Artist Ai Weiwei Says China at 'Critical Point'

Ructions in the Chinese stock market and currency suggest the country has reached a "critical point" where the absence of democratic freedoms is a growing threat to economic stability, Chinese artist ...










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Bangladesh Says Arrests 2 Islamists Over Killing of Secularist Blogger

Bangladesh police said on Thursday they had arrested two members of a banned Islamist group for alleged involvement in the killing of a blogger, the latest attack on critics of religious extremism in ...










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Pondicherry University Vice Chancellor Asked to Go on Leave by HRD Ministry

The first woman Vice Chancellor of Pondicherry University, Chandra Krishnamoorthy, has been asked to go on leave by the Human Resources Development (HRD) ministry, after students launched a protest de...










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Live: Sensex Turns Flat, SBI Gains Ahead of Q1

The Nifty futures traded on the Singapore Exchange also known as the SGX Nifty was up 0.09 per cent or 8 points at 8,533.










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Jihadists' Deaths Often Greatly Exaggerated: Experts

France's scramble to confirm the reported killing in Syria of a key Islamic State recruiter shows the headache authorities face in pinning down evidence of jihadists' deaths, which may be fabricated f...










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Search On for Terrorist After Encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Ratinpora

A search operation has been launched by the security forces around Ratinpora village in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district after two terrorists who were engaged in a gunbattle escaped the area.










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US Internet Giants Join Effort to Curb Child Sex Abuse

Major US Internet firms have joined an effort to curb the spread of images of sex abuse of children, organisers said Monday.










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Rupee Falls to 2-Week Low of 64.20/Dollar As China Devalues Yuan

The rupee fell to the lowest against the dollar in two weeks on Tuesday, tracking a stronger greenback after China devalued the yuan by nearly 2 per cent.










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