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Turkey Hotel Fire That Killed 79 Sparks Safety Concerns And Political Blame Game
Fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel, at the Kartalkaya ski resort in western Turkey, killed 79 people and injured more than 50.
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How To Fix Democracy? Ancient Philosopher Plato May Have An Answer
The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the "cradle of democracy".
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Yogi Adityanath Draws Sambhal-Ayodhya-Bangladesh Parallel Amid Mosque Row
Amid the political storm over the violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today drew a parallel between the western UP town, Ayodhya and Bangladesh, saying that people creating social divisions are everywhere.
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Russia Urges BRICS Partners To Create IMF Alternative Amid Western Pressure
Russia, which chairs the BRICS group this year, has called on its partners to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter political pressure from Western nations ahead of the BRICS summit later this month.
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Iran Rejects Calls To Stand Down Its Israel Threat, Cites International Law
Iran on Tuesday rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month.
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Lowest Turnout More Than Your Highest: S Jaishankar On West's Poll Critique
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar slammed Western media, emphasising that they criticise our democracy because they think they are also political players in our election and not because they lack information.
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Kerala BJP Chief, Rahul Gandhi In Race, Wayanad To See 3-Corner Contest
Evergreen Wayanad, nestling in the western ghats, was a sleepy place that mostly voted for Congress. That was before Rahul Gandhi chose to represent it in parliament. These days, it has become politically charged.
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Woke People More Prone To Unhappiness, Anxiety, And Depression, Says Study
Their discoveries, featured in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, imply that other Western countries might observe comparable trends among their socially aware populace.
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New Zealand Designates Hamas As Terrorist Group, Sanctions "Extremist Israelis"
New Zealand on Thursday became one of the last Western countries to designate all of Hamas as a "terrorist entity", saying the attacks of October 7 had shattered the notion its political and military wings could be separated.
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BBC Series On PM Modi Screened In Kerala, BJP Youth Wing Holds Protest
The controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Narendra Modi helmed the western state was screened across Kerala on Tuesday by various political organisations.
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Liz Truss Brings Tougher UK Stance On China
One of British politics' firmest critics of China became prime minister on Tuesday as Liz Truss, a self-styled defender of the post-war western world order, replaced Boris Johnson.
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Japanese Mourn Ex PM Shinzo Abe Day After His Assassination
A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of the bloody assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's in the western city of Nara, an unusual act of political violence that has shocked the nation.
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F1: Russian GP Listing Disappears From F1.com Page Amidst Ukraine Invasion
Doubts about the September F1 race in Sochi going ahead are being raised due to the highly delicate political situation between Russia and the western world over a potential invasion of Ukraine.
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UP's Muzaffarnagar Not Stadium For Hindu-Muslim Matches, Says Farmer Leader
With Assembly polls less than a week away in western Uttar Pradesh, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait made a veiled attack on the ruling BJP on Sunday as he said Muzaffarnagar is "not a stadium for Hindu-Muslim matches".
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Amit Shah, Yogi In West UP Today As BJP Plans Mega Outreach Before Polls
Uttar Pradesh Election: The BJP moves into high gear Saturday with Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and party chief JP Nadda on the campaign trail in politically key western Uttar Pradesh, which votes on February 10.
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Turkey Hotel Fire That Killed 79 Sparks Safety Concerns And Political Blame Game
Fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel, at the Kartalkaya ski resort in western Turkey, killed 79 people and injured more than 50.
-
How To Fix Democracy? Ancient Philosopher Plato May Have An Answer
The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the "cradle of democracy".
-
Yogi Adityanath Draws Sambhal-Ayodhya-Bangladesh Parallel Amid Mosque Row
Amid the political storm over the violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today drew a parallel between the western UP town, Ayodhya and Bangladesh, saying that people creating social divisions are everywhere.
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Russia Urges BRICS Partners To Create IMF Alternative Amid Western Pressure
Russia, which chairs the BRICS group this year, has called on its partners to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter political pressure from Western nations ahead of the BRICS summit later this month.
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Iran Rejects Calls To Stand Down Its Israel Threat, Cites International Law
Iran on Tuesday rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month.
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Lowest Turnout More Than Your Highest: S Jaishankar On West's Poll Critique
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar slammed Western media, emphasising that they criticise our democracy because they think they are also political players in our election and not because they lack information.
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Kerala BJP Chief, Rahul Gandhi In Race, Wayanad To See 3-Corner Contest
Evergreen Wayanad, nestling in the western ghats, was a sleepy place that mostly voted for Congress. That was before Rahul Gandhi chose to represent it in parliament. These days, it has become politically charged.
-
Woke People More Prone To Unhappiness, Anxiety, And Depression, Says Study
Their discoveries, featured in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, imply that other Western countries might observe comparable trends among their socially aware populace.
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New Zealand Designates Hamas As Terrorist Group, Sanctions "Extremist Israelis"
New Zealand on Thursday became one of the last Western countries to designate all of Hamas as a "terrorist entity", saying the attacks of October 7 had shattered the notion its political and military wings could be separated.
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BBC Series On PM Modi Screened In Kerala, BJP Youth Wing Holds Protest
The controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Narendra Modi helmed the western state was screened across Kerala on Tuesday by various political organisations.
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Liz Truss Brings Tougher UK Stance On China
One of British politics' firmest critics of China became prime minister on Tuesday as Liz Truss, a self-styled defender of the post-war western world order, replaced Boris Johnson.
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Japanese Mourn Ex PM Shinzo Abe Day After His Assassination
A steady stream of mourners on Saturday visited the scene of the bloody assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's in the western city of Nara, an unusual act of political violence that has shocked the nation.
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F1: Russian GP Listing Disappears From F1.com Page Amidst Ukraine Invasion
Doubts about the September F1 race in Sochi going ahead are being raised due to the highly delicate political situation between Russia and the western world over a potential invasion of Ukraine.
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UP's Muzaffarnagar Not Stadium For Hindu-Muslim Matches, Says Farmer Leader
With Assembly polls less than a week away in western Uttar Pradesh, farmer leader Rakesh Tikait made a veiled attack on the ruling BJP on Sunday as he said Muzaffarnagar is "not a stadium for Hindu-Muslim matches".
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Amit Shah, Yogi In West UP Today As BJP Plans Mega Outreach Before Polls
Uttar Pradesh Election: The BJP moves into high gear Saturday with Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and party chief JP Nadda on the campaign trail in politically key western Uttar Pradesh, which votes on February 10.
