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A retired Indian Army officer, Mr Maroof Raza has released his new book titled “Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute”.

Book titled ‘Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute’ released by Maroof Raza

A retired Indian Army officer, Mr Maroof Raza has released his new book titled “Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute”. The book provides detailed understanding of the historical background and complexities of India’s borders with China. It has been published by Westland Non-fiction.

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Sweden’s first woman PM Magdalena Andersson steps down within hours of being elected

Sweden’s first woman PM Magdalena Andersson steps down within hours of being elected

Sweden’s first ever female prime minister has resigned just hours after she was appointed. Magdalena Andersson was announced as leader on November 24, 2021 but resigned after her coalition partner quit the government and her budget failed to pass. Andersson was forced to resign after she presented her government’s budget in the Parliament and the

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Kuwait reappoints Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as Prime Minister

Kuwait reappoints Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as Prime Minister

Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid has been reappointed prime minister, state media said on Tuesday and tasked with forming a cabinet that would be the Gulf OPEC oil producer’s third this year in a domestic political standoff. State news agency KUNA said Sheikh Sabah, prime minister since late 2019, was reappointed by an emiri

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Collins Dictionary names ‘NFT’ as the Word of the Year 2021

Collins Dictionary names ‘NFT’ as the Word of the Year 2021

Collins Dictionary announced that its Word of the Year is “NFT” — digital assets that exploded in popularity this year along with the rise of cryptocurrencies. NFT is the acronym for “non-fungible token. As per Collins Dictionary, NFT is defined as “a unique digital certificate, registered in a blockchain, that is used to record the ownership of an asset

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S. Jaishankar represent India at 20th Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) in Nur-Sultan

S. Jaishankar represent India at 20th Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) in Nur-Sultan

The 20th Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) will be held on 25 November 2021 in Nur-Sultan in virtual format under the Chairmanship of Kazakhstan. The meeting was held in Nur-Sultan in virtual format under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan. The SCO-CHG meeting is held annually to deliberate on a range of pressing regional issues with

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India and Germany launches WISER program for lateral entry for women researchers in joint R&D projects

India and Germany launches WISER program for lateral entry for women researchers in joint R&D projects

The programme called Women’s Involvement in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) program was launched by Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) for encouraging women researchers in joint R&D projects. WISER will encourage women researchers in joint R&D projects. IGSTC is a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and

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Union Minister Jitendra Singh launches World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics ‘SWADESH’

Union Minister Jitendra Singh launches World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics ‘SWADESH’

SWADESH was inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology on 19th November 2021. The project SWADESH is a first of its kind large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for Indian population. The unique brain initiative has been developed by the DBT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC), Gurgaon, Haryana. DBT-NBRC

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Indian Railways launches Bharat Gaurav theme-based circuit trains to boost tourism

Indian Railways launches Bharat Gaurav theme-based circuit trains to boost tourism

Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the introduction of ‘Bharat Gaurav Trains’, the theme-based tourist circuit trains to boost tourism in India. These trains will showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and historical places to the people of India and the world. The Bharat Gaurav tourists’ trains can be run by any entity including a

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