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      11 November

      Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe dedicates Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year award win to protestors in Iran

      Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe received a standing ovation after winning the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year 2022 Inspiration award. The mum-of-one was clearly overcome by the gesture as she went on to pay tribute to the “bravery and courage” of women across Iran who have been protesting gendered oppression. Collecting her prize at a star-studded event held at Claridges in London on Thursday, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe described her win as an “honour” as she used her acceptance speech to show solidarity with those taking to the streets to call for equal rights. Their decision to act follows the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old died in police custody after being arrested for allegedly violating the Muslim nation’s strict morality laws which requires women to cover…

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    • 11 November

      Ahead of Thanksgiving, inflation continues to burn holes in US consumers’ pockets

      Soaring grocery, gas, and transportation prices remain a factor in US household pockets, with the price of flour in the run-up to Thanksgiving remains a matter of concern here. But the October inflation print at 7.7 per cent triggered a boom rally on the equity markets. Despite a 40 year inflation spike, equity markets are going ballistic, at the time of writing, the Dow was up a blistering 1,005 points – in the ongoing biggest rally of the year. “It certainly shows how much the markets been keyed about, worried about and wants to run on CPI if you get any sort of help here,” said John Briggs of NatWest. “It just brings up the idea of peak inflation, peak Fed… The Fed will…

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    • 11 November

      23-year-old Indian-American Nabeela Syed makes history in US midterm polls

      Washington: Nabeela Syed is 23-years-old and member-elect of the Illinois state general. When sworn in, Syed will be its youngest member yet. “My name is Nabeela Syed. I’m a 23-year-old Muslim, Indian-American woman,” she announced in a tweet on Wednesday. “We just flipped a Republican-held suburban district.” She added: “And in January, I’ll be the youngest member of the Illinois General Assembly.” And as it invariably happens with these path-breakers, she has notched a few more firsts along the way: first Indian-American elected to the Illinois state House — man or woman of any faith — and along with Palestinian-American Abdel Nasser Rashid, the first Muslim elected to the state legislature. Syed wears a hijab, and some publications noted it. Kesha Ram,…

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    • 11 November

      Iranian actress posts picture without wearing headscarf in support of protests

      A well-known Iranian actress has posted a picture of herself on Instagram without a headscarf to express support for nationwide anti-government demonstrations. Taraneh Alidoosti, best known for her role in the Oscar-winning 2016 film The Salesman, holds up a sign in the photo which reads “Woman, Life, Freedom” in Kurdish – a popular slogan in the demonstrations. The move marks another sign that the protest movement in Iran is gaining support from all layers of society. Nationwide demonstrations have been taking place following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody in September, after being detained for alleged violations of the country’s strict dress code. Ms Alidoosti, who is not Kurdish, wrote a poem to accompany the Instagram picture. She wrote: “Your…

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    • 11 November

      Indian, Pakistani artists celebrate truck art in Qatar

      Mural and street artists from India and Pakistan breathed life into the walls of Al Mansoura Metro Station in Doha with their truck art for the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off this month in Qatar. Truck art is a psychedelic display of interesting slogans, floral patterns, calligraphy and a riot of vibrants colours, usually practised in India and Pakistan. The initiative was a part of the annual JedariArt programme launched by Qatar Museums, wherein they partnered with art groups — All India Permit from India and Phool Patti from Pakistan — to celebrate the truck art form. The 23X33 feet mural art stand adjacent to each other with the Indian mural displaying famous truck slogans like, “dekho magar pyaar se”, and Horn OK please. It showcased…

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    • 11 November

      Birmingham City University to honour singer Shankar Mahadevan with a doctorate

       The award-winning Indian singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan is set to receive an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University (BCU) for his outstanding contribution to music and the arts. Speaking at a trade mission event in Mumbai, West Midlands Mayor Andy Street made the announcement on behalf of the university, before the globally acclaimed playback singer (and member of the celebrated Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy songwriting trio) was formally invited to receive the university’s highest honour at a ceremony in 2023. Shankar Mahadevan said: “This is truly a special moment for me. It’s something new and takes some time for me to digest this feeling. When I started my career, never did I expect that one day I would be awarded a doctorate for music. I am looking forward…

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    • 11 November

      Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif takes a dig at Indian cricket team after T20 World Cup semi-final defeat

      Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, November 10 took a cheeky dig at India men’s cricket team after they lost to England by 10 wickets in the semi-final of T20 World Cup 2022 in Adelaide.  Shehbaz Sharif referred to India’s one-sided defeat in the semi-final to England and their 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the Super 12 stage of last year’s T20 World Cup while describing the line-up of Sunday’s final in Melbourne.  England and Pakistan, who are the only two teams to have beaten India by 10 wickets in T20 World Cups, are set to face in the final at the Melbourne Cricket on Sunday, November 13.  “So, this Sunday, it’s, 152/0 vs 170/0,” Sharif said in a…

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    • 11 November

      Newly-elected House Republican, who ousted a top Democrat, says it’s time for the GOP to move on from Trump

      Rep.-elect Michael Lawler pushed for the Republican Party to move beyond Trump. “I would like to see the party move forward,” Lawler told CNN. Republican Rep.elect-Michael Lawler said on Thursday that it is time for the GOP to move on from Donald Trump, the latest message in a growing series of recriminations for the former president. “I would like to see the party move forward,” Lawler told CNN. “I think any time you are focused on the future, you can’t so much go to the past.” For now, Lawler remains a bright spot on a night where House Republicans failed to see their hopes of a wave election materialize. He is projected to have knocked off Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the…

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    • 11 November

      Britain has frozen 18 billion pounds worth of Russian assets

      The British government said on Thursday it had frozen assets worth more than 18 billion pounds ($20.5 billion) held by Russian oligarchs, other individuals and businesses sanctioned over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia has overtaken Libya and Iran to become Britain’s most-sanctioned nation, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of the finance ministry, said in its annual report. The frozen Russian assets were 6 billion pounds more than the amount reported across all other British sanctions regimes. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and businessman Mikhail Fridman are among those sanctioned this year, along with President Vladimir Putin, his family and military commanders. The frozen assets are a combination of shareholdings in companies and cash held in bank accounts. It…

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    • 10 November

      9 Indians among 10 killed in Maldives fire

      At least 10 people, including nine Indians, were killed and several others injured when a fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in Male, the Maldivian fire service said. Officials said 10 bodies were recovered from the upper floor of a building destroyed in the fire, which originated from a ground-floor vehicle repair garage, local media reported. He added that it took them about four hours to put out the fire. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire incident in Male which has caused loss of lives, including reportedly of Indian nationals. We are in close contact with the Maldivian authorities,” the Indian High Commission in Male tweeted. An evacuation centre has been set up in a nearby stadium, the…

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