February 2025

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel on Saturday released a total of 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza as the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas continued to gain traction after nearly two weeks. In a sign of progress, Saturday’s release included for the first time some of the 1,000

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Cooking With Chow-Chow: Savour These Classic Chayote Squash Dishes From Tamil Nadu

The term Colombian Exchange was first used in 1972 by American historian and professor Alfred W. Crosby in his environmental history book of the same name. It has now become a widely used term by historians, especially food historians to describe the meeting point of what was considered the Old World and the New World

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Ex-NFL player Kyle Rudolph discusses Vikings' QB decision, referees, the Super Bowl and NFL Draft giveaways

Ex-NFL player Kyle Rudolph discusses Vikings’ QB decision, referees, the Super Bowl and NFL Draft giveaways

Kyle Rudolph left the Minnesota Vikings a couple seasons before they went 14-3 in 2022, when they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Giants. Two seasons later, they had almost a carbon copy of that campaign. This year, they went 13-4 but had another first-round playoff exit. “You got

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Hamas Frees Hostages Including American-Israeli Keith Siegel

Hamas Frees Hostages Including American-Israeli Keith Siegel

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — The cease-fire in Gaza saw its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, and the crucial Rafah border crossing reopened just days before discussions on the truce’s far more difficult second phase begin. Those talks start Monday, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with

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Hamas frees 3 male hostages as Israel releases more Palestinians

Hamas frees 3 male hostages as Israel releases more Palestinians

Hamas militants released three male hostages being held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel began releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, part of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of intense fighting. Militants handed Yarden Bibas and French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon to Red Cross officials in the southern city of Khan

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Introducing Indira Parthasarathy’s Political Satire Now in English with The Middlemen of Vedapura

Introducing Indira Parthasarathy’s Political Satire Now in English with The Middlemen of Vedapura

When literary genius meets adept translation, magic happens. And this is exactly what readers are treated to in The Middlemen of Vedapura, a political satire by Sahitya Akademi and Padma Shri awardee Indira Parthasarathy, now brought to life in English by M.K. Sudarshan. Originally written in Tamil, this 1995 novel has already claimed its rightful

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Budget: Tax relief for Indian middle class

Getty Images The federal government has announced measures to counter slowing growth Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition government has unveiled its first full-year budget after his party lost an outright majority in parliament last year. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures to counter slowing growth, rising prices and flagging consumption among the middle class

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Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Big Focus On Agriculture And Food Security

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivered her eighth consecutive Union Budget for 2025 on Saturday. Before the presentation, Ms Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, who offered her ‘dahi-cheeni‘ (curd and sugar), a gesture believed to bring good luck. The Budget for FY25-26 outlined key measures aimed at boosting India’s agricultural sector, ensuring food

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