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Britain, EU struggle to reach agreement on post-Brexit
November 16, 2020
It is barely six weeks to go before Britain exits the European Union, with or without an agreement on the post-Brexit arrangement with the EU. Britain is unlikely to have any of the gains promised by the Leavers during the controversial campaign that had more fake news than real....
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Diwali 2020: Twinkling lights of festivities in different states
November 13, 2020
The popular legend associated with Diwali is the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman after 14 years of exile. As it was a new moon day in the Hindu month of Kartik, it was dark all around. To welcome their homecoming, people of Ayodhya lit the e...
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Cinemas struggle to resume after Covid19 intermission
November 11, 2020
Cinema halls were one of the first businesses told to shut down, even before the nationwide lockdown came into effect from March 25 and have been amongst the last to reopen. With the festival season approaching and resumption of the shooting of new films, theatre owners hope they...
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Bihar assembly elections 2020: Exit polls predict victory for Tejashwi Yadav led grand alliance
November 9, 2020
With a day to go for counting of votes in Bihar elections, most exit polls are handing out a majority to Tejashwi Yadav with Nitish Kumar far behind. As per the polls, with two of the six available giving the grand alliance led by him a sweeping victory in the assembly elections,...
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Course corrections in United States policies for President-Elect Joe Biden
November 8, 2020
the President-Elect of United States Joe Biden said he would immediately reverse the ban on travel from 13-odd Muslim majority nations
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Remembering Bhupen Hazarika: The Bard of the Brahmaputra
November 5, 2020
One of the most cherished Indian artistes, Bhupen Hazarika stirred nationalism, through his songs, during language riots & ethnic conflicts that have riven Assam for almost six decades now. On his ninth death anniversary, Media India Group remembers the maestro.
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A spiritual journey from Patliputra to Patna
November 4, 2020
Located on the banks of river Ganges, Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. With the presence of hundreds of historically significant places within its boundaries, it is visited by travellers from all over the world. Tourists also say that it is o...
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Valmiki community’s struggle for equality continues
November 3, 2020
One such community that faces discrimination at every step is the Valmiki community. Valmikis or followers of Saint Valmiki, author of Hindu epic Ramayana, are placed at the bottom of the Indian caste system and endure near complete social ostracism.
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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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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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