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The socialist government of Bolivian President Evo Morales took power in February 2006. He and Vice President Álvaro García Linare on October 20 had been elected to their fourth terms in office. A coup culminating on Nov. 10 removed them—a coup that the U.S. government had a big role in bringing it about.

The sexual harassment scandal at the University of Balochistan in early October this year emboldens the demand for lifting the ban on the right of students to form unions. This ban was clamped in 1984 by General Zia-ul Haq and the same was upheld by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1993. Attempts have been made by the students to restore the right albeit intermittently but yielded nothing. There was a move to respond to this demand in 2008 when Yousuf Raza Gillani was the Prime Minister who made an announcement to revive students unions but somehow failed to implement the same.

It has been the most radical election manifesto but unlike the past documents, this second election manifesto presented to the Britishers by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has virtually no critiques. An impression was being created by the Tories and Lib-Dem leaders that this “most radical” programme for government will alienate Corbyn and his Labour from the voters. But this does not appear t o be happening. In fact Corbyn’s plans for nationalisation of key utilities and measures to reverse austerity have received wide appreciation.

India is now most worried nation in the world on account of new trade restrictions and increasing trade tensions that has been taking the world in its grip since July 2018. It is also a matter of a serious concern for G20 governments and the broader international community because historically high trade-restrictive measures have continued to add not only to the uncertainty surrounding international trade but also having a clear impact on growth, job creation and purchasing power around the world.

New Delhi: Manu Bhaker paired with world number one Russian Artem Chernousov to get the better of the pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Olympic champion Anna Korakaki 17-13 in the final as India’s Rifle and Pistol Shooting squad finished the World Cup Final Rifle/Pistol in Putian, China, on a high.

New Delhi: Ace marksman Manavjit Sandhu (Punjab) won his 12th Trap national title while and Rajasthan's, Manavaditya Rathore clinched the Junior's crown in the 63rdNational Shooting Championship Competitions at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Friday.

Dubai: Belgian teenager Michelangelo Amendola came up with two brilliant drives to win both the races on Friday in the eighth edition of the FIA- approved MRF Challenge international series at the Dubai Autodrome.

Bengaluru: The Hero Indian Super League returns after the international break and there is a big-ticket clash between Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC to look forward to.

Digboi, Assam: Gurugram’s Veer Ahlawat, the overnight leader by one shot, extended his lead to three shots with a determined four-under-68 in the third and penultimate round of the IndianOil Servo Masters Golf 2019, a Rs. 60 lakh event, being played at the Digboi Golf Links. Ahlawat’s three-day total stood at an impressive 15-under-201.

Dharamshala: Delhi's Aadarsh Om Chetri downed Divyansh Srivastava of UP 4-2 in a tough Sub-Junior final to lift the trophy in the UTT 81st Cadet and Sub-Junior National Table Tennis Championships at the Indoor Stadium here today.