SC, CENTRE UNDERMINING MINORITIES’: MAHMOOD MADANI’S REMARKS ON ‘JIHAD’, ‘GHAR WAPSI’ TRIGGER POLITICAL STORM

Tue 02 December 2025: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) president Maulana Mahmood Madani has sparked a nationwide debate with his sharp criticism of the Supreme Court, the central government, and what he described as a “systematic campaign” to target India’s Muslim community. Speaking at a JUH gathering in Bhopal, Madani accused constitutional institutions of failing minorities and […]

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MEN’S DRINKING HARMS WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND THE IMPACT IS WORST IN POORER COUNTRIES

Tue 02 December 2025: Drinking alcohol is known to be harmful to people’s health. It’s also known to be harmful in other ways. For example, men experience more harm such as aggression, accidents, and injury, from their own drinking than do women. But when a man drinks, the women and children closest to him often pay a price too. […]

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ISRAEL MONITORS SOLDIERS’ SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER OCT. 7 EVENTS

Sat 29 November 2025: Israel’s military has decided to monitor the social media accounts of its soldiers and review everything they post, including text, images and videos, local media reported on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Army Radio said the move follows reports that Hamas obtained information about the army and its movements ahead of the Oct. 7, […]

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RUSSIA WARNS WHATSAPP FACES FULL BLOCK AS RESTRICTIONS EXPAND

Sat 29 November 2025: Russia’s state communications watchdog said it is tightening restrictions on WhatsApp, claiming the US-owned platform violates Russian law and is being used to facilitate criminal activity, according to comments carried by the Tass news agency. Roskomnadzor said the messenger app “continues to violate” Russian legal requirements and alleged it is used […]

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MATLALA ALLEGES R500,000 PAYOUT TO CELE

Fri 28 November 2025: Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala claims he paid the former police minister for protection and assistance with a police tender. Controversial businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala has alleged he paid former police minister Bheki Cele R500,000. Matlala made the explosive claims while testifying from prison this week. He appeared before a parliamentary ad […]

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GERMANY STONE REVEALS EUROPE’S OLDEST BLUE PIGMENT

  Image is for illustration purpose. Fri 28 November 2025: Archaeological excavations in the Mühlheim-Dietesheim region of Germany have revealed unexpected traces of blue pigment on a stone artifact dating back roughly 13,000 years, challenging established understandings of prehistoric art. Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark identified the blue residue on the stone as the mineral pigment azurite, marking the earliest known […]

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ISRAEL ‘NOT MOVING TOWARD PEACE’ WITH SYRIA, DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS

Fri 28 November 2025: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tel Aviv is not on a path toward peace with Damascus, claiming that the Yemeni Houthi group is active in Syria. “Israel is not moving toward peace with Syria because there are forces within its borders thinking about invading Golan towns,” Katz claimed during a […]

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GERMANY WILL TRY TO CONVINCE US TO INVITE SOUTH AFRICA TO G20 SUMMIT, MERZ SAYS

Fri 28 November 2025: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that all G20 members, including South Africa, should be invited to the next year’s summit in Florida. Speaking at a press conference in Berlin, Merz criticized the US administration’s absence from last weekend’s G20 summit in Johannesburg and Trump’s announcement that South Africa would not be invited to the […]

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SYRIAN PRESIDENT REJECTS CALLS FOR SEPARATION, FEDERALISM, SAYS COASTAL REGION REMAINS ‘PRIORITY’

Fri 28 November 2025: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Thursday rejected calls for separation or federalism in Syria, saying the coastal region remains a “priority” for his administration. “We are focused on protecting the country from internal and external risks and on economic development,” Sharaa told a meeting in Latakia via video conference. Protests erupted in several cities […]

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