Saudi woman wins municipal council seat
In a historic moment for Saudi Arabia, a woman won a municipal council seat in the country’s first ever election open to female voters and candidates, an official said. This …
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Tokyo calling! Abe to woo Indian students
Tokyo calling! Are Indian students tuned in? When Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits India from December 11-13, there will be many big-ticket issues on the table, including the nuclear …
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Shooting in California: 14 killed, two suspects dead
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA: In a major shooting attack in San Bernardino on December 2, America once again faced the horror of increasing gun violence. While the exact motive of the …
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Rising ‘Intolerance’: What’s the way out?
‘Rising Intolerance’ is the much-trumpeted buzzword these days. One can scarcely switch on a private TV channel and not find it engaged in vigorous and passionate discussions, debates and arguments on this contentious issue.
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India set to surpass US in Internet user base
India is poised to surpass the US as the second largest Internet user base in the world, signaling the digital revolution in the country. The number of Internet users in …
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Modi’s Wembley address evokes mixed reaction from British media
The much awaited event at Wembley on November 13, which was touted as the highlight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK, was a grand spectacle. While in …
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Modi in London: “India will not tolerate intolerance”
It was a question he may have expected while preparing for his trip to India as the leader of the world’s largest democracy, and not surprisingly his answer was well-rehearsed.
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Bridging information deficit: India, Africa to step up media connect
Amid a growing bilateral relationship but limited understating of each other, the news media of India and Africa have decided to step up their engagement to unleash the voices of the two youngest regions of the world and create fresh narratives of each other.
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India’s Daughter Geeta returns home from Pakistan: Joy, emotions, human touch
It was a moment packed with emotions, drama and the humanitarian radiance, which promises to brighten the darkened landscape of the strained India-Pakistan relations. Geeta’s luminous smile, her face lit up with the joy of returning home after straying accidentally into Pakistan 15 years ago, said it all.
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India, Israel forge education bridge
Building an education bridge between India and Israel has been a key outcome of President Pranab Mukherjee’s just concluded visit to Israel. This was reflected in the signing of a …
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