Dede Sophie

He was the last of the strong Mughal Emperors who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years. He was an accomplished military leader who has also been described as the most controversial ruler in Indian history. He was given the title of Alamgir or conqueror of the world. And the world knows him by his popular name ‘Aurangzeb’, which translates to ‘Ornament of the Throne’ in Persian. But, in spite of his titles, regal status and rich legacy, his final resting place is a simple and unmarked one. Why is Aurangzeb’s tomb a simple one when his predecessors had grand mausoleums built; some of which are large monuments of Mughal architecture? Be it Babur’s tomb in Babur garden, Afghanistan,  Humayun’s tomb in Delhi, Akbar’s tomb at Sikandra, Jehangir’s tomb at Shahdara Bagh, Pakistan or Shah Jahan’s tomb at Taj Mahal in Agra along with his wife Mumtaz Mahal, all of them symbolize the magnificence and architecture of Mughal architecture. While all of Aurangzeb’

PNG  Prime Minister   James Marape says he is surprised to read an investigative report published by foreign media on alleged financial transactions involving former senior managers of PNG Ports and an Australian businessman PM Marape says he also has no knowledge of the alleged financial transactions or the relationships between former senior management of PNG Ports, the PNG Ports operator International Container Terminal Services International (ICTSI) or Australian businessman Don Matheson as mentioned in the report circulated. A joint investigative report was published on March 2 by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on a Manila-based multinational ports operator, ICTSI, that allegedly transferred funds into Matheson’s Singapore company account that then paid perks to senior officials of PNG Ports. The Prime Minister said the report, published and circulated online, had nothing to do with him as he had no knowledge