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Former Punjab MLA Simarjeet Bains sentenced to one year in defamation case

Therefore, the point of determination is answered in favour of the complainant... accused Simarjeet Singh Bains is hereby held guilty of committing the offence of defamation of the complainant, said the court

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Kolkata Tragedy: The Scourge Of Stampedes

The deadly stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata that killed at least 19 people, most of them women and children, and injured many, has marred one of the most colourful festivals in the country. It is a sobering reminder to the West Bengal government that it must turn its attention to administering a populous state without the…

Ethiopia’s forever wars are lesson for Iran - opinion

Ethiopia’s experience of immense tragedy is a warning to those advocating similar ethnic-linguistic federalism for historically cohesive states, including Iran.

  • Ethiopia's ethnic-linguistic federalism led to civil war and 500,000 deaths
  • Eritrea's independence in 1993 made Ethiopia landlocked and dependent on imports
  • Somali region dissolved union with southern Somalia to assert sovereignty

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