• Defiant protesters stage climate march

    A little over two weeks after terror attacks by the Islamic State (IS) rocked the city, the government has imposed a ban on public demonstrations citing security concerns. However, on Sunday, activists and residents assembled at the Place de la République, defyin ....

    A little over two weeks after terror attacks by the Islamic State (IS) rocked the city, the government has imposed a ban on public demonstrations citing security concerns. However, on Sunday, activists and residents assembled at the Place de la République, defyin ....

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  • Cameron to order strikes on IS leadership in Syria

    IS official spokesperson and a senior leader of the Islamic State Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, a Syrian preacher, will be at the top of Britain’s so-called “kill list” when the strikes are launched, The Sunday Times reported. Al-Adnani is reportedly ....

    IS official spokesperson and a senior leader of the Islamic State Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, a Syrian preacher, will be at the top of Britain’s so-called “kill list” when the strikes are launched, The Sunday Times reported. Al-Adnani is reportedly ....

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  • From Indonesia, a Muslim challenge to Islamic State

    But instead of the celebratory music and words of praise expected in a jihadist video, the soundtrack features the former Indonesian President, Abdurrahman Wahid, singing a Javanese mystical poem: “Many who memorise the Quran and Hadith love to condemn others as i ....

    But instead of the celebratory music and words of praise expected in a jihadist video, the soundtrack features the former Indonesian President, Abdurrahman Wahid, singing a Javanese mystical poem: “Many who memorise the Quran and Hadith love to condemn others as i ....

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  • Communist Party of China set to tighten grip on military

    Chinese President Xi Jinping has focussed on tightening political command and control by the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the CPC, following a two day meeting that ended last Thursday. The reforms are expected to be enforced by 2020. The proposed structural cha ....

    Chinese President Xi Jinping has focussed on tightening political command and control by the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the CPC, following a two day meeting that ended last Thursday. The reforms are expected to be enforced by 2020. The proposed structural cha ....

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  • Labour divided over fresh Syria vote

     It is for the second time in two-and-a-half years that the Commons will vote on whether the United Kingdom should send its fighter jets to bomb Syria. In 2013, Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposal for air strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad&r ....

     It is for the second time in two-and-a-half years that the Commons will vote on whether the United Kingdom should send its fighter jets to bomb Syria. In 2013, Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposal for air strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad&r ....

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  • Espionage rackets with Pak. links busted, BSF man among 5 arrested

    Two persons were held in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir spy ring and three in the Kolkata operation. Kafaitullah Khan alias Master Raja and Abdul Rasheed are residents of Jammu and Kashmir and it is alleged that by cultivating sources in the Army and the BSF ( ....

    Two persons were held in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir spy ring and three in the Kolkata operation. Kafaitullah Khan alias Master Raja and Abdul Rasheed are residents of Jammu and Kashmir and it is alleged that by cultivating sources in the Army and the BSF ( ....

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  • Is it joyful…?

    This is a Nali-Kali classroom. In 2005, Nali-Kali (play-learn), a multi-grade, activity-based form of teaching and learning inspired from the pedagogical practices at Rishi Valley Centre of Education in Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh, was implemented across government scho ....

    This is a Nali-Kali classroom. In 2005, Nali-Kali (play-learn), a multi-grade, activity-based form of teaching and learning inspired from the pedagogical practices at Rishi Valley Centre of Education in Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh, was implemented across government scho ....

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  • Report sought on tree-felling around Taj

    The NGT has asked environmental activist and lawyer M. C. Mehta, who is a court commissioner in the matter, to submit the final inspection report on the felling of 4,000 trees around the Taj by December 16. According to the report, a former Agra DFO had allegedly cut ....

    The NGT has asked environmental activist and lawyer M. C. Mehta, who is a court commissioner in the matter, to submit the final inspection report on the felling of 4,000 trees around the Taj by December 16. According to the report, a former Agra DFO had allegedly cut ....

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  • Cameron asks Modi to free Britons held in Tamil Nadu

    The six Britons identified as John Armstrong Wigton, Nick Dunn Ashington, Ray Tindall Chester, Paul Towers, Nicholas Simpson Catterick and Billy Irving Connel are all ex-military men. They have been detained in Tamil Nadu as their passports have been confiscated by the ....

    The six Britons identified as John Armstrong Wigton, Nick Dunn Ashington, Ray Tindall Chester, Paul Towers, Nicholas Simpson Catterick and Billy Irving Connel are all ex-military men. They have been detained in Tamil Nadu as their passports have been confiscated by the ....

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  • Hopes rise for Paris climate deal

    The high-profile opening event at which President Barack Obama is to join China’s President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is intended to signal the seriousness with which climate change is being approached at CoP21, the conference of member countrie ....

    The high-profile opening event at which President Barack Obama is to join China’s President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is intended to signal the seriousness with which climate change is being approached at CoP21, the conference of member countrie ....

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