arijit ghosh

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My octogenarian father's first book! If you like #ghoststories you should read it! @abhijitnghosh https://t.co/r0zx6K9Pys #paranormal #TheDancingHead

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Here is the most awaited book - The Dancing Head and Other Paranormal Stories from India by @AbhijitNGhosh
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What started as a joke is becoming a movement. Abhijeet Dipke's satirical "Cockroach Janta Party" has attracted tens of millions of followers, tapping into frustration among young Indians over exam scandals, unemployment and politics.

@DanStrumpf explains: https://t.co/6oZLSAW55s

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Abhijeet Dipke was in between job applications and rounds of PlayStation 5 last month when he noticed viral comments from India’s top judge comparing jobless youngsters to “cockroaches” https://t.co/fTpwLeZ2sb

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Kenya is razing thousands of shacks to make way for new homes, but hasn’t provided alternate accommodation to those who have been evicted https://t.co/hkuz2KVy5o

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USAID’s closure placed millions of lives at risk, studies show. Donald Trump’s new program requires minerals and data as a price of aid. In Mozambique, clinics now face hard choices as Ebola spreads https://t.co/YsSmnE32Wz

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Funding pledges for the Ebola crisis in central Africa stand are falling short of the $500 million the region’s leaders originally announced, as health officials warn that more money is needed to halt the spread of the disease https://t.co/D14xSBuzbD

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Bloomberg News @business Unveils Second Edition of ‘Africa Startups to Watch list’ https://t.co/ItSdOyRGDC via @BBGMedia

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The #startups trying to solve everything from lack of doctors to poor soil fertility in #Africa. Read the best of the more than 600 nominations @rjantjies_ , @torreyhclark, Xiaojuan Pang & Patricia Suzara

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These companies are building solutions in environments where infrastructure or systems have failed to deliver. https://t.co/Y1xC4gWhvY

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Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation found signs of possible subsurface water-ice beneath four permanently shadowed craters near the Moon’s south pole using radar data from the Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter https://t.co/LpCFyTRzwp

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Rubio Tries to Mend India Ties After Trump Roiled Relations https://t.co/uXXrr5yzep

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Statement on the Government’s Intolerance Towards Media Questions

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The “Cockroach Janta Party” is one of India’s most viral movements taking aim at the country’s political establishment. Behind the memes and satire is a deeper story about youth unemployment, political frustration and why Gen Z Indians are increasingly speaking up.

Bloomberg's @akritiisharma explains https://t.co/Eb4YXn8Qkl

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In the world’s most populous country, where over 60% survive on free food grain and graduate unemployment is very high, one state is offering cash incentives to fund a baby boom.

“It’s an utterly stupid move in every possible examinable way,” said political scientist Devesh Kapur.

Read - An Indian State’s Cash-for-Babies Gambit
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A mock political party erupted across Indian social media this week, becoming a symbol of Gen Z disillusionment with the country’s political establishment and anger over a worsening jobs crisis in the world’s most-populous nation https://t.co/GU6RTe8X9A

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India’s central bank may need to draw on its 2013 taper tantrum playbook and earlier balance-of-payments crises to mount an effective defense of the beleaguered rupee https://t.co/ecTF1gG9uj

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India has a new political superstar - a cockroach https://t.co/78FvDcXqSO

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The Qatari billionaire Al-Khayyat family is going after mega African infrastructure deals https://t.co/cuDWYxNE6h

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Public transport operators in several major Kenyan towns began a strike on Monday to protest soaring fuel costs https://t.co/51ehKhUyAQ

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The cravings of overseas Indians are fueling an export surge in Alphonso and Kesar mangoes, but scaling up the business will be difficult, writes Menaka Doshi in India Edition. https://t.co/23ObF8Kc6J

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India's stock market is being left behind by the AI rallies powering Taiwan and Korea, and it's on the verge of losing its place in the world's top five https://t.co/uAU6l4Jmuv

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The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern https://t.co/ylkXSJjamd