Angela Merkel gets her fourth term as chancellor of Germany as centre-left social democrats join hands with her centre-right Christian democrats to form a grand coalition The five-month-political-deadlock ended in Germany when the main opposition party — centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) — joined hands with Angela Merkel’s centre-right Christian Democrat (CDU) to form a grand […]

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Despite their hostile past, Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party and Akhilesh Yadav’ s Samajwadi Party have come together to defeat BJP in Gorakhpur and Phulpur Politics is the art of the possible. Sworn enemies become friends for political expediency. That’s what the saffron wave that has swept the whole country has forced many political outfits to […]

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A public scare was caused by the revelation that the poultry industry uses antibiotics not meant for animal consumption. A closer look at the issue reveals that the truth is much more complicated Ignorance is not always bliss. On February 1, The Guardian carried a story titled India’s farmed chickens dosed with the world’s strongest […]

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The Delhi government barely functioned after the alleged attack on the chief secretary at the residence of the chief minister. Almost ten days later, the first cabinet meeting took place under the vigil of security guards This has to be said about the steel frame: the bureaucracy is a silent force. Its presence is felt […]

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Pakistan to feature in the ‘grey list’ of the global money laundering watchdog after China revoked its support Pakistan will finally feature in the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — a global money laundering watchdog — from June this year. This was made possible after China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, reportedly […]

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A government doctor in Himachal Pradesh created history when his cheap rabies treatment protocol was adopted by the WHO Omesh Bharti, 50, is a real-life superhero. His commitment to his profession and selfless service is exemplary. A government doctor in Himachal Pradesh, Bharti made history when the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently adopted his low-cost […]

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Kashmir issue is complex. Many players, mostly across the border, don’t want peace in the valley. People at large are the worst sufferer Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti, asserted, yet again, earlier this week, that India and Pakistan should talk, as ‘there’s no alternative.’ And while she gives this message of peace, she’s acutely […]

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