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After ten days of emphatic proclamation by the home minister Amit Shah on the floor of the parliament that CAA and NRC are core to the establishment of nationality of an Indian, the government on Thursday made a tactical retreat and released a document seeking to bust "misinformation" around the Citizenship Amendment Act.

The death sentence, handed down to the former President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf by the three-member special tribunal , headed by the Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth in a high treason case is a landmark verdict as it signifies a headlong confrontation with the miltablishment. For the first time a civilian court has sentenced a general from Pakistan's domineering military in the 72 years of the troubled State.

In its 19-year history, Jharkhand has never voted for a single-party government. And, prevailing trends suggest that the state is unlikely to break the habit this time as well. Elections to the 81-member assembly, which were held in five phases, were over on December 20. With the ruling BJP failing to keep its allies together, chances for a fracture mandate are high when the votes are scheduled to be counted on December 23.

The gag order issued by the Information & Broadcasting ministry to news channels asking them to refrain from broadcasting content which is "likely to instigate violence or which promotes an anti-national attitude” smacks of a colonial mindset.

PARIS—“Reform” is a word with a varied history. At the beginning of the last century, there were many battles among progressives over whether capitalism as a system could be reformed or whether it needed to be abolished. Some time in the 1980s, with the rise of neoliberalism, with its idea that markets can fix and resolve all social problems and create unlimited abundance, reform began to take on another meaning.

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh government has launched war on mafia of different denominations. Chief Minister Kamal Nath has declared that he is determined to make Madhya Pradesh total mafia free. Interestingly one such mafia is being run by a semi government organisation. This organisation is known as Sanchi Dugdh Sangh- a cooperative which supplies milk to individual customers.

Chennai: Chennaiyin FC secured only their second win of the season after defeating Kerala Blasters FC 3-1 in an engrossing Hero Indian Super League clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, on Saturday.

New Delhi: Favourites Punjab Panthers pummelled NE Rhinos 5-2,in a one sided semifinal of the Big Bout Indian Boxing League at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex here tonight, to set up a title clash with Gujarat Giants.

New Delhi: A successful year which saw the Indian Women's Hockey Team secure their place in consecutive Olympic Games for the first time in their history, there was one player who took part in all the tournaments and performed exceptionally, young striker Lalremsiami.

Dispur: The preparations for the third Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Guwahati from 10-22 January 2020 are being carried out in full swing. Addressing the media, the CEO of the Games and Principal Secretary of Sports and Youth Welfare Department, Government of Assam, Avinash Joshi said that this is going to be the biggest sports event the country has ever witnessed.