Rifa
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Ex- Indian Express, abplive, Outlook, EastMojo
New Delhi, India
Joined April 2019
What is Malavika Mohanan's Go-To Food? Find out in this candid backstage conversation from the ABP Southern Rising Summit 2025! #ABPSouthernRising #SouthernRisingSummit #ABPNetwork #MalavikaMohanan
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Dr. Anita Ratnam explains a term that she has coined, 'Neo-Bharatam' and what it means. #ABPSouthernRising #ABPNews
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What is the favorite track of Kavita Krishnamurthy, the iconic voice behind evergreen Bollywood melodies like 'Hawa Hawai' and 'Aaj Main Upar'? #ABPSouthernRising #SouthernRisingSummit #ABPNetwork #KavithaKrishnamurthy
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WATCH | With Squid Game returning for its third season and a Tony-winning musical on Broadway the 'Hallyu' wave shows no sign of slowing down. 🦑🏆 From K-dramas and K-pop to Oscar-winning films to a Nobel literature prize, Korean culture has become a global obsession — one
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Is salt silently sabotaging India's health? 🧂 Indians are consuming twice the World Health Organization's recommended daily salt limit — and it's putting millions at risk of hypertension, stroke and heart disease. From processed food to canned vegetables, ultra-processed foods
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WATCH | A reminder for Trump: US wanted India to buy Russian crude to keep oil market stable, prices in check Yes — after the Ukraine war began, India went from barely buying Russian crude to making it 40% of our imports. Yes — it meant cheaper petrol and a stable market. But
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The Cambridge Dictionary has added words born in the chaos of TikTok such as “skibidi,” “delulu” and “tradwife.” It is proof that the language is alive, unruly and very much of its time. For some, this feels like an assault on “proper” English. For others, it is recognition that
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WATCH | ‘The math ain’t mathin’ here’ 📐➕➗🟰 In a charged exchange during a House Judiciary Committee meeting in the US recently, Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett took aim at First Lady Melania Trump — questioning how she qualified for an EB-1 visa roughly 25 years
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#EXPLAINED | As military tensions escalate between Iran and #Israel, #Tehran has hinted at a possible exit from the #Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) — a move that could have wide-ranging global consequences. The NPT, signed in 1968, is seen as a cornerstone of global
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WATCH | Very nasty and very public, the break in relations between United States President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is finally here. Many had punted on how long the bonhomie between the two most powerful men in America would last. Some had given them
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Unsung heroes of Bhuj 🇮🇳
WATCH | The unsung heroines of #Bhuj In the thick of the 1971 India-Pakistan war, as bombs rained down on a Bhuj air base, a group of women from Madhapar stepped in where trained men hesitated. Clad in traditional attire, they picked up tools and rebuilt the bombed-out
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#Explained | Why are men usually taller than women? Scientists may have uncovered part of the answer — and it lies in a tiny but powerful gene found on both the X and Y chromosomes. 🧬🔬 Watch this video to know more ☝🏼 https://t.co/FwvhwuWVBm 🎥 @rifawrites
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Did you know the word "caste" didn’t even orginate in India? In fact, there’s no direct equivalent of the word “caste” in any Indian language. How then did a term of foreign origin stick around for so long? WATCH this video to find out 👇🏼 ✍🏼 @nikitamohta98 In frame:
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Next time you're tempted to bust a move on the metro 🚇, remember you could go viral for all the wrong reasons. With slogans like “No Reels on the Wheels,” DMRC is urging commuters to skip the social media stunts, citing safety concerns and inconvenience to fellow passengers. 🤳🏼
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In a major diplomatic move following a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, India has revoked all SAARC Visa Exemption Stickers (SVES) issued to Pakistani nationals, giving them just 48 hours to leave the country. But what exactly is the SVES and why does it matter now? Watch this
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WATCH | When the British marched into the Naga Hills in 1832, they were intruding on sovereign, self-sufficient communities with distinct identities, systems of governance and deep-rooted traditions. What followed was not governance, but a decades-long campaign of military
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WATCH | A Pakistani national being deported after the Pahalgam attack has sparked a political and legal storm claiming that he has cast his vote in Indian elections. The Baramulla District Election Officer has now ordered an FIR and an inquiry into the matter. Can someone
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Pakistan’s economic future hangs in the balance as the IMF convenes a critical meeting in Washington. With Islamabad hoping for fresh funds to keep its economy afloat, India has taken a firm stand against any additional aid—urging IMF members to consider the ground realities
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In a country where seismic tremors occur every other week and disaster preparedness is woven into the cultural fabric, it takes something extraordinary to unsettle the rhythms of Japan’s travel industry. 🎴🗾 That “something”, it turns out, is a manga, which predicts a major
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Why does China keep cooking up its own names for places in Arunachal Pradesh? The intention is to keep underlining its unilateral and false claims over Indian territory. It is part of a well-worn Chinese foreign policy playbook. India has consistently rejected these claims.
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