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    Hopes rise for Paris climate deal  –    (Environment) Paris prepares to host the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change conference beginning on Monday, raising expectations that the participation of nearly 150 Presidents, Prime Ministers and heads of…

Turkey shoots down Russian plane for ‘violating’ airspace  –    (International Relation) Turkish fighter jets on patrol near the Syrian border on Tuesday shot down a Russian warplane that Turkey said had violated its airspace, a long-feared escalation that could…

    Multi-pronged approach to countering IS threat  –   (International Relation) Against the growing tide of Islamic State violence and concerns about its possible domestic repercussions, India toughened its posture on terrorism with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday…

UN authorises members to ‘redouble’ fight against IS  –    (International Relation) The U.N. Security Council on Friday authorised countries around the world to “take all necessary measures” to fight the Islamic State in a resolution that won unanimous backing,…

    ‘Streedhan’ is woman’s exclusive property: SC  –    (Social Issues) Echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words that gold is a great tool for the empowerment of women, the Supreme Court held that abused women judicially separated from their…

    Pay panel moots 23.5% hike, to cost govt. Rs 1.02 lakh cr.  –   (Economics) In its report submitted to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday, the Seventh Central Pay Commission has recommended an overall increase…

27 killed as special forces storm hotel, free hostages  –    (Security) At least 27 people were reported dead on Friday as Malian special forces, aided by the U.S. and French commandos, stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako, where gunmen…

    Bomb downed plane in Egypt: Russia  –    (International Relation) Hours after confirming for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb brought down a Russian charter jet over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt more than two weeks…

    India not intolerant: Modi  –    (International Relation) India and the U.K. announced an enhanced defence and strategic partnership as well as a civil nuclear agreement as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart David Cameron met…

    Diversity is our pride, strength: Modi  –    (Indian Polity) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, facing criticism back home over the government’s failure to address growing intolerance, said here on Friday that diversity is India’s “strength and pride” and…