Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus wins Nobel Prize in literature

STOCKHOLM: Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for works that the prize judges called “a monument to suffering and courage”. Alexievich, 67, used the skills of a journalist to create literature chronicling the great tragedies of the Soviet Union and its collapse: World War II, the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster […]

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Kannada actress Maria Susairaj arrested by Gujarat police

The Gujarat police arrested Kannada actress Maria Susairaj for allegedly committing fraud of Rs. 2.68 crore. The ex-model is accused of duping hajj pilgrims who had booked tickets from her agency. According to the details, she had opened an air ticket agency in Vadodara, where many Hajj pilgrims had booked their tickets. However, after taking money from the pilgrims, she […]

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