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Whoever wins US Presidential election 2020, Earth is the loser
November 3, 2020
November 4 is poised to be the new Earth Day when the fierce race will come to a frightful end. Then will begin humanity’s race to save planet Earth. Many postal votes would still be in counting on that day, so also the prophesied views of the climate scientists, carbon emissio...
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This contribution of Trump is not much talked about
November 2, 2020
When 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore, former vice President of USA, there was a global appreciation of the work done by the winners in bringing climate change issue at the centre of the current and future ...
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The name stays ‘Bond, James Bond’
November 1, 2020
Best known for the inaugural and one of the best portrayal of British Secret Service agent, Connery was born Thomas Sean Connery on August 25, 1930. His mother, Effie, he later revealed, occasionally worked as a cleaning woman. After doing a bunch of odd jobs and facing a handfu...
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Amrita Pritam: The voice of feminism during partition
October 31, 2020
Pritam had many firsts to her credit, but most significantly, she was one of the first female writers to assert feminism and political will through her poetry. In her career lasting 60 years, Pritam produced over 100 books of essays, poetry, fiction and biographies including a co...
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Increasing data privacy concerns over Aarogya Setu app
October 30, 2020
Claimed to be world’s most downloaded contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu app, found itself again in the eye of storm when the Central Information Commission (CIC) asked the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for some specific details on the app and the NIC said it had no informat...
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100 years of Jamia Millia Islamia University
October 29, 2020
Right from the moment when it was founded in 1920, Jamia Millia Islamia University has been moving through uncharted waters. As it turns 100, it needs that quality more than ever.
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Time to move from 2+2 to 3+3
October 29, 2020
US secretary of state Michael Pompeo along with secretary of defence Mark T Esper visited India for the third India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue. The visit comes a week before the American presidential election 2020 to be held on November 3. The India-US 2+2 talks focused on four ...
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India’s internet among the slowest globally: Ookla report
October 29, 2020
According to a recent report published by global data speed monitoring platform Ookla, India ranks at 131st position in the list of 138 countries in terms of data speed. The average 4G internet speed in India is even lower than countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
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Big ticket investments in oil & gas as Modi opens India Energy Forum
October 28, 2020
Inaugurating the fourth edition of the India Energy Forum-CERA Week, earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the participants that India was well on track to meet its commitment of 275 GW of installed capacity in renewable energy by the year 2022.
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New Delhi police try to suppress alleged rape & murder of dalit minor
October 27, 2020
murder of dalit, Human rights activists joined in a protest by the family of a young Dalit girl that had allegedly been raped and killed in New Delhi on October 4.
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Time for France to acknowledge its Muslim minority
October 26, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements on relationship between Islam and French culture following the beheading of a French professor raise a storm in and outside France. The murder brings focus back on situation of Muslims, a sizeable minority in the country.
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6 athletes of Indian diaspora emerge on the scene
October 26, 2020
While Indian diaspora has made a mark in many fields around the world, sport is an arena where not too many Indian names have traditionally stood out. However, that seems to be changing now, as more and more Indian diaspora sportspersons are making a name for themselves in their ...
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