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Writers, education activists urge the govt. to publish SEP report for publi...

Writers, education activists urge the govt. to publish SEP report for public debate **Call for Transparency: Educators and Writers Demand Release of National Curriculum Framework Report** A coalition of prominent writers and education advocates has formally petitioned the government to release the... read more »

International seminar to mark Tagore's Nobel centenary
MCEME Secunderabad seminar explores robo...

MCEME Secunderabad seminar explores robotics, autonomous systems to build f...

MCEME Secunderabad seminar explores robotics, autonomous systems to build future-ready defence capabilities **Innovations in Robotics and Autonomous Systems to Shape Future Defence at MCEME Seminar** Secunderabad, India – A pivotal seminar hosted by the Military College of Electronics and... read more »

Kejriwal to address public rally at Jant...

Kejriwal to address public rally at Jantar Mantar

Kejriwal to address public rally at Jantar Mantar ## Kejriwal to Chart Future Course for AAP at Jantar Mantar Rally **New Delhi** – Arvind Kejriwal, former Chief Minister of Delhi and a prominent leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), is scheduled to address a public rally at the historic... read more »

South African airspace ready to serve Mandela mourning activities
Airspace closed, airlines halt flights a...

Airspace closed, airlines halt flights as US, Israel attack, Iran responds

Airspace closed, airlines halt flights as US, Israel attack, Iran responds ## Regional Tensions Disrupt Global Air Travel as Airspace Closures Mount **Global air travel has been significantly impacted as a growing number of countries, including key aviation hubs in the Middle East, have closed... read more »

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Pakistan charity boss Abdul Sattar Edhi ‘heartbroken’...

Abdul Sattar Edhi, 86, was asleep when a gang of armed men raided the Karachi slum building that serves as his residence and charity headquarters. They made off with gold, silver and cash worth... read more »

Turkey facilitating transfer of Iraqi Kurdish figh...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday that Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to Kobani to aid... read more »

Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US ai...

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Internatio...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts, drawing... read more »

Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the... read more »

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Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in an attack on a police station in Nile... read more »

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

Cairo – At least 44 people, including six children, were killed and dozens wounded in an aerial bombardment by the Syrian regime in Aleppo... read more »

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madaga...

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madagascar

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon haswelcomed the peaceful holding of Madagascar presidential election and called on all parties in the... read more »

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

Geneva – The United Nati! ons and humanitarian partners Monday appealed for some $13 billion in 2014 to help millions of people in humanitarian need... read more »

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

The Israeli army has said it fired across the Lebanese border in retaliation after accusing Lebanese troops of gunning down one of its soldiers as he drove... read more »

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45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

Kabul – Forty-five militants surrendered Sunday in Baghlan province, seeking to resume normal life, in Afghanistan, an official said. “A 45-member group of militants who were involved in... read more »

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is... read more »

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Male – Former president Mohammed Nasheed, the front-runner in the long-drawn-out presidential race in the Maldives, has asked incumbent President... read more »

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is not... read more »

Maldives Supreme Court postpones run-off in presidentia...

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – Maldives Supreme Court early Sunday blocked a second round run-off to elect a new president and postponed the re-vote to Nov 16 amid deep... read more »

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Israeli attacks on Lebanons Bekaa Valley kill Syrian teenager

Israeli attacks on Lebanons Bekaa Valley kill Syrian teenager ### **Deadly Strike in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley Claims Young Life Amidst Escalating Tensions** **BEIRUT, LEBANON** – A... read more »

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Ecuador hikes tariffs on Colombian imports to 50 percent starting March 1 **Ecuador Imposes Significant Tariffs on Colombian Goods, Escalating Trade Tensions** Quito, Ecuador – In a move... read more »

Why are many Western leaders visiting China?

Why are many Western leaders visiting China? **European Leaders Seek Dialogue Amid Shifting Global Dynamics** **Beijing, China** – A wave of high-level diplomatic engagement is currently... read more »

Cuba says speedboat attackers from Florida planned to destabilise country

Cuba says speedboat attackers from Florida planned to destabilise country ## Havana Accuses Florida-Based Group of Destabilization Plot **Havana, Cuba** – Cuban authorities have asserted... read more »

Why Sierra the Supercomputer Had to Die

Why Sierra the Supercomputer Had to Die **End of an Era: Landmark Supercomputer Decommissioned After Critical National Security Role** A pivotal asset in the United States’ national security... read more »