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Fellow, @orfonline . Foreign policy, West Asia, (Counter) Terrorism. Author: 'The ISIS Peril'. 🎸 ⚽️ Views personal.

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@KabirTaneja
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5 years
Possibly the greatest selfie ever taken, a ranger and friends at Virunga National Park in DR Congo.
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Why is the guy holding a flame when the girl is holding a fully working torch?
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#RamSetu : watch Akshay Kumar in a race against time to prove the true existence of the legendary Ram Setu #PrimeVideoPresentsIndia #SeeWhereItTakesYou
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One of my professors from college had once said something which had an impact on how I approach politics. He said: “the day you become a fan of a politician, that’s the day you’ve failed as a citizen”. I still find it to be true to this day. Everyday.
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One really sees some very random stuff on Delhi’s roads…
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4 years
US protests and someone is roaming around as Batman. It’s 2020, why not... 🤷🏽‍♂️
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3 years
No one in India should even attempt to use the term ‘superpower’ for the next 30 years at least. Should be made constitutionally illegal to use it. #Oxygen
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5 years
Sources will single handedly win all journalism awards in India this year: Sources
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"If there's another terrorist attack from Pakistan, all options are on the table": Sources to NDTV
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7 years
Trudeau contemplating whether to shake hands with Trump and become a meme or not...
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7 years
The New York Times asked 1,746 American adults to point out North Korea on a map. Here are the results... 🤷🏽‍♂️
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Saudi Arabia hopes to reach an agreement with Iran, and agree with Tehran to "co-exist". Also sees Israel as a "potential ally". Significant overtures made by the Saudi crown prince...
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8 months
Big. First meeting between US president and Stalin since 1945.
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Attended the #G20Dinner at Kaveri Table hosted by Hon'ble President of India @rashtrapatibhvn . @POTUS @narendramodi
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4 years
Internet was made for such content and I am glad to be here for it. #ACDC (via WhatsApp)
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And 23 days later, finally tested negative for Covid today. Relief. Lucky.
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4 years
I am in Agra at the hotel breakfast and some completely random lady has set her son on my table without asking and told me “I’ll just be back getting my plate just watch him for 2 mins” and has gone to the buffet. I am part of this family now ( also wtf)
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3 years
Ok who did this...
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6 years
US accepted aid from India during Hurricane Katrina, with an IL 76 laden with supplies going there. Japan accepted aid from 106 nations after tsunami. But India is too proud for it? Give me a goddamn break...
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Great gesture and sportsmanship from Kohli, asks Indian fans who were booing Steve Smith at the boundary to applaud and buck him up. Good lad. #INDvAUS
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Man, this country is just fantastic! Hoax miscreant emails @airindia that there's a bomb in bag on board the New York flight. Air India: Ok...but we left most of the passengers'check-in luggage back in Mumbai so... 😂😂😂
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Taliban asking Ukraine and Russia to resolve issues through peaceful dialogue, we are already peaking 2022 and its not even March...
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This video of ISIS fighters in Yemen trying to record one of their propaganda videos but being thwarted to do so by a very loud bird is the most effective counter-terror strategy ever...
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3 years
Ok who did this…
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5 years
This video it Lalu Prasad Yadav calling upon his pet fish and asking them to defeat BJP should be India’s entry to the Oscars.
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7 years
Wow! The International Space Station transited between Earth and the Moon and the Sun during #SolarEclipse2017 . via @SPACEdotcom
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3 years
Please Google India's airlift out of Kuwait just prior to the First Gulf War and during Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Thanks.
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Biden praises the "selfless courage" of U.S. forces who handled the evacuation from Kabul. “No nation, no nation has ever done anything like it in all of history.”
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Unpopular opinion, but sorry, Pakistan played us. Front foot, across the boundary in the PR game. Nothing to do with moral and ethics, it elevates Pakistan's otherwise poor global standing.
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It is mind boggling that more than 10 days later in #Delhi there is STILL no state or centre led helpline or information ecosystem for oxygen, beds, medicines. It's all still crowd funded. The abdication of the state(s) in the capital is absolutely jarring. #COVIDEmergency
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Katie Bouman, the scientist behind the first ever black hole picture talks about what this means for science. Her enthusiasm and love for science is so pure and unbridled here. Inspiring.
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High School Musical: Nuclear Edition
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Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!
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Man, that’s a nuclear level handshake...
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Woke up at 3:20 AM as India phone number ringing, picked up (could be emergency who knew), and it was prerecorded Kejriwal yelling about some yoga classes in Delhi…
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7 years
This brilliant gem from WhatsApp, on 'India in 2030'. I don't even know where to begin...
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5 years
Call me old school or what not, but this approach to the front page by @ttindia is not conducive or serious journalism. Its churlish and immature. The fourth pillar of a democracy is not a meme generator.
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I like how overnight India produced thousands of experts on Spice 2000 and laser-guided weapon systems. Impressive.
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"The female Pakistani operative asked him whether the Agni-6 launcher test has been successful, to which he responded saying: “The launcher is my design babe… It was a great success" 😑🤦‍♂️
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Heartiest congrats to Afghanistan for moving to South East Asia. 🤷🏽‍♂️
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5 years
Its pissing off that every argument around Indian space missions comes down to 'we're/you're poor, why spend on this?'. I think no one in India is hiding our challenges, but that does not mean scientific progress and aspirations stop. Everything needs to progress in concert.
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4 years
What on earth are you making here, chai or potpourri??
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This is more like a relief package than a punishment, no?
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#FlyAI : In view of the incident onboard @IndiGo6E , Air India wishes to inform that conduct of Person concerned is unacceptable.With a view to discourage such behavior onboard flts, Mr Kunal Kamra is suspended from flying on any Air India flt until further notice. @HardeepSPuri .
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Goodness just invite him to mediate between Maharashtra coalition instead so he gets scared and doesn't do this every few months... 🤷‍♂️
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We have informed both India and China that the United States is ready, willing and able to mediate or arbitrate their now raging border dispute. Thank you!
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Pakistan in front of China whenever India gathers global momentum against its state sponsored terrorism
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Congratulations to the chest-thumping nationalists for conducting surgical strikes against halwas and cupcakes. Shameful, utterly shameful...
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Just saw a Jaguar car stop at a traffic signal. 4 “guards”in an SUV behind it exited and took positions on each door of the Jaguar car. Traffic signal turns green, all four guards go back to SUV and everyone drives off. I think I’ve witnessed peak Delhi…
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Remains of archeologist Khaled al-Assad found in #Syria 6 years after he was beheaded by ISIS. Khaled was killed for refusing to divulge location of historical artefacts in the ancient city of Palmyra for ISIS to loot and plunder. Hero.
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A solemn day for #Syria . The remains of heroic Syrian archaeologist Khaled Al-Asaad have been found near Palmyra today. Al-Asaad was beheaded at 83 by ISIS in 2015 for refusing to lead them to the locations of Palmyra’s hidden antiquities. He can now finally rest in peace.
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One of the best things about driving in Delhi is that if you stop to let pedestrians cross, they are so mortified by this act of basic decency that you both end up staring at each other with no one moving.
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Most of South Delhi has left for Jaipur Literature Festival so that that they can live tweet it...to each other...while standing in front of each other. On the positive, the parking is going to be empty at Khan Market.
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2 years
A lot of disinformation attempts already happening in and around the CDS chopper crash, mostly from Pakistan-based accounts. Everyone should be extra careful on what they retweet/post.
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I was around 25 years old before I came to know throughout school we were yelling "stand at ease" during school assembly and there is no word or thing called "standatees".
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Hello, short thread to follow on the arrest of pro-ISIS group from raids conducting in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and a short description what this means and how an ISIS thread needs to be seen from an Indian context. First, want to start with the pic below of recovered weapons...
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Wow. Literally looks like Bollywood sucked all the living life out of Ed Sheeran and then injected him with their spare botox and forced him for photos. I have seen ISIS hostages look less mortified than this...
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3 years
This is absolutely insane at Kabul airport… #Afghanistan
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1 year
India will become a superpower only when one can order an espresso in Delhi without the barista looking at you with a concerned look and saying 'Yeh black coffee hai…kadwa, chota cup hota hai bahut *waves cup in front of face*.
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2 years
West is trying to lasso India into the Ukraine issue by hyphenating Russia into the 'Indo-Pacific' debates of interest as 'like minded states'. India has been trying to lasso West on Pakistan terrorism for 30+ yrs, despite OBL, Afghanistan. Nothing. Interests are not seasonal.
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On May 2, 12 years ago this guy unknowingly started to live tweet the covert US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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Sohaib Athar
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Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).
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What a stunning snap by @AFP 's Anas Baba showing rockets being launched from Gaza towards Israel, and Israeli 'Iron Dome' system launching to counter them...
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Bro Golden Temple is not at the airport, have some chill...
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Prime Minister of Canada, @JustinTrudeau being received by the Union Minister @HardeepSPuri , on his arrival, at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, in Amritsar
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Someone at @IndiaToday was mighty pissed for having to work on the weekend...
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An episode of John Oliver’s show that criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been blocked in India by Hotstar.
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5 years
Soon, in global population, people who have given a Ted talk will outnumber those who haven't.
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6 years
Bombay first destroyed Ed Sheeran’s soul, and now destroyed Pharrell. Who’s next?
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4 year trips, included two trips to UAE, where Abu Dhabi Investment Authority became the largest investor in India's infrastructure fund by agreeing to put in $1 billion. Technically, 2 trips brought in 3 times more than 4 year travel cost. I don't get point of these articles..
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trips around the world over past four-and-a-half years cost Indian taxpayers about $280 million. But the more important question is what these trips achieved...
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Lavrov in Delhi after meeting China, Pak and Taliban. Effectively locking India out despite Delhi last year publicly showing it is working on Afghanistan via Moscow. Now its all about alliance with Beijing and Islamabad on that front. Just FYI for India-Russia absolutists.
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MFA Russia 🇷🇺
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov arrived in #NewDelhi on an official visit. Tomorrow, talks will be held with Indian Foreign Minister @DrSJaishankar . The Russian Foreign Minister will also meet with Indian Prime Minister @narendramodi .
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"Based on what we have documented so far, it appears that the virus has a harder time spreading between people in warmer climates,” Uni of Maryland Institute of Virology prof.
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Fire at Notre Dam cathedral in Paris right now. Doesn’t look good at all...
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There have been end number of threads, explainers over manner of India's ties with Russia and stance over Ukraine. Modi calling for "immediate end to violence" is in fact already more steadfast than 2014. If some folks still refuse to understand, maybe thats just bias at work.
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Saw the most Khan Market thing ever. Lady drives up in her Mercedes, her driver gets driven behind by his driver in a Honda to park Merc. 👍🏽
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2 years
Genuinely thought it’s Amitabh Bachchan for a moment…
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This takedown of social media’s mindless ‘here’s what I think about everything’ syndrome is epic. (H/t @samirsaran )
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This is astonishing. Medical equipment (masks) bound for Germany confiscated in Thailand, forcefully re-routed to the US. German official blames US for "modern piracy".
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Erdogan making Putin wait awkwardly because Putin made Erdogan wait in 2020. International affairs is more than often like high school…
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Those 50 seconds that Erdogan made Putin wait, looking frazzled in-front of cameras say plenty of how much has changed after Ukraine:
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Finally, despite numbers, BJP still will get someone like Pragya Thakur into the parliament. This is perhaps the saddest blot on democracy as far as these elections are concerned.
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'The Biden administration had reportedly asked Israel permission to provide Ukraine with air defense systems, and Saudi to increase oil production. Both states refused. Major non-NATO allie Pakistan PM was in Moscow, while Qatar refused to condemn.'
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When Indian WhatsApp admin becomes president...
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Good Morning, Have A Great Day!
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It'll be a lost opportunity if Trump doesn't enter the stadium in Ahmedabad like this... (not sure who's made this, but its ace) #TrumpIndiaVisit
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@McJesse @juhipande What are The Beatles called without Ringo? 'The Beatless'.
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1 year
To make it realistic all actors should first pass UPSC…
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Janhvi Kapoor as Indian Foreign Services (IFS) officer for her upcoming project, #Ulajh , directed by Sudhanshu Saria.
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As they say, cartoonists usually get the best takes on current affairs. This one is brilliant. (artist unknown) #Afghanistan
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Happy to finally share my new co-authored paper, 'The Islamic State in India’s Kerala: A Primer' which aims to fill in significant yet basic information gaps on why India's most literate state saw ISIS sympathizers' cases. Do read. @orfonline
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Meanwhile India's foreign policy strategy in 2023...
@9DashLine
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Russia's new foreign policy strategy identifies India, China as main allies
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Bobby holding the Indian metaphor... (via Signal (thats right)) #INDvsAUS
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Tracing reactions of old Northern Alliance supporters. Tajikistan has not directly said much, but given a state award to Massoud last week, rumours of Massoud Jr also there. Iran has now condemned Taliban offensive in Panjshir. Nothing from Delhi yet.
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On this day 19 years ago, the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan buddha statues. #Afghanistan
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Pakistan says it uses its F-16s, armed with AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, to fight terrorism as per agreement with US. Must be against the massive air force of the Pakistan Taliban, JeM, Lashkar, Haqqanis etc.
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Dalai bro you’re a refugee...
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Daily Mail Online
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The Dalai Lama says 'Europe belongs to Europeans' and refugees should return to their native countries to rebuild them
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Haha...awesome. Sunil Gavaskar just said during commentary that the 1983 World Cup winning Indian cricket team has a WhatsApp group. #AUSvIND
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I am a little gobsmacked, that The New York Times has given oped space to Sirajuddin Haqqani, deputy chief of the Taliban. I am sorry but this reflects to a major level of tone-deafness at the Times...
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I mean…I don’t even know what to say here…
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Both the 9 PM candle/light thing this Sunday and the thaali/applause appreciation some days ago got more prep time than the national lockdown (4 hrs) did. Just saying.
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Nobel Prize for Literature should have gone to whoever at @netflix wrote the code for the 'skip intro' button.
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"Crime Branch has arrested father-son duo for duping a Delhi based businessman of Rs 1.43 crore, claiming they have bagged a NASA project." This is the greatest thing. Ever.
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It's amazing that Nalini Sriharan, part of an LTTE plot that assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is allowed by courts to walk free, and is now on live television opining. LTTE remains a group which even likes of Al Qaeda studied on ops. Bizarre signalling, this...
@ANI
ANI
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#WATCH | I will go wherever my husband goes. We were separated for 32 years. Our family kept waiting for us... I am not planning to meet anyone from the Gandhi family. I want to thank State & Central govt: Nalini Sriharan, a convict in the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi
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Protests in China leading the front pages in India. Beijing’s ‘great tech wall’ leaking significantly considering the number of videos and photos that have made their way out… #ChinaProtests
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Kabir Taneja
3 years
10 years since Osama Bin Laden's killing, and 10 years since this guy unknowingly live tweeted the Abbottabad raid...
@ReallyVirtual
Sohaib Athar
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Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).
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😂😂😂😂
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Honest book dedications...
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4 years
@EllenBarryNYT Reminds me of this famous quote from the film Jack Reacher.
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2 years
Not sure if watching the drama in Pakistan on a Saturday evening is an indictment of my interests or an indictment of my social life.
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2 years
I still don’t get the point behind night curfews. Anyone else? It’s not like Covid works a night shift at a call centre…
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NDTV
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