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Why only Kashmir for Muslims cry 

Fatema Miah: Kashmir is a political issue not Gazwa e Hind. Kashmir drew worlds attention surely not because of love of Muslims for Muslims only, and I am saying as such from the clear understanding of the political status or political conflict of India and Kashmir.  The Kashmir situation isn’t good, neither Modi governments movement about Kashmir these days praise ...

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Dispute between India and Bangladesh on Teesta river

  Rayhan Ahmed Topader: Teesta is the most important river in northeast of Bangladesh and is the fourth largest river of the country. It originates in the Sikkim valley of the Himalayan range within India. Sikkim reportedly has built five dams and is building 31 more on the upper region of the Teesta river in India. In May 2018, Indian ...

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Bengal – India, The History (August 19)

  Fatema Miah:   It’s 15th of August today, Sheik Mujibur Rahman was assassinated on this day and on the 11th of August  Adultescence Khuduram Bose was hanged to death in British India (is it India in correct term?). The forgotten, closed up  chapter, the History of Bengal is the key and fundemental aspect of opening chapter of,  Would I ...

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Brexit: Corbyn plans to call no-confidence vote to defeat no-deal

Jeremy Corbyn has urged the leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install him as caretaker PM in order to stop a no-deal Brexit. If he wins a no-confidence vote in the government, the Labour leader plans to delay Brexit, call a snap election and campaign for another referendum. But Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said she ...

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A-levels: Record numbers in Wales get top A* and A grades

The proportion of students in Wales getting A* at A-level is at its highest since the top grade was introduced in 2010. Grades at A* and A were also up slightly to 27%, with 9.1% at the very highest grade. Wales outperformed all regions of England and Northern Ireland at A*. Education Minister Kirsty Williams said it showed the top ...

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UK planning post-Brexit freight service for vital medicines

Photo: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks with prison staff during a visit to Leeds prison, Northern England, Tuesday Aug. 13, 2019. London, Aug 15 : The British government wants to create an “express freight service” to ensure essential medicines are still available if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a divorce deal. The Department of Health said Thursday ...

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Brexit: Hammond says PM’s demands ‘wreck’ chance of new deal

Former Chancellor Philip Hammond has accused the PM of trying to wreck the chance of a new Brexit deal, by making demands the EU could never accept. In a Times article, Mr Hammond said a no-deal Brexit would be “a betrayal” of the 2016 referendum result. He told the BBC he was “confident” that Parliament “has the means” to express ...

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UK inflation edges back above 2% target in July

London, Aug 14 : Official figures show that inflation in Britain has unexpectedly risen back above the Bank of England’s target, but with the Brexit date approaching there is little pressure on policymakers at the central bank to raise interest rates. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer prices rose by 2.1% in the year to end-July, up ...

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Brexit: Legal bid to stop Westminster shutdown goes to court

A legal challenge to try to prevent Boris Johnson shutting down parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit has begun in a Scottish court. A group of MPs and peers wants the Court of Session in Edinburgh to rule that suspending parliament to make the UK leave the EU without a deal is “unlawful and unconstitutional”. The prime minister has ...

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Crime: What has Boris Johnson promised on law and order ?

Since becoming prime minister just over a month ago, Boris Johnson has made a number of law-and-order announcements affecting England and Wales. But what exactly is being proposed? What it means: There are currently 123,171 police officers in England and Wales, down from 143,000 in 2010, when the Conservatives came to power and Theresa May became home secretary. So if ...

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