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Modi Government Slows Down on Hindi Promotion after Backlash

Not long after the Modi-government's diktat to government officials and bureaucrats to strictly use the Hindi language while communicating through official accounts or even on social media, it has now been said it was applicable only for Hindi-speaking states. The comment comes following a strong backlash from all quarters. Jun 21, 2014
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Controversy over Hindi wrong, unwarranted: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, has said that the controversy over promotion of Hindi on social media platform was wrong and unwarranted. He said that was misquoted as it was just a routine circular to promote the language and not being imposed on the states. Rijiju addressed a news conference in New Delhi and said that the circular which is constantly being cited in media reports was issued on May 27 and was a reminder to an earlier circular issued on March 10th which said use of Hindi language should be promoted on social media. He added that it was not a compulsion on the states to use Hindi language to conduct their routine business. Jun 21, 2014
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Ukraine: French doctors help Ukrainian hosptials

French doctors from the Jouvenet Clinique in Paris are helping hospitals in Kiev providing medical consultations to soldiers and officers wounded by violent conflicts in the east of Ukraine. Duration: 01:25 Jun 21, 2014
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Syrian journalists, exiled in France, look home

Syrian journalists are among the thousands of refugees who have found a temporary home in France, but the aid they receive falls short of covering their material, and emotional, needs. Duration: 02:25 Jun 21, 2014
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Injured German caver in good shape

Doctors treating a German cave explorer, who was dramatically rescued after 11 days trapped and injured deep in the Alps, said Friday that he was in "excellent condition" considering his ordeal. Duration: 00:57 Jun 21, 2014
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Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire

Despite Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko announcing a cease-fire, fighting continues in the east. In Seversk, 140 kilometers north of Donetsk, violent clashes have taken place involving hundreds of pro-Russian separatists. Duration: 01:04 Jun 20, 2014
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Suicide bomber kills two at Lebanese checkpoint

Lebanese security forces were inspecting the scene after a suicide bomber killed at least two people at a Lebanese checkpoint on the main highway from Beirut to Damascus on Friday. Duration: 00:33 Jun 20, 2014
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Global refugee numbers highest since WWII: UN

The number of people driven from their homes by conflict and crisis has topped 50 million for the first time since World War II, with Syrians hardest hit, the UN refugee agency said Friday. Duration: 01:18 Jun 20, 2014
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