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Five days after his death, the funeral of Pope Francis took place Saturday, April 26, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square. About 50 heads of state attended the ceremony, including French President Emmanuel ...

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The widely respected economist and scholar has been credited with heralding a new era of economic liberalisation in India with his laissezfaire policy Yet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been at the ...

The virile warrior god of the north is seen as a romantic and doting son in southern India writes DEVDUTT PATTANAIK After the great war at Kurukshetra the Pandavas were haunted by dreams of dying warr ...