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Historic biodiversity deal approved at COP15 summit in Canada

After four years of fractious talks, nearly 200 countries, including India, approved a historic Paris-style deal on Monday to protect and reverse dangerous loss to global biodiversity following an intense final session of negotiations at the UN COP15 summit here in Canada. Read more

Elon Musk poll shows 57.5% want him to step down as Twitter chief

Twitter users voted in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, in a backlash against the billionaire less than two months after he took over.

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Our jawans don't deserve such language: EAM slams Opposition in Parliament

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar slammed Congress in the Lok Sabha for its criticism of the government's handling of the Tawang clash.

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Amethi is Gandhi family's seat, Smriti Irani only does 'latke jhatke' and goes away: Cong leader

Amethi is certainly Gandhi family's seat andwill remain so, Congress leader Ajay Rai has said, adding that Smriti Irani is only a temporary presence in the constituency.

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'Hindi won't help in US': Rahul backs English education for poor, slams BJP's 'prejudice'

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused BJP of being prejudiced against English, saying that the saffron party leaders don't want English to be taught in schools.

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Savarkar portrait unveiled in K'taka Assembly amid row

Seven life-size portraits, including that of Hindu nationalistV D Savarkar, were unveiled in theAssembly hall of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudhaon Monday.Read more

We are with Marathi-speaking people in Belagavi: Shinde-Fadnavis govt

Amid the raging Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government reiterated its commitment to the cause of the Marathi-speaking people in the disputed areas and urged political parties not to politicise the issue.

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Law must not be used as tool to harass accused, says Supreme Court

The law must not be used as a tool to harass the accused and courts must always ensure that frivolous cases do not "pervert" its sacrosanct nature, the Supreme Court has said.

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Qatar's migrant workers wary of life after World Cup

Rasheed celebrated Argentina's World Cup win singing and dancing with dozens of other South Asian workers with a double landmark on his mind. Sunday was also International Migrants Day.

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