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WEF releases new list of 115 Young Global Leaders

March 12, 2020

World Economic Forum (WEF) released its new list of 115 Young Global Leaders. As per the report, these young global leaders from 52 countries under the age of forty are working in their respective fields to change the world and are called ‘change-makers’. Five Indians are named in the coveted list including  Byju Classes’ founder ..

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Russia and North Korea challenge US role in denuclearisation

April 26, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried his best to present to the world the first ever visit of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as historic. The main aim of the Russian President is to prove to the world the Russian role in the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula especially as the North-Korean and ..

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Sudan: Omar al-Bashir probed over huge sums of money found at home

April 21, 2019

The deposed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been probed by the public prosecutor of Sudan on the fresh charges of money laundering as huge sums of money have been found at his home. As per the reports, the military intelligence had conducted a search at the home of the President al-Bashir and was able to ..

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Bolivia joins International Solar Alliance (ISA)

April 3, 2019

On March 28, President Ram Nath Kovind became the first-ever Indian President to visit Bolivia. Here, President Evo Morales Ayma conferred the highest State Honour of Bolivia – Condor de los Andes en el Grado de Gran Collar – on President Kovind. Both the countries have agreed to facilitate Bolivian supplies of lithium Carbonate to ..

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Thailand: Military-backed party takes lead in elections

March 25, 2019

Thailand’s Election Commission  has shown that the military-backed Palang Pracharat Party has bagged 7 million votes in a preliminary series of results with about 90 percent ballots in a long-delayed polls in the country. The party which was linked to the former Prime Minister and an exiled tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra, Pheu Thai is behind by ..

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Jawahar Lal Sarin bestowed with France’s highest civilian honour “Knight of Legion of Honour”

November 10, 2018

Jawahar Lal Sarin, the president of the Alliance Francaise de Delhi’s governing body, has been bestowed with France’s highest civilian honour “Knight of the Legion of Honour”. The award was presented to Sarin by Ambassador of France Alexandre Ziegler in recognition of his outstanding contribution to enhancing Indo-French cultural cooperation and promoting the French language. ..

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