March2017
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Indian foreign office says, West Bengal will be consulted on Teesta deal
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Gopal Baglay said that they will be consulted “at the right time in the spirit of cooperative federalism.” He, however, did not elaborate how and when. The... -
Bangladesh to crushing win over Sri Lanka
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: A remarkable combined effort from Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan has fired Bangladesh to a commanding 90-run win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI. The Tigers shone with both the bat and... -
Hundreds detained as Belarus struggles to quell protests
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: Belarus authorities detained hundreds of people on Saturday during an attempt to hold a street protest in the capital Minsk, amid rising public anger over falling living standards and an unpopular tax on the... -
Police investigate Indian lawmaker over airline sandal fracas
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: Indian police said on Friday they were launching an investigation into a Hindu-nationalist lawmaker a day after he acknowledged hitting an Air India official 25 times with his sandals in a row over a... -
Britain’s anti-EU UKIP party loses its only lawmaker
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: Britain’s UKIP party, widely credited as having been a major factor behind the country’s decision to leave the European Union, lost its only lawmaker on Saturday when Douglas Carswell announced he was leaving the... -
Indian vice president defends liberal values
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari said on Saturday universities must uphold liberal values and respect dissent, a month after violent protests erupted at a university in the capital Delhi over a speech by a student... -
Iraqi forces pause Mosul push over concern for civilian casualties
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: Iraqi government forces paused in their push to recapture western Mosul from Islamic State militants on Saturday because of the high rate of civilian casualties, a security forces spokesman said. The halt was called... -
Combat changing seasons with these expert tips
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: Winter has finally said goodbye and summer is knocking at the doors and with this changing weather, one should take extra care of hair and skin by using a nice face wash and right... -
UN Environment to support environmental recovery and peacebuilding for post-conflict development in Colombia
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: UN Environment will assist Colombia with overcoming the environmental degradation legacy of the internal conflict which lasted for more than 50 years, especially in remote rural areas. By invitation of the Colombian President Juan... -
Africa unites to tackle threat of polio
Mar 25, 2017News Hour: More than 190,000 polio vaccinators in 13 countries across west and central Africa will immunize more than 116 million children over the next week, to tackle the last remaining stronghold of polio on the...
