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Turkey considering war on ISIS

October 2, 2014

Britain has finally made its entry against ISIS and has done its first round of shelling of some key targets of ISIS. The coalition against the group has grown day by day. The airstrikes have claimed to hit the strategic ..

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Ebola reaches US

October 1, 2014

Ebola virus which has claimed many lives in African nations due to lack of proper treatment and medication has now reached soils of United States of America. A patient who has recently travelled from Liberia on September 19, reached US ..

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Catalan's independence dreams-unconstitutional: Spanish Court

September 29, 2014

The call for independence via a referendum in November in one of the most powerful region’s of Spain has been put on hold by the nations’s top law court. The recent turn of events took place when the Spanish government ..

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Madison Square Modi-fied

September 29, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was once again at his personal best when he addressed a huge crowd gathered of about 20000 people at Madison Square at US. The PM arrived at the complex only to be greeted with a lot ..

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Ghani is new Afghan President

September 29, 2014

Ashraf Ghani has been sworn-in as the new President of Afghanistan after Mr. Hamid Karzai. His oath taking marks the first ever peaceful transition of power in the terror hit nation. Afghanistan has been grappling with terrorism and has been ..

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Hong Kong Tense

September 29, 2014

Thousands of pro-democracy protestors have chosen to remain grounded and not leave the protest site beating all attempts by the government to coerce them to leave. The protestors who are majorly young have staged an extraordinary revolution for democracy and ..

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ISIS advance in Syria despite airstrikes

September 29, 2014

The ISIS which has moved and acquired vast territories across Iraq and Syria and seemingly undeterred by the US-led airstrikes which have even claimed to have done major impacts on the group. The ISIS militants have already declared Syrian town ..

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Taiwan rejects Chinese merger plan

September 29, 2014

Chinese President, Xi Jinping, had called for Taiwan’s merger with mainland China and formation of a ‘one country, two systems’ government. The Taiwanese Government’s Mainland Affairs Council has, however, rejected the plan. Taiwan was a part of China till the ..

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Prime Minister announces Lifetime Visas for PIOs, Visa on Arrival for US visitors

September 29, 2014

In his speech addressing Indian-Americans at Madison Square Garden, PM Modi announced lifetime visas for PIOs (Persons of Indian origin). In additional reforms, he said that PIO card holders staying for a long term will not have to report at ..

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Key Points: PM Modi's address to UN General Assembly

September 29, 2014

PM Modi’s first speech before the UNGA has been commended by his supporters and critics alike. He touched upon various topics concerning India and the world in his address, which was delivered in Hindi. The speech which lasted a little ..

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