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Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell wins $1m prize for work in remote Artic communities

Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell spent six years working with children in a remote Arctic Inuit community has won a $1m (£810,000) prize at a ceremony in Dubai.

Mar 19, 2017

Who is the CM of Uttar Pradesh - Yogi Adityanath or Vin Diesel? Twitterati confused

Striking resemblance between CM of UP Yogi Adityanath and Hollywood actor Vin Diesel gave rise to series of funny memes on Twitter.

Mar 19, 2017

yogi adityanath swearing in, adityanath uttar pradesh chief minister

Our govt will fix law and order first, says UP CM

The administration will be made accountable and answerable and there won't be any discrimination, Adityanath said.

Mar 19, 2017

Philippines to ban smoking in public places

President Duterte says Philippines can't stop China's actions in disputed South China Sea

Duterte made the statement responding to reports of Beijing's plan to construct an environmental monitoring station in a shoal off northwestern Philippines.

Mar 19, 2017

Manipur economic blockade to be lifted from midnight

BJP government delivers on promise of lifting three-month long economic blockade that affected Imphal.

Mar 19, 2017

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

No Jat agitation in Delhi on Monday, says Haryana CM Khattar

The leader of the Jat agitation, Yashpal Malik, confirmed that there would be no agitation in Delhi on Monday.

Mar 19, 2017

Arvind Kejriwal takes credit for Captain Amarinder Singh's decision to ban beacons, introduce Lokpal Bill in Punjab

Captain Amarinder Singh chaired his first Cabinet meeting on Friday following which he announced a series of decisions taken by Congress-led Punjab government.

Mar 19, 2017

Deadly downpours and mudslides ravage Peru, killing dozens

Peru: El Nino flash floods wreak havoc, at least 72 killed, over 70,000 rendered homeless

Authorities on Friday said that the rainfall this year is 10 times more than the region is accustomed to, resulting in flash floods which have destroyed crops and clogged highways.

Mar 19, 2017

11-year-old girl to become youngest mother in Britain

Police have said that the father of the baby is believed to be another minor, just a few years older than the girl.

Mar 19, 2017

Who is Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath?

Adityanath was born as Ajay Singh Bisht in Garhwal. He took deeksha and changed his name.

Mar 19, 2017

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Kim Jong-un oversees North Koreas high-thrust rocket engine test

North Korea has tested a new high-thrust rocket engine. Leader Kim Jong-un personally monitored the test calling it a new birth of North Korea’s rocket industry. The rocket engine could be used for long-range missiles. Recently, the U.S. and China agreed to persuade North Korea to move away from its weapons programmes.

Mar 19, 2017

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Nicola Sturgeon hits out at Theresa May and promises IndyRef2 will go ahead

Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has told British Prime Minister Theresa May that Scotlands future must be Scotlands choice at the SNP Spring Conference in Aberdeen on 18 March.

Mar 19, 2017

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Rock n roll legend Chuck Berry dies, aged 90

Rock n roll legend Chuck Berry has died aged 90. He was found unresponsive at his home in St. Charles County, Missouri.Chuck Berry was born in 1926 and learnt to play the blues guitar as a teenager. He formed his first band in 1952 and worked on new songs all his life.Musicians around the world paid tribute to the late singer. Berry is survived by his wife of 68 years Themetta Toddy Suggs and four children.

Mar 19, 2017

CVC denies report claiming loss of data post-demonetisation

The migration of earlier data from the physical server to a cloud based storage application is taking some more time, the CVC said in a statement.

Mar 19, 2017

Donald Trump's '30 feet' Mexico wall to cost $21.6 billion, will take 3.5 years to build

The reports also states that the Trump administration is seeking to build a 30-feet high barrier made of series of fences and walls which looks "aesthetically pleasing in colour."

Mar 19, 2017

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