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Germany won’t lecture EU economies: new finance minister

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Germany will no longer lecture other European countries over their economies, the next finance minister of the eurozone’s richest nation said today. Olaf Scholz, of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) that this week struck a deal to reform Germany’s so-called grand coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel, said Germany “doesn’t need to dictate to other European states how they run themselves”. “Mistakes have certainly been made in the past,” Scholz told Der Speigel magazine, an apparent reference to the policy of his predecessor Wolfgang Schauble, who oversaw Germany’s oft-criticised massive…

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Fiscal situation should be comfortable next financial year: FM

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday exuded confidence that there will be no more fiscal slippages as the financial position is likely to be comfortable from the next fiscal. Brushing aside any need to worry about rising global oil prices, Jaitley said an assessment should not be made based on hypothetical situation concerning crude prices as the trend in the last three days has been the opposite (with prices falling again). He added that at this stage he was not worried about any slippages on the fiscal front. Addressing a…

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UK minister backs right to ban hijab in schools

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An Indian-origin school principal, who was forced to withdraw a ban on wearing of hijab by young girls after vitriolic abuse on social media, today received crucial support of a UK minister who said bullying or intimidation of school staff was completely unacceptable. Lord Theodore Agnew, Minister for schools systems, faith and counter-extremism in education, also said that schools in the country were completely within their right to make decisions on how to run their institutions in the best interests of their pupils. Neena Lall, an Indian-origin principal of the…

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Pence upstaged by 2 Koreas’ efforts to warm ties

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US Vice President Mike Pence’s efforts to keep North Korea from stealing the show at the Winter Olympics proved to be short-lived, quickly drowned out by the images of the two Koreas marching and competing together, as the South appeared to look favourably on warming ties on the Korean Peninsula. Pence spent the days leading up to the games warning that the North was trying to “hijack the message and imagery of the Olympic Games” with its “propaganda.” But the North was still welcomed with open arms to what South…

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Abbas seeks India’s role in peace process as PM Modi visits Palestine

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Mahmoud Abbas on a historic visit to Palestine during which the Palestinian President sought India’s support for a multi-country mechanism to achieve a “just and desired peace” with Israel in accordance with the two-state solution. President Abbas accorded a red carpet welcome to Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to make an official visit to Palestine, in an official ceremony at the presidential compound, also known as Muqata’a, in Ramallah – the Palestinian seat of government. They discussed the full range of India-Palestine ties…

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Rafale ‘biggest issue’ of corruption, PM should reply: Rahul

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Intensifying his attack on the Centre over the Rafale fighter jet deal, Rahul Gandhi today alleged it was the biggest issue of corruption in the country and asked the prime minister to reply why he took the contract from HAL and gave it to a “friend”. Launching the Congress poll campaign in Karnataka’s Ballari district, Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for criticising policies of previous Congress governments saying he is running the country “by looking in just rear-view mirror” which as led to “mistakes like GST…

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Vardhman InternationaI Public School Rated among 10 Best Schools In Faridabad : Times Group Survey

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Vardhman International Public School has been rated 7th among the 10 best schools in Faridabad  as per the Times group survey report .In an exclusive interview with our Chief Editor Mr Kunal Tuli The principal of the school Ms Sapna Jain shared that the School is imparting  quality education. We concentrate on the base points of education vs proper reading, writing, learning, understanding, taking dictation in rapid fire good handwriting, tables and matras. Along with base points, we teach life skills to the students and we enrich our dear students…

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India eye milestone win, South Africa hope for revival

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India’s indomitable cricket team looks set for a landmark series triumph but an injury- ravaged South Africa would hope for some A B de Villiers magic to halt the visitors’ charge in the fourth one-dayer, here on Saturday. With an unassailable 3-0 lead in hand, India need just one more win to claim their maiden ODI series triumph on the South African soil. The closest they came was in 2010-11, when under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, they shot into a 2-1 lead only to lose the five- match series 3-2. India…

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Akhil to fight 2nd pro bout tomorrow

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Nearly a year after turning professional, seasoned Indian boxer Akhil Kumar will fight his second bout in the circuit when he takes on Tanzanian Sadiki Momba here tomorrow under the aegis of a brand new promoter. Akhil, a former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist who turned professional with the IOS Boxing Promotions is now contracted with Hope and Glory Boxing. Tomorrow’s fight card at the Talkatora Stadium is being organised in association with World Boxing Council (WBC). Also fighting tomorrow would be Akhil’s protege Jitender Kumar, who had turned professional with him…

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Javed Akhtar against use of loudspeakers at religious places

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Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has voiced his support to singer Sonu Nigam and said loudspeakers should not be used at places of worships. Last year, Nigam had described the loud sermons from the loudspeakers as hooliganism in a series of tweets which led to a ‘fatwa’ being issued against him by a Kolkata-based cleric. Now, Akhtar has made a case against the use of loudspeakers at religious places. “This is to put on record that I totally agree with all those including Sonu Nigam who want that loudspeakers should not…

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