The Bengali language versions of Sanskriti Bodhmala textbooks [Snigdhendu Bhattacharya/Al Jazeera] Tue 20 February 2024: The chain of schools run by the BJP’s far-right ideological mentor also served as a laboratory for government changes to syllabuses. Kolkata, India – At the three-storey building of Sarada Shishu Vidya Mandir, a school for grades five to 10 […]
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Tue 20 February 2024: With the advent of Internet today, production and distribution of multimedia is all in digital form. From the slabs of the initial printing press for the elite class to the widespread availability of complete libraries and reading material for anyone with an Internet connection, we have come a long way. Initially […]
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Mon 19 February 2024: In the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a landslide triggered by intense snowfall has left 25 people dead and eight injured, according to a spokesman for the disaster management ministry on Monday, increasing the initial death toll. In a video footage shared with the media, Janan Sayeq stated, “As a result […]
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Sun 18 February 2024: A senior bureaucrat in Pakistan has said he helped rig Pakistan’s elections, a week after polls marred by allegations of manipulation returned no clear winner. On Saturday, Liaqat Ali Chattha, commissioner of the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where the country’s powerful military has its headquarters, said he would hand himself over […]
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Sat 17 February 2024: Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Afghanistan Ilham Mammadov paid a courtesy call to Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to present the official letter from Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry regarding the opening of their embassy in Kabul, the ministry said in a statement Thursday. IEA’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi […]
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Sat 17 February 2024: Japan has successfully launched its next-generation rocket into orbit, the country’s space agency has announced, after two failed attempts cast a pall over Tokyo’s space ambitions. The H3 had a “successful liftoff” at 9:22am Tokyo time (12:22 GMT) on Saturday and entered its planned orbit carrying a dummy satellite and two […]
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Heron Mark 2 drones (ANI – FILE PHOTO) Thu 15 February 2024: India has sent so-called “killer” drones to Israel to assist the occupation state in its military offensive against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. This is the latest reported support from New Delhi for Tel Aviv’s genocidal attack on Gaza’s Palestinian population. […]
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Wed 14 February 2024: Islamabad, Pakistan — A six-party alliance appears poised to form Pakistan’s next government, after nearly a week of political drama following a fractured mandate delivered by the country’s voters in the February 8 elections. Led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN), which won 75 seats, and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), which secured […]
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) welcomes President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R). Wed 14 February 2024: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has today inaugurated Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple, ahead of its public opening scheduled for Sunday. Modi is in the Gulf on a two-day visit, […]
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Wed 14 February 2024: Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto has declared victory in the presidential election after unofficial vote counts showed him with a significant lead ahead of his rivals. The 72-year-old former special forces commander, who had run for president twice before, had about 58 percent of the votes, according to four pollsters, based on “quick […]
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