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Ayodhya case: Apex court rules in favour of Hindus
November 9, 2019
The verdict for the historic Ayodhya-Babri Masjid dispute was delivered today where the dispute site was alloted to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, while the government was directed to allot an alternate five acre land to Sunni Waqf Board for mosque within Ayodhya.
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Ram temple dispute: a timeline
November 9, 2019
On November 9, the five-member Constitution bench led by the chief justice of India Ranjan Gogoi cleared the way for the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya.
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RCEP races ahead, India opts out
November 7, 2019
Flagging domestic concerns-fears of heightened trade deficit and a perceived threat to small producers, agriculture, including dairy and poor free trade record India opted out of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
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Ease of doing business: India moves up on the list
November 5, 2019
India has recently moved 14 places to secure the 63rd position on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) ranking. While it has been an impressive move, the report did state that “India is not a place for starting a business.”
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Despite international murmurs, India in no hurry on Kashmir
November 5, 2019
India’s tryst with 'influencing' international opinion on Kashmir continues unabated. After the visit of 27 Members of Europe Parliament (MEPs), reportedly of Right Wing persuasion, came the visit of German chancellor Angela Merkel, last week.
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India weighs trade curbs on Turkey, Malaysia
November 4, 2019
Leveraging its economic power and global standing against countries that are crossing its core national interests the Modi government is vigorously mulling to use trade curbs.
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Delhi asphyxiée : une urgence de santé publique
November 4, 2019
Les niveaux de pollution de l’air dans la région de la capitale nationale de Delhi (Delhi-RCN) se sont dégradés de manière intense ces derniers jours, constituant, depuis le vendredi 1er novembre, une « urgence de santé publique » selon l’autorité de prévention et ...
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Shakuntala Devi: the face of mental calculations in India
November 3, 2019
Born on November 4, 1929, in Bengaluru, in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka, Shakuntala Devi was a world-renowned Indian mathematician and a calculating genius. Thanks to her extraordinary skills in solving the complex out of arithmetical problems without any mechanica...
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Kali Puja au Bengale
November 1, 2019
Peu après les célébrations de Durga Puja, le Bengale se prépare à l’arrivée de la divinité de l’esprit, du corps et de l’âme. Mais pourquoi le Bengale célèbre-t-il Kali Puja (adoration de la déesse Kali), alors que l’Inde célèbre Diwali (la fête des lumi...
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Bollywood’s terror insight
October 31, 2019
As Edgar Allan Poe said, “to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience,” is what a horror movie should be about.
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Bollywood movies echoing Indian history
October 30, 2019
With Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Panipat set to hit theatres at the end of this year and the announcement of Baiju Bawra by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, here is a look at the period dramas of Bollywood which retold the tales of history.
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Elections for Congress sans the Gandhis
October 29, 2019
Last week’s election in Haryana was proof that even if the Gandhis stay away from election campaigns the party can function on its own. All it needs is a plan!
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