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International Day of Democracy 2017 observed globally [VIDEO]

India faced several formidable challenges to its unity and survival as one country, but, it still remains the world's largest democracy, as an invincible nation.

Sep 15, 2017

'No work, no pay' for teachers, what about AIADMK MLAs holed up in resorts, quips Kamal Haasan

Haasan's tweets referred to the Tamil Nadu government's decision not to pay wages to around 33,000 teachers, who are on strike along with government employees demanding a pay hike.

Sep 15, 2017

Rohingya refugee crisis: India should have taken a balanced stance like Bangladesh

While India, the world's largest democracy, has taken a strong stand on shutting the doors for the Rohingyas, Bangladesh has shown to the world how to take a more balanced approach while handling such a crisis. Did India miss dynamism?

Sep 15, 2017

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SpaceX Falcon 9 blooper reel

SpaceX released a blooper reel on Thursday, September 14, of its Falcon 9 rocket failing to land during testing. The rocket, designed to separate and send one stage back to Earth after launch, has made 16 successful landings.

Sep 15, 2017

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North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan making Tokyos hackles rise

North Korea has fired a missile eastwards that passed over northern Japan in what Tokyo has described as an unprecedented threat. South Koreas military said that the missile was fired east from the Sunan district in Pyongyang around 7a.m. local time on Friday, 15 September, (11pm BST on Thursday) and was likely to have reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles) and travelled 3,700km.

Sep 15, 2017

Former Trinamool candidate Baichung Bhutia wants Gorkhaland but we can't crucify him for his views

The former footballer has also spoken in favour of a separate Gorkhaland in the past but this time, his words will cause the ruling Trinamool Congress more inconvenience since it has handled the movement with an iron fist. But can we judge Bhutia only politically?

Sep 15, 2017

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President Trump denies deal with Dems on DACA

No deal was made last night on DACA, Trump tweeted. Massive border security would have to be agreed to in exchange for consent. Would be subject to vote.

Sep 14, 2017

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Operation Insaniyat: India sends humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees [VIDEO]

The UNHRC had said that 3,70,000 Rohingyas have fled violence-affected Myanmar's Rakhine state and sought refuge in Bangladesh.

Sep 14, 2017

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Celebrating Hindi Diwas 2017: How it all began! [VIDEO]

India has been lobbying for the support of at least 129 UN member-nations to get Hindi the status of an official language of the world body.

Sep 14, 2017

Modi-Abe meeting: India, Japan call for 'zero tolerance' on terrorism, put spotlight on Pak-based LeT & JeM

Referring to the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai and Pathankot attack in 2016, both Modi and Abe urged Pakistan to bring the culprits to book.

Sep 14, 2017

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Modi's Ahmedabad politics: Receiving Xi Jinping in Gujarat was a master stroke but Shinzo Abe was brought out of desperation

In 2014, PM Modi was hailed for his out-of-the-box political manouvering by welcoming the Chinese president in Ahmedabad. Three years later, observers feel he received Japanese PM Shinzo Abe in the same city to show his concern for the Gujarati electorate.

Sep 14, 2017

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Bullet train: After 80s' Suzuki revolution, another Japanese footprint in transport sector

In the early 1980s, it was Japan's Suzuki which had revolutionised India's automobile sector. Over three decades later, it is again Japan's Shinkansen which is set to revolutionise India's railways sector. And we can't really complain about it even if ordinary trains get derailed.

Sep 14, 2017

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Hillary Clinton compares herself to Game of Thrones Cersei Lannister

In her much-anticipated new memoir, What Happened, the former presidential candidate likens her treatment by the Republicans during the election campaign to the humiliation experienced by Lena Headeys Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones.

Sep 13, 2017