Iran
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Iran arrests actor Taraneh Alidoosti after she criticised execution of protestor
‘Watching this bloodshed and not taking action, is a disgrace to humanity,’ the 38-year-old wrote on Instagram on December 8.
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Iran publicly carries out second execution linked to nationwide protests
Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, was convicted of killing two members of security forces.
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Iran carries out first execution of protestor involved in anti-government demonstrations
Mohsen Shekari was convicted and sentenced to death for blocking a street and wounding a paramilitary officer.
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Trending
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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What can we learn about Bengali women’s complex relationship with food from bratas?
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Ten students suspended in Ajmer university for watching BBC documentary on Gujarat riots
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Iran protestors call for 3-day strike amid conflicting reports about morality police
While the attorney general said the force has been shut down, the interior ministry, which is in charge of the morality police, has not confirmed it.
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Iran abolishes morality police after huge anti-hijab protests
The protests erupted in September as a woman died in custody of the morality police after being held for allegedly violating the rule to wear the headscarf.
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Iran’s supreme leader blames US, Israel in first comments on anti-regime protests
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the sight of women removing and burning their headscarves after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was ‘not normal’.
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Video
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Watch: American black vulture spotted in Delhi-NCR region in rare sighting
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Eco India: How this green school in Jaisalmer is also championing girls education
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Eco India, Ep 212: More than a third of all carbon emissions are caused by construction. How to fix?
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‘Be like a man’: Journalist Anuradha Sharma on how women journalists in India are expected to work
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Watch: Model Kristen McMenamy falls, takes off heels to walk barefoot on Paris Fashion Week runway
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Iran: 92 killed in protests against woman’s death for not wearing hijab, says human rights group
The Iranian security forces have arrested nearly 1,200 as demonstrations continued for the 16th day.
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Iran: 50 killed in protests over woman’s death, says human rights group
President Ebrahim Raisi said the authorities should ‘deal decisively with those who oppose the country’s security and tranquility’.
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Iran: At least 17 killed in protests over woman’s death for not wearing hijab
President Ebrahim Raisi warned protestors that ‘acts of chaos are unacceptable’.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Iran’s ultraconservative judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi wins presidential polls
He is under the US sanction for alleged human rights abuses and accused of playing a role in the mass execution of political opponents in 1988.
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Iran launches its first military satellite, Washington says it will hold Tehran ‘accountable’
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard said it put the satellite, named ‘Noor’, into a low orbit circling the Earth using a mobile launcher at a new launch site.
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Iran plane crash: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei defends armed forces, calls Trump a clown
Khamenei, who gave his first Friday sermon in eight years, said his ‘heart burned’ for the victims of the crash.
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The Field
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ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan climb to third after win over Odisha FC; Bengaluru FC move to sixth place
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La Liga: Pedri Gonzalez scores on 100th appearance as Barcelona beat Girona in Catalan Derby
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FA Cup: Casemiro’s brace helps Manchester United beat Reading; Heung-min Son powers Tottenham to win
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic aims for 10th Melbourne crown against confident Stefanos Tsitsipas
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Australian Open: Aryna Sabalenka proves to us – and herself – she’s good enough to be a Major winner