Spent a week in
#Kabul.This is the Kabul where I attended a wedding Thursday;ppl told me,life goes on here.They carried on with their lives even as many from war-ravaged provinces flocked to the city.But Overnight,things changed. My yesterday’s dispatch.
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Sonia Sarkar
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Journalist. Interested in human lives across the world. Solo traveller. Chevening 2015. soniasarkar26.wordpress.com
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Last year’s mass protests in #SriLanka gave hope briefly to members of the country’s #LGBT but many are wary of the government’s recent overtures hinting of reforms regarding #LGBTRights. By :
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Absolutely!!! This seems to be some new scam. What exactly is this?
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Over the past few days, I have been getting a number of voice and video calls on Whatsapp from unidentified international numbers. They cut the call immediately. Anyone else here who is facing this?
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My report on the National Coal Miners' Day about everyday challenges of coal miners who remain the most unrecognised despite digging, hammering, screwing coal pits in precarious conditions
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Crossing Wagah to Attari India to report on . visit 2 Goa 2 attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit,peaceniks R hoping foreign minister’s visit will pave way for resumption of diplomatic relations.On this space I will take U with me on this journey.
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India, the superpower which spends millions on Prime Minister’s photo ops for #SwachchBharat campaign for cleanliness,has no money to give a pair of gloves or any machine to the real cleaners!This is how this country operates by exploiting the poor & draining out taxpayers’ money
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I shared this photo earlier because I was so proud of my effort at the but then someone commented that “you look like a sick, ugly man”. In that moment I felt so defeated so deleted it.
But now no. I am not letting the negativity of others win. I ❤️ this photo.
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And the king is singing " Mejaaj tai toh ashol Raja, ami Raja noi!" twitter.com/PuppiesIover/s
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A disarming and successful politician who was also a successful businessman to amass great wealth. Alas, he left his party - SAD - in shambles at its lowest ebb. More than that he completely politicised and destroyed the character of the SGPC.
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The Singapore authorities executed Tangaraju s/o Suppiah today after he was convicted of trafficking just 1 kilogram of cannabis in proceedings that violated international human rights law and standards. 1/4
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Why more and more middle-class urban Indians are choosing to live in mud houses? But living in a mud house is only a part of the minimalistic living -- consuming only if you need it --and relooking at your needs so that you consume less -is the beginning. scmp.com/week-asia/life
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Shit people ask to Muslim friends.. #HappyEidMubarak #EidUlFitr #EidAlFitr #EidMubarak2023 #EidAlFitr2023 😊😊😊
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I see “Kishan” from Yarana in this tweet…
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T 4623 - ए twitter भइया ! सुन रहे हैं ? अब तो पैसा भी भर दिये हैं हम ... तो उ जो नील कमल 
होत है ना, हमार नाम के आगे, उ तो वापस लगाय दें भैया , ताकि लोग जान जायें की हम ही हैं - Amitabh Bachchan .. हाथ तो जोड़ लिये रहे हम । अब का, गोड़वा 
जोड़े पड़ी का ??
होत है ना, हमार नाम के आगे, उ तो वापस लगाय दें भैया , ताकि लोग जान जायें की हम ही हैं - Amitabh Bachchan .. हाथ तो जोड़ लिये रहे हम । अब का, गोड़वा जोड़े पड़ी का ??2
Only if this generation understands that looking for validation outside is futile, one day you get it, another day, it’s gone. #TwitterBlueTick
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I never liked cooking earlier but I have been cooking since April2019, and I realised how much I love it. The entire process of cooking which is done with love and care makes me feel good about myself. I am consuming the energy I am giving into cooking, there is no other energy.
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I hate cooking simply because of the amount of time it takes, just saying after seeing many tweets about ‘Maa ke haath ka khaana’
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Can someone please confirm if one can visit Qutub Minar after 7? Also, are tickets available online or at the counter? Thanks
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Death by suicide by male farmers has long plagued south Asia.
Are bans on pesticides enough? reports
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The WHO reports that almost one in five of all deaths by suicide worldwide (some 800 000 a year) are from pesticide poisoning, mostly in low and middle income countries.
Why, despite bans of harmful pesticides, does the danger persist?
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Finallyyyyyyy he has arrived!!!! I reported about his appointment way back in July 2021: scmp.com/week-asia/poli
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#BREAKING — New US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has arrived in New Delhi, confirms US Embassy in India.
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Tagore's "We Are All Kings in this Kingdom" is a testament to the very heart of democratic rule, that each and every one of us is a ruler in our own right. In the land where fascism once reigned, now they sing আমরা সবাই রাজা (We are all king) to dispel it. 11/
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After Oxford, LSE has denied a Hindu supremacist student to lead the student Union for being racist, Islamophobic & non-democratic. This should be wake up call for universities in the UK & Europe to be careful about the type of students they are recruiting.
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In today writing about the international lessons of the Good Friday Agreement. With thanks to
#GFA25
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What a piece of interview for the students of conflict resolution!
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"That's the kind of conversation between the sword and the neck."
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I am a Freelancer but panic is not the word for me. Stay calm, welcome more without panicking. Divert attention to other things. Universe is looking after each one of us.
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Panic when sources ghost you.. don’t reply to calls/emails. 
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Sometimes some dates are so mentally exhausting! No matter how many years have gone by, a particular time of the day still haunts you!
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From Rahul to Gandhi!
Rahul Gandhi is not anymore a reluctant political dynast but a daring mass leader who uses self-sacrifice as a political weapon & is not afraid to take on a mighty political machinery. #MyPiece #RightIsWrong
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Why this is Rahul Gandhi’s crowning political moment in India
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My new frame bought from outside is lying with them along with 1960 rupees. What exactly is your process of cheating customers, please explain. When do you think you will initiate the refund and return my frame?Answer ASAP.
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Democracy protesters breaking police barricades entering Netanyahu’s residence complex - When dictators’ days come to an end, it is always nasty and humiliating!
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Call it starvation. Malnutrition is an euphemism.
Repeat: poverty in India is comparable only with Sub-Saharan Africa.
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#Odisha Child Dies Allegedly From Malnutrition.
69% deaths in children under 5 years due to malnutrition in India. (September 2022)
approximately 4500 children die every day under the age of five years in the country due to hunger and malnutrition.
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Suddenly they are returning to the North Star after inviting the “honourable” XYZ to give away the journalism of courage awards!
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This is an uncharacteristically brave speech in the times we live in by @rajkamaljha , the Editor of @IndianExpress
While we all look up to the North star, it is important to have multiple free press in the country who can light up our paths with truth
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Anger mounts among Sikh diaspora as Indian police cut internet in search for fugitive separatist preacher Amritpal Singh
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It's been 6 days since India cut off the internet to millions and arrested 100+ to catch a high-profile Sikh activist. No one's sure if he's dead or alive, captive or on the run. But his fate could trigger serious unrest in India. Here's what's going on 🧵1/12 #AmritpalSingh
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