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Consolidated Ruin
Clellan Coe
The Hospital Mater Dei of Tordesillas was founded in 1467 to care for the sick and the poor. It stands on a narrow street, its outer wall a patchwork of old stone, brick, and crumbling plaster. A rus ...[Continue Reading]
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Institutional humiliation: Rajasthan High Court orders 24-hour takedown of accused persons photos from social media
Jagriti Rai
Calling it an institutional humiliation, the Rajasthan High Court has denounced the police practice of parading arrestees and circulating their photographs on social media before any adjudication of ...[Continue Reading]
The Indian Express
1 day ago
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US Justice Department probes Minnesota officials amid migration raids
Erin Hale
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are among a group of state officials who say they are under investigation by the US Department of Justice ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
1 day ago
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Daily Briefing: Straight from Davos
Sonal Gupta
Good morning,Indians have lost nearly Rs 3,000 crore to the rising menace of digital arrests in recent years. For those unfamiliar with the scam, digital arrests involve fraudsters impersonating la ...[Continue Reading]
The Indian Express
1 day ago
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Probe into collusion between builders, banks complete in 3 of 28 cases, CBI tells SC; trial court told to take cognizance of chargesheets in 2 weeks
Express News Service
After the CBI told the Supreme Court that it has completed the investigation and filed chargesheets in three of 28 cases of alleged collusion between builder and banks and financial institutions, the ...[Continue Reading]
The Indian Express
1 day ago
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What is Bangladeshs Jamaat-e-Islami party? Could it lead the country next?
Masum Billah
Dhaka, Bangladesh For the first time in his life, Abdur Razzak, a 45-year-old banker in Bangladeshs Faridpur district, believes the political party he supports has a real chance of coming to power as ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
1 day ago