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US, Canada, Ukraine reject UN resolution condemning glorification of Nazism; Moscow ‘bewildered’

Saturday, February 6th, 2016

Courtesy RT A UN General Assembly committee has passed a resolution combating glorification of Nazism,” with 126 countries voicing their support. Meanwhile, the US, Ukraine and Canada voted against,” raising eyebrows. Moscow has called the decision regrettable.” The resolution, which was initially proposed by Russia and co-authored by 52 states, including Brazil, China, India, and Kazakhstan, […]

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UK, Sweden reject UN panel ruling in favor of Julian Assange

Saturday, February 6th, 2016

Courtesy RT Britain says it rejects a UN panel ruling that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is the victim of arbitrary detention at the Ecuadorian embassy in London and insists he will still be extradited to Sweden if arrested in the UK. This changes nothing,” a British government spokesman responded to the UN decision, adding that London will formally […]

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South Asian Games kicks off Friday in northeast India

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: As northeast India is preparing for the 12th South Asian Games 2016, to be held in Guwahati and Shillong on 5-16 February 2016, both the capital cities have turned into fortress under security nets. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the spectacular sporting event on Friday in presence of […]

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Russian-led Coalition Heading for ‘Stunning Victory’ in Syria

Sunday, January 31st, 2016

Courtesy SPUTNIK Western media coverage does not accurately reflect what is happening on the Syrian battlefield, US journalist Mike Whitney wrote for the CounterPunch magazine: Damascus-led forces, assisted by Russian warplanes, have turned the tide of war and are on the way to flush Islamic radicals out of the country. Unlike America’s military engagement in Afghanistan […]

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The death of Hugo Chavez, and the trend of hi-tech assassinations in global politics

Sunday, January 31st, 2016

by Peter Baofu Courtesy Pravda  Hugo Chavez, the Socialist president of Venezuela for 14 years, died on March 05, 2013, after having courageously fought against cancer in the last few months. Media reports superficially stated “heart attack” as the cause. But a troubling question is, Who killed him? This question is not rhetorical, since its answer […]

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The West Is Reduced To Looting Itself

Sunday, January 31st, 2016

Paul Craig Roberts Institute for Political Economy Myself, Michael Hudson, John Perkins, and a few others have reported the multi-pronged looting of peoples by Western economic institutions, principally the big New York Banks with the aid of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Third World countries were and are looted by being inticed into development plans for […]

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JFA denounces CM Gogoi’s comment on Padma awardee

Saturday, January 30th, 2016

 By Our Correspondent Guwahati: Ridiculing Assam chief minister’s comment over Padma award recipients of the State including senior journalist Dhirendra Nath Bezboruah, the Journalists Forum Assam (JFA) expressed shock that a veteran politician like Tarun Gogoi can publicly malign the distinguished personalities, who were declared as winner of Padma Shri by the Union government on […]

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Commentary: Talking Down to Chinese Economy is Groundless

Friday, January 29th, 2016

By He Zhenhua (People’s Daily Online) Billionaire investor George Soros said at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos that China’s economy is heading for a hard landing, a slump that will exacerbate the global deflationary pressures. His talking down to the China’s market has led to widespread concerns and heated discussions. In fact, what […]

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Northeasterns salute Tri-colour on R-Day

Wednesday, January 27th, 2016

 By NJ Thakuria Guwahati: The residents of northeast India, whom the mainstream agencies often misunderstand as sympathizers to various separatist militant outfits, have joined in 67th Republic Day celebrations one and all to pay heartfelt tributes to the martyrs. For the first time in recent decades, the auspicious Day on 26 January 2016 was observed […]

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The casino is sinking—save us all with Glass-Steagall

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

Citizens Electoral Council of Australia – Media Release You’re losing your superannuation on panicked markets because after 2008 the authorities, under orders from the banks, protected the gamblers, not the people. The banks and their political lackeys have since doubled down by cooking up the policy of bail-in”, to permanently force the people to pay—with their […]

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Value of disproportionate assets: Supreme Court likely to cancel the Jayalalithaa’s acquittal order!

Thursday, January 21st, 2016

By Dr. Abdul Ruff  Courtesy Asian Tribune The Karnataka Government has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court of India against the acquittal of Jayalalithaa by the Karnataka High Court. The Karnataka Government would open its arguments in the appeal filed against the acquittal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa by pointing out that it […]

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‘Biased, low quality, full of omissions’: Russia launches fresh attack on Dutch MH17 report

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Courtesy RT The reconstructed wreckage of the MH17 airplane is seen after the presentation of the final report into the crash of July 2014 of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, in Gilze Rijen, the Netherlands, October 13, 2015. © Michael Kooren / Reuters 1.1K2 A senior Russian aviation official has presented new criticisms of […]

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