Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Actress Elnaaz Norouzi recalled her childhood and school days in Iran during an exclusive conversation with IANS.When asked to comment on the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, she shared that she is aware of how bad things can be in Iran, as she has been a part of that oppression.Elnaaz told IANS, “Now see what they are doing and what I am doing. Because these opportunities were there for me in Germany. And here in India, a democratic country that has allowed me to live here a…
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Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado described a harrowing escape by sea from her country, saying she feared for her life during a dangerous journey that brought her to the United States amid mounting pressure from the Maduro regime.“There was a certain moment in the trip, in the boat, where… I was hurt because the waves were very high, over six feet,” Machado told reporters at a Washington news conference held at the Heritage Foundation think-tank.Sh…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Venezuela has begun releasing political prisoners, crediting direct US action for what he described as a major development and issuing a sharp warning to those being freed.In a message posted on social media, Trump said the release process had begun “in a BIG WAY,” framing it as a result of American intervention in Venezuela’s internal affairs.“Venezuela has started the process, in a BIG WAY, of releasing their political prisoners….