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Writers from across India take part in protest march towards Sahitya Akademi in Delhi

Nearly 100 writers took out a peaceful march in Delhi on Friday to protest against increasing intolerance in the country. Writers from across the country gathered at Shri Ram Centre near Mandi House and marched towards Sahitya Akademi in the capital, wearing black ribbons on their heads as a sign of protest. The writers said […]

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VK Singh’s comparison of killing Dalit kids with ‘stoning dogs’ is crass. Is this really the man who led our Army?

Indian politicians have long been known for putting their feet in the mouths. Joining these illustrious people is the former Chief of the Army and present Union Minister VK Singh. While absolving the Central government of so much as a sliver of responsibility in the death of two Dalit children in Haryana, Singh added a

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Bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 10 on eve of Shi’ite holy day

A suicide bombing at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque killed at least 10 people in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan on Thursday, officials said, raising fears of more sectarian attacks during the upcoming Shi’ite holiday of Ashura. Fears of violence have been heightened this year after Taliban splinter groups pledged allegiance to the Syria- and Iraq-based

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On the occasion of Dussehra, President Mukherjee appeals for unity, integrity

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday invoked Dussehra festivities to once again denounce rising incidents of intolerance and appealed to people to maintain India’s unity and integrity and focus on nation building, leaving aside their differences. “Dussehra is a symbol of our ancient culture and we should forget our differences and work towards nation building. That

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Dalit teenager accused of pigeon theft found dead in Haryana

One day after Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that crimes like the murder of Dalit children at Sunped village in Faridabad won’t happen again as the state is a ‘peaceful’ one, a 15-year-old Dalit boy, who was accused of stealing a pigeon, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Haryana’s Gohana town. According

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Use of chemical weapons anywhere must be condemned: India at UN General Assembly

India has called on the international community to be vigilant on non-state actors and terrorist groups seeking and using chemical weapons and said the use of such weapons anywhere and by anyone must be condemned. “The use of chemical weapons anywhere and by anyone must be condemned and the international norm against the use of

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Engineer Rashid’s beef party provoked Kashmir trucker’s killing, says PDP leader

Days after the killing of a 16-year-old trucker Zahid Rasool Bhat in Kashmir sparked outrage in the state, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the attackers were provoked by a beef party organized by independent MLA Engineer Rashid in the state. Senior PDP leader Peerzada Mansoor Ahmad said that the beef party hosted

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After series-leveling win, skipper MS Dhoni says India played well in all departments for first time

Praising centurion Virat Kohli for his superb batting in the side’s series-levelling win against South Africa, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday said that it was the first game in which his team did well in all the three departments. Electing to bat, India rode on Kohli’s brilliant 138 to post 299 for eight

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So he made a dog’s breakfast of his ‘bite’, but that doesn’t mean VK Singh was wrong

The ‘stoning dogs’ remark by General VK Singh, our minister of state for external affairs, has dominated news coverage throughout a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was laying the foundation stone for Amaravati, the nation’s 29th state capital. And for the second time in recent times, a day for the Centre to be proud,

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First American soldier is killed in combat in Iraq since 2011 troop exit

American and Kurdish commandos raided an Islamic State prison in Iraq on Thursday, freeing about 70 captives believed to be facing “mass execution” and leaving one U.S. soldier dead, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. It was the first time a member of the U.S. military had been killed in a combat situation in Iraq since

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‘No US role in India-Pak peace process unless both jointly ask’

The US has categorically ruled out any role for itself in Indo-Pak peace process unless both the countries jointly ask for it, according to a senior official who asserted that the best way to resolve issues is through direct dialogue between the two neighbours. “President (Barack) Obama and his interlocutors discussed with the Prime Minister

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‘India’s Daughter’: A Horrifying Gang Rape and Its Festering Wounds

“A decent girl won’t roam around at 9 o’clock at night” – certainly not with a man who is not her father or brother. That’s what Mukesh Singh, interviewed in Tihar Jail in Delhi in Leslee Udwin’s documentary, “India’s Daughter,” says about the young woman he and his friends picked up in their bus on

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Pakistan commits to act against LeT, Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan on Thursday committed to take “effective action against United Nations-designated terrorist individuals and entities, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and its affiliates, as per its international commitments and obligations,” after Washington held its feet to the fire on the terrorism issue affecting India, while backing Islamabad’s efforts to re-engage New Delhi. The commitment, contained in a joint

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Pakistan Pull Out of Asia Cup Cricket for the Blind in India

Pakistan’s cricket team for January’s Asia Cup for the blind has pulled out from the tournament to be hosted in India. The Pakistanis are worried about the security threat to their players, it is learnt. Pakistan have already expressed security concerns after Shiv Sena activists stormed the Board of Control for Cricket in India offices

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Vijender Singh to face unbeaten Dean Gillen in second pro-boxing career match

Following a successful start to his professional career, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh will next face Nottingham’s unbeaten Dean Gillen in his London debut on 30 October at the Harrow Leisure Centre. The middleweight Indian made an immediate impact earlier this month when he easily defeated Sonny Whiting in three rounds at the Manchester Arena.

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Aleem Dar to leave India: The BCCI’s leadership failure does it no favours

There’s no easy answer to the question of whether politics should influence sports or not, but India and the BCCI seem to take special pleasure in muddling up the issue as much as possible. The BCCI and state machinery in Rajkot could handle the threat from activist Hardik Patel, who threatened to disrupt the third

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ISL: Mumbai City desperately need Anelka to get fit, leave the dugout and put on his boots

Mumbai City FC have attempted 37 shots in three matches. That is at par with two other teams (Kerala Blasters and NorthEast United) and better than Atletico de Kolkata. But only 17 of these have been on target. That’s the worst among the eight Indian Super League teams. Their best attacker, Sony Norde, is third

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Ahmed Mohamed, the student clockmaker who was detained in US, to move to Qatar

Ahmed Mohamed, the teenager who became a national flash point after he was detained and handcuffed in a suburban Dallas high school for bringing in a homemade clock, is moving to Qatar with his family. The Young Innovators Program at the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development said it was giving Ahmed, a

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