and a Saudi-led alliance.

    West Asia
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    Turkey plans new wedding law: Will it end happily ever after?

    The Turkish government has announced its intention to propose a draft law that would grant muftis the right to register marriage contracts, a privilege that has so far been restricted to authorised municipality official.

    Lifestyle
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    India's top court suspends Muslim divorce law

    India's Supreme Court on Tuesday put a six-month stay on the practice of triple talaq, while asking Parliament to bring in a legislation, which it hoped will take into account the concerns of Muslim bodies and Sharialaw.

    South Asia

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