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Kenyan writer and post-colonial critic Ngugi wa Thiong'o dies at 87
Ngugi wa Thiong'o, one of Africa's most significant writers and post-colonial thinkers, has died at age 87, The Washington Post says in a report. His literary work and essays consistently grappled with the enduring impact of colonialism and critiqued contemporary issues in post-independence Africa, including corruption and authoritarianism. A prominent political activist, Ngugi was imprisoned without trial in Kenya in 1977 for his work and was subsequently forced into exile for more than two decades. A core part of his legacy was his decision to stop writing in English and adopt his native Gikuyu, a move he described as a crucial act of 'linguistic decolonization' to challenge the cultural dominance of former colonial powers.
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Time of India
41 minutes ago
- Time of India
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Coimbatore: Drive against drug peddling was very active in the city till a year ago. It was then that the city police busted a drug cartel being run by an Ugandan national - Aivan Gabonge – from the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru with the help of a Kenyan national - Ivy Bonuke, 26. Police were quick to arrest the Kenyan national and seize synthetic drugs. Similarly, a Haryana-based pharmaceutical company owner – Sachin – was arrested by the city police for supplying prescription pills, especially painkillers and sedatives to the local drug peddlers, who were selling the same to college students and IT professionals to get high. Now, the drive against drug peddling has lost steam. The difference is that the city earlier had two special teams exclusively working on curbing the drug menace. Now that the teams are dissolved on the directive of the director general of police, the fight against drug peddling has lost its teeth. "The special teams were closely following the drug trafficking network, busting rackets operating out of different states. After the special teams were dissolved two months ago, many drug rackets have resumed their activities, and drug peddling has been increasing gradually," said a police officer, who didn't want to be named. Pointing out that some IT professionals were in the habit of taking synthetic drugs to stay awake during their night shifts, the officer said, "They gradually get addicted to drugs, spoiling their mental and physical health. Controlling synthetic drug trafficking is the need of the hour. As per the data available with the city police, 281.62 kilograms of ganja, 217.32 grams of methamphetamine and 34,786 painkillers/sedative pills were seized, and 600 drug peddlers were arrested in 285 cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in 2024. The special teams were instrumental in arresting 169 peddlers and seizing 161kg of ganja and 77 grams of methamphetamine. Another police officer said the drug peddlers were using technology to evade arrest. "Some rackets contact their buyers through Instagram and share the locations where they have hidden drugs. It is not easy to track these locations and arrest the drug peddlers. Therefore, we have started using Instagram under various aliases to keep in contact with the drug peddlers." Yet another police officer said drug peddling had considerably come down in the city. "The special teams were successful in curtailing the main drug supply by arresting the suppliers." He, however, said the law and order police wouldn't be able to focus on drug peddling cases. "Special teams exclusively handling drug trafficking are important, as they could take leads and arrest peddlers from across the country." When contacted, city police commissioner A Saravana Sundar said, "We are taking necessary steps to curtail the drug menace in the city. We have been conducting raids and seizing drugs regularly. This year, so far, we have registered 182 cases and arrested 328 drug peddlers, of who 45 have been detained under the Goondas Act. The seizure of drugs has decreased since we have arrested the main suppliers from other states. We are monitoring couriers and parcel services as well." Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Hindustan Times
41 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
US offers $5 million reward for arrest of Haitian gang leader
The United States offered a $5 million reward on Tuesday for the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier for allegedly violating US sanctions. Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier has been under US Treasury Department sanctions since 2020 and UN sanctions since 2022.(REUTERS) Cherizier, 48, and another man, Bazile Richardson, have been indicted on charges of conspiring to transfer funds from the United States to fund gang activities in Haiti, the Justice Department said. "There's a good reason that there's a $5 million reward for information leading to Cherizier's arrest," US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a press conference. "He's a gang leader responsible for heinous human rights abuses, including violence against American citizens in Haiti." Cherizier has been under US Treasury Department sanctions since 2020 and UN sanctions since 2022. The former policeman heads an alliance of gangs in Haiti dubbed the "G9 Family," whose members are accused of murder, robbery, extortion, rape, targeted assassinations, drug trafficking and kidnappings. The alliance participated in an organised assault last year that ultimately led to the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who was replaced by a frail transitional council. The Justice Department said that Cherizier and Richardson, a naturalised US citizen who was arrested in Texas last month, raised funds from members of the Haitian diaspora in the United States and had the money transferred to intermediaries in the Caribbean nation. Cherizier allegedly used the funds to pay salaries to members of his gang and purchase firearms. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, with swaths of the country and the vast majority of the capital, Port-au-Prince, under the control of armed gangs. Despite the deployment of a Kenyan-led multinational force to back up Haiti's police, violence has continued to soar. At least 3,141 people have been killed in the first half of this year, according to figures released last month by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. "Cherizier and (Richardson) sought to raise funds in the United States to bankroll Cherizier's violent criminal enterprise, which is driving a security crisis in Haiti," Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg said. 'The National Security Division does not tolerate criminal gang fundraising in the United States, and will continue to pursue those who enable Haiti's violence and instability.'
Deccan Herald
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- Deccan Herald
Shatter that glass curtain of caste
In English, we sanitise such crimes as 'honour killings'—a term that inadvertently romanticises brutality. The Tamil phrase Aanava Kolai (arrogance/ chauvinist murder) captures the reality more accurately: acts born of toxic pride and caste supremacy that bring only dishonour to the perpetrators.
