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Apple, Google, Facebook and others to jointly draft a letter protesting Trump’s Muslim ban

Feb 03 2017- POSTED BY Sayantani Singha

Apple, Google, Facebook along with few more companies are planning on to take their opposition against Donald Trump’s Immigration order […]

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Microsoft seeks exemption for workers, students from Trump’s travel ban

Feb 03 2017- POSTED BY Sayantani Singha

it pursues a legal battle against President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban, Microsoft has made a formal plea to the […]

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Child labour: How effective has the ban been in India?

Sep 05 2016- POSTED BY Sayantani Singha

While child labour has been strictly prohibited by the government, the data from the Census of India shows the effectiveness […]

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Jain festival: MNS workers defy BMC ban, force civic-run meat shops to reopen

Aug 29 2016- POSTED BY Sayantani Singha

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Monday forced staffers of civic-run meat shops in Mumai to reopen the outlets which […]

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French court suspends burkini ban, says it ‘seriously breaches individual freedom’

Aug 26 2016- POSTED BY Sayantani Singha

France’s highest administrative court on Friday suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has outraged Muslims and opened divisions […]

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Burkini ban defended by French Prime Minister, some in cabinet wary

Aug 25 2016- POSTED BY Sayantani Singha

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defended a ban on burkinis in more than a dozen coastal towns on Thursday, saying […]

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Brazil’s state-led oil company Petrobras may fund Paralympics as Government aid ban lifted

Aug 18 2016- POSTED BY Sayantani Singha

Brazil’s state-led oil company, Petrobras, may buy marketing rights for the cash-strapped Paralympic Games set for September, a source involved […]

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Rio 2016 Olympics: IOC passed buck by not issuing blanket ban, says Derek Redmond

Jul 28 2016- POSTED BY Sayantani Singha

Olympic chiefs were guilty of “passing the buck” when they elected not to impose a blanket ban on Russian athletes […]

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Total Russia Rio ban unlikely, suggests IOC head Thomas BachTotal Russia Rio ban unlikely, suggests IOC head Thomas Bach

Jul 13 2016- POSTED BY Sayantani Singha

Athletes from one sport should not be punished for the sins of those from another, the IOC president said on […]

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