Selfie slip leaves four dead at India dam

Newlywed bride V Nivedha, 20, died alongside family members Sneha, 22, Kanniga, 20, and Santosh, 14, who was the first to slip into the water, according to local police in the state of Tamil Nadu. ### Her husband, G Perumalsamy, 25, survived and managed to save his 15-year-old sister Yuvarani Perumalsamy. ### India has recorded […]

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Let Kashmir speak

Today, India’s draconian measures in Kashmir are inching the situation towards the unthinkable. ### On August 5, India unilaterally announced the abrogation of the special autonomous status granted to Jammu and Kashmir within its constitution. ### What has followed has reminded the world of the extremism and xenophobia that still plagues it. It has forced […]

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Today is the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birthday, and it’s a national holiday in India

Click:Candle holder The United Nations has also declared October 2 as the International Day of Nonviolence to honor Gandhi’s message. ### Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — he wasn’t known as the title Mahatma, which translates to “Great Soul,” until 1914. He was a lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer. ### He became the […]

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