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Trump says missiles aimed at Iran if Tehran targets him
United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that the US had missiles aimed at Iran if Tehran attempts to assassinate him. Trump said on social media that 1,000 missiles are “locked and loaded and aimed” at Iran, with thousands to follow, if Tehran acts on its alleged threat to assassinate or attempt to assassinate…
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When Gandhi and other Indian thinkers joined the world to take on the race problem
In July 1911, more than 2,000 delegates from 50 countries and 22 governments gathered at the University of London for what was a truly ambitious international conference. The Universal Races Congress, as it was called, had set itself no ordinary task. It sought to examine, “in the light of science and the modern conscience”, relations…
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Bihar to dismiss over 3,000 teachers for allegedly fake degrees, says minister
The Bihar government will dismiss more than 3,000 teachers who secured appointments using allegedly fake degrees and forged educational certificates, PTI quoted state Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari as saying on Friday. The minister said that disciplinary action will be taken against the teachers. The announcement came following an investigation by the vigilance bureau into the…
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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ film cleared with ‘A’ certificate after seven-month delay
Tamil Nadu chief minister and actor Vijay’s Jana Nayagan film has been cleared for release after the Central Board of Film Certification awarded the film an “A” (suitable for adults only) certificate, ending a months-long certification process that delayed its theatrical release, Scroll has learnt. Jana Nayagan was originally scheduled for release on January 9,…
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From the biography: Before she was a dancer, Manjamma Jogathi helped her uncle at his restaurant
On the very day Manjamma had planned to return, she felt the urge to visit the Hulige temple once more. While walking near the temple portal, she paused in pleasant surprise. A relative of hers rushed to greet her excitedly. The man was married to Manjamma’s cousin sister, and she had known him as an…