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Opinion | Trump, Xi, Putin - In The Age Of Strongmen, The Peril For 'Middle Powers'
There is a need for democracies like India, Brazil, Europe and Canada to form new alliances; otherwise, we will have to live in a world dominated by strongmen and transactional leaders like Trump and Xi.
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India's "Strongest Village": How Asola-Fatehpur Beri Became Delhi's Bouncer Hub
The village's legacy of wrestling and discipline has evolved into a unique profession, with many young men training rigorously to work as bouncers.
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Fake Toll Plaza Set Up On Gujarat Highway, Cheats Government For 1.5 Years
On the Bamanbore-Kutch national highway in Gujarat, a few strongmen cheated government officials for over a year by setting up a fake toll plaza by bypassing the highway on private land.
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In Bihar's Siwan, It's A Fight Between Wives Of 2 Strongmen
After unsuccessfully contesting twice, Hina Sahab, wife of jailed former parliamentarian Mohammad Shahabuddin, is contesting from Bihar's Siwan constituency, which was once an undisputed fiefdom of her husband.
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In New Mini-Arab Spring, US Takes Back Seat
The United States initially cheered on the Arab Spring but as fresh popular uprisings sweep through Sudan and Algeria, President Donald Trump has taken a more passive role, convinced that strongmen can be his best partners.
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About Time: Five Countries With Eccentric Time-Keeping
North Korea is not alone in its penchant for setting its own time. Geopolitics, economics and the whims of kings and strongmen have seen meridian-meddling across the world -- challenging the theory of 24 time zones pegged to Greenwich Mean Time, which was established in 1884.
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Xi Jinping's Life Mandate Seals March Of The Strongmen
The Chinese Communist Party's decision to give President Xi Jinping a mandate to rule for life is further evidence of the world's slide towards more nationalist, authoritarian regimes, analysts said.
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Barack Obama Hits At Populist Strongmen In Last UN Address
President Barack Obama used his farewell UN address Tuesday to castigate strongmen and populists, taking aim at Vladimir Putin's Soviet nostalgia and Donald Trump's rise at home.
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Vladimir Putin And Recep Tayyip Erdogan Meet To Mend Ties After Jet Downing Rift
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began healing a bitter feud over Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane.
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Pistachios, Afghans' Green Gold, Coveted By Taliban
Afghanistan takes pride in its world-class pistachios, but with looters harvesting the nuts well before maturity fears are growing that the Taliban and local strongmen are depriving the war-battered country of much-needed export income.
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Rocky Yadav's Father Bindi Behind Bars, But Gaya's Other Strongmen Roam Free
In Gaya's AP Colony, the home of Bindi Yadav is sealed. The one-time MLA candidate was arrested for helping his son, Rocky, escape after he was accused of killing a young man in a road rage incident.
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Malaysia's Former Leader Mahathir Mohamad Saddened by Lee Kuan Yew's Death
Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad, one of Lee Kuan Yew's greatest rivals, said on Friday he was saddened by the death of Singapore's founding father although the two Southeast Asian strongmen often clashed and seldom agreed on issues.
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Being Overweight Raises Risk of Men Developing Aggressive Prostate Cancer
World Cancer Research Fund review of global research finds link between obesity and advanced prostate cancer is strongMen who are overweight or obese have a higher chance of developing an aggressive and potentially fatal prostate cancer, according to...
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DMK leaders arrested over land grab charges
The Tamil Nadu police have arrested two DMK strongmen this morning on land grab charges. In Chennai, police have picked up the Chepauk MLA J Anbazhagan for forcing a paper mill owner in Tirupur to part with his property.
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Opinion | Trump, Xi, Putin - In The Age Of Strongmen, The Peril For 'Middle Powers'
There is a need for democracies like India, Brazil, Europe and Canada to form new alliances; otherwise, we will have to live in a world dominated by strongmen and transactional leaders like Trump and Xi.
-
India's "Strongest Village": How Asola-Fatehpur Beri Became Delhi's Bouncer Hub
The village's legacy of wrestling and discipline has evolved into a unique profession, with many young men training rigorously to work as bouncers.
-
Fake Toll Plaza Set Up On Gujarat Highway, Cheats Government For 1.5 Years
On the Bamanbore-Kutch national highway in Gujarat, a few strongmen cheated government officials for over a year by setting up a fake toll plaza by bypassing the highway on private land.
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In Bihar's Siwan, It's A Fight Between Wives Of 2 Strongmen
After unsuccessfully contesting twice, Hina Sahab, wife of jailed former parliamentarian Mohammad Shahabuddin, is contesting from Bihar's Siwan constituency, which was once an undisputed fiefdom of her husband.
-
In New Mini-Arab Spring, US Takes Back Seat
The United States initially cheered on the Arab Spring but as fresh popular uprisings sweep through Sudan and Algeria, President Donald Trump has taken a more passive role, convinced that strongmen can be his best partners.
-
About Time: Five Countries With Eccentric Time-Keeping
North Korea is not alone in its penchant for setting its own time. Geopolitics, economics and the whims of kings and strongmen have seen meridian-meddling across the world -- challenging the theory of 24 time zones pegged to Greenwich Mean Time, which was established in 1884.
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Xi Jinping's Life Mandate Seals March Of The Strongmen
The Chinese Communist Party's decision to give President Xi Jinping a mandate to rule for life is further evidence of the world's slide towards more nationalist, authoritarian regimes, analysts said.
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Barack Obama Hits At Populist Strongmen In Last UN Address
President Barack Obama used his farewell UN address Tuesday to castigate strongmen and populists, taking aim at Vladimir Putin's Soviet nostalgia and Donald Trump's rise at home.
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Vladimir Putin And Recep Tayyip Erdogan Meet To Mend Ties After Jet Downing Rift
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began healing a bitter feud over Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane.
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Pistachios, Afghans' Green Gold, Coveted By Taliban
Afghanistan takes pride in its world-class pistachios, but with looters harvesting the nuts well before maturity fears are growing that the Taliban and local strongmen are depriving the war-battered country of much-needed export income.
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Rocky Yadav's Father Bindi Behind Bars, But Gaya's Other Strongmen Roam Free
In Gaya's AP Colony, the home of Bindi Yadav is sealed. The one-time MLA candidate was arrested for helping his son, Rocky, escape after he was accused of killing a young man in a road rage incident.
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Malaysia's Former Leader Mahathir Mohamad Saddened by Lee Kuan Yew's Death
Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad, one of Lee Kuan Yew's greatest rivals, said on Friday he was saddened by the death of Singapore's founding father although the two Southeast Asian strongmen often clashed and seldom agreed on issues.
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Being Overweight Raises Risk of Men Developing Aggressive Prostate Cancer
World Cancer Research Fund review of global research finds link between obesity and advanced prostate cancer is strongMen who are overweight or obese have a higher chance of developing an aggressive and potentially fatal prostate cancer, according to...
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DMK leaders arrested over land grab charges
The Tamil Nadu police have arrested two DMK strongmen this morning on land grab charges. In Chennai, police have picked up the Chepauk MLA J Anbazhagan for forcing a paper mill owner in Tirupur to part with his property.
