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Al Jazeera journalist Shereen Abu Aqleh (Image credit: Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

Ali Samoudi, another Palestinian journalist, was hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in the back

11 May 2022 1:51 PM

Malala Yousafzai. (Photo: AFP)

Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders to take action

Malala urged world leaders to hold Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of Afghan women

10 May 2022 1:37 PM

The development comes when Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is set to begn his visit India from April 3, his first such visit after assuming office last year. (AFP Image)

Israeli PM tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of India visit

Bennett is paying the visit to India from April 3-5 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

28 Mar 2022 2:13 PM

Taliban fighters walk on a park road, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

'Terrorist groups' enjoy freedom in Afghanistan: UN experts

The Islamic State's strength in Afghan has risen from an estimated 2,200 to near 4,000 following the release of several thousand prisoners

08 Feb 2022 11:01 AM

Yemeni pro-government fighters from the UAE-trained Giants Brigade, gather on the outskirts of Ataq city, on their way to the frontline facing pro-Iran Huthi fighters, on January 28, 2022. (Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP)

UAE intercepts Yemen rebel missile in third week of attacks

The defence ministry of the UAE said it responded to the attack by destroying the missile launch site in Yemen's northern Al-Jawf region

31 Jan 2022 1:16 PM

Afghans wait to receive food rations organized by the World Food Program (WFP) in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar province. eastern of Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

UN expresses concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan

The UNAMA Human Rights said that there is a need for investigations, transparency and accountability of such cases

28 Jan 2022 11:21 AM

People inspect the rubble of a prison facility hit by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that killed at least 87 people, in a stronghold of Houthi rebels on the border with Saudi Arabia, in the northern Saada province of Yemen, (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi

The attack came a week after Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a fuel depot in Abu Dhabi and the city's main airport

24 Jan 2022 11:17 AM

At not quite 8 years old, Sanam is a bacha posh: a girl living as a boy. (AP Image)

Afghan tradition allows girls to access the freedom of boys

It is unclear how the practice is viewed by Afghanistan’s new rulers, the Taliban, who seized power in mid-August

14 Jan 2022 2:09 PM

Women wearing face masks to protect from coronavirus, play with a dog in the medieval core in central Nicosia, Cyprus. (Photo: PTI)

New coronavirus variant 'Deltacron' emerges in Cyprus

In total, 10 of the mutations from Omicron were found in the 25 samples taken in Cyprus

09 Jan 2022 2:33 PM

"According to Sharia law, Muslim women must wear the hijab," the poster reads, referring to the practice of covering up. (ANI)

Taliban religious police issue posters ordering Afghan women to cover-up

The poster shows an image of the face-covering burqa that was placed on cafes and shops this week by the Ministry of Virtue and Vice

08 Jan 2022 2:14 PM

The official flag of Iran. (AP Photo)

Iran holds mass funeral for '80s war dead amid nuclear talks

This week, hard-liners have been pumping out photos and slogans on Twitter to show solidarity with the recovered Iranian war dead

06 Jan 2022 5:05 PM

The Taliban have directed the administration of affairs and all relevant administrations to clarify the destiny of the staff of the ministries and the commissions, payment of their salaries, and the entities belonging to the bodies. (AFP Photo)

Taliban to replace dissolved ministries with councils, citing economic woes

Mujahid said that 'the administrations were a burden on the government and they dissolved them due to economic woes'

26 Dec 2021 4:36 PM

Kabul Airport. (ANI representational Image)

Taliban yet to reach accord with Qatar, Turkey for airports' management

It comes amid reports that the Taliban had reached an agreement with Qatar and Turkey for the management of the country's airports

25 Dec 2021 5:46 PM

Indian counterterrorism forces, at the federal and state levels, actively detected and disrupted transnational and regional terror forces. (AFP Photo)

ISIS has 66 known Indian-origin fighters: US report on terrorism

The UN Security Council Resolution 2309 calls governments to meet their responsibility to keep citizens secure while travelling by air

17 Dec 2021 4:11 PM

Islamic State (IS)-affiliated terrorists have staged several bomb explosions in Kabul and other places since the Taliban's takeover in mid-August. (Representational Image: ANI)

IS takes responsibility for Friday's Kabul blasts: Reports

On Friday, TOLO News broadcaster reported that at least two people had been killed and three others injured in the explosions

11 Dec 2021 1:13 PM

In this file photo taken on August 12, 2021, Head of the Taliban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi (R), accompanied by Taliban officials (2R to L) Muttaqi, Shahabuddin Delawar and Abdul Latif Mansour, walks down a hotel lobby during the talks in Doha. (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Taliban urges US to release frozen funds in Doha talks

It was the second round of talks between the two sides in Qatar since the US ended its 20-year occupation of Afghanistan

01 Dec 2021 12:57 PM

Cpharma rejected any kind of involvement in the cannabis deal with the Taliban, the company said in a press release. (PTI)

Taliban signs deal with Australian company, may legalize 'cannabis processing'

The Taliban had earlier committed to crack down on cannabis and opium processing in Afghanistan

25 Nov 2021 2:31 PM

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the interim Taliban government. (Representational Photo: ANI)

Taliban expand interim cabinet, 27 new members named

In September, the Taliban announced a new list of 17 more ministers in the caretaker Afghanistan Cabinet

23 Nov 2021 3:20 PM

People as impersonating as the Taliban affiliates and annoying citizens will be identified and punished, according to the commission. (AFP Photo)

Taliban ban arbitrary military operations, courts

The Taliban affiliates have been ordered to take action against those who violate the ban

13 Nov 2021 7:11 PM

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and her partner Asser on their wedding day in UK's Birmingham. (PTI Photo)

Malala Yousafzai ties the knot with senior officer of PCB

Yousafzai gained international recognition for her activism against the Taliban's efforts to stop girls from attending school in Pakistan.

10 Nov 2021 9:54 PM

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Teacher turns 100: A look back

Dressed in a silk saree accompanied by a pearl necklace, Shakuntala posed for a few photographs, surrounded by generations of family members as she celebrated an incredible milestone in her life. (DC Image)

Govt schools across TS in dire straits, poor infra hampering quality education

Just ahead of their reopening after the summer vacation, these schools seem to have been left out of the government's programme. (DC)

World's largest cricket jersey was made within nine days

The jersey got Guinness record recognition in the IPL final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. (By Arrangement)

Viral fever with gastro, dengue cases increase in Hyderabad

While monsoon is the peak season for dengue infections, even before the season, hospitals have been reportedly getting dengue cases. (Representational image: PTI)

AP man donates his retirement funds for SSY scheme, gets PM Modi's pat

Markapuram Rambhupal Reddy. (DC)

Low blow for alcohol lovers as liquor prices go higher in Telangana

The new price list is available on the website www.tsbcl.telangana.gov.in/ts/ — Representational image/DC

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Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blast

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which took place in Kunduz, the capital of Kunduz province, but militants from the Islamic State group have a long history of attacking Afghanistan's Shiite minority. (AP Photo)

'Terrorist groups' enjoy freedom in Afghanistan: UN experts

Taliban fighters walk on a park road, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders to take action

Malala Yousafzai. (Photo: AFP)

Nothing changed between Taliban of 1990s and 2021: Report

Kabul fell to the Taliban in August and since then people are in a state of terror with increasing cases of human rights abuses being reported from several parts of the country. (Photo: AFP)

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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine

Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane

A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week

T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work

The dress featured a fairly simple silhouette with a plunging neckline. But the drama is brought by the feathered veil/cape element. It also had a bow at the neck for added drama. (Photo: AP)

Valentino fashionably interprets A Midsummer's Night Dream

A man sports a colourful headgear with traditional motifs. (Photo: AP)

India gears up for Navratri

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