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Republicans launch probe into top US university Harvard

Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of president Donald Trump’s attacks on elite institutions.

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US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown

The US Congress averted a Christmastime government shutdown early Saturday after weeks of tense negotiations that went down to the wire, passing a bill to fund federal agencies through mid-March.

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Remarks on Ambedkar: Two MPs in ICU as lawmakers brawl on Indian parliament premises

The political slugfest over Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar saw dramatic escalation on Thursday, placing the opposition atop the ‘Makar Dwar’ of parliament in protest and leaving two Bharatiya Janata Party MP injured due to what allegedly was the result of a push by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, reports Hindustan Times...

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US elections: A Democratic ray of hope emerges

THE US elections are scheduled to be held on November 5. In these elections, not only will the president and vice-president be elected, but all 435 Congressional seats of the US House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States senate will be selected. That would be the 119th United States Congress...

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Kenya protest against Adani’s airport deal could turn into anger against India: Congress leader

The Indian National Congress on Tuesday cautioned that protests against Adani Group ‘taking over’ operations of Kenya’s Nairobi airport could turn public sentiment in the African nation against India, after members of Kenya Aviation Workers Union had called for protests over plans by the Kenyan government to strike an investment deal with India’s Adani Group to...

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Indian rape protests spiral into political street clashes

Thousands of protesters clashed in India’s eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, where demonstrations seeking justice for a murdered doctor spiralled into violent street skirmishes between political rivals...

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Netanyahu’s address to US Congress draws mass outrage

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, seeking support at a time of tensions between his country and its main military backer over the former’s military offensive in Gaza reaches new, barbaric heights...

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Suppose Modi took a DNA test

LEAVE alone prime minister Modi’s mindless rant for a moment — and the needlessly craven apology by the Congress party spokesman — over Sam Pitroda’s scientifically-spirited but lazily presented comment that Indians comprised a range of races...

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Lok Sabha polls slipping out of Modi’s hands: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday that the Lok Sabha election is gradually slipping out of prime minister Narendra Modi’s hands and he will now try to enact some drama to divert the attention of the country’s youngsters...

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Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in election

Manipulated videos are taking centre stage as campaigning heats up in India’s election, with fake clips involving two top aides of prime minister Narendra Modi triggering police investigations and the arrest of some workers of his rival Congress Party, reports Arab News...

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Modi accused of targeting Muslims in election speech

India’s main opposition Congress party filed a complaint to the Election Commission on Monday accusing Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi of ‘blatantly targeting’ minority Muslims in a campaign speech...

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Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University

Police arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian student protesters at New York’s Columbia University on Thursday, a day after the president of the prestigious school was grilled in Congress over accusations of anti-Semitism...

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Change his name if BJP wins

THERE is a perceptible voter fatigue against divisive planks. That is encouraging news coming in for Indian democracy, which braces for a seven-stage general election starting Friday. The last round of voting is set for...

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India’s Congress party promises minority protection and jobs

India’s main opposition party Congress vowed Friday to protect minorities — generally seen as a reference to the country’s Muslims — while accelerating growth and jobs in a manifesto for an election it is widely expected to lose....

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