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Hedges took advantage of openness granted to academic researchers: UAE
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Nov 26 (ANI): United Arab Emirates government on Monday said that British scholar Matthew Hedges took "advantage of the openness granted to academic researchers" in the Gulf nation.
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Brit academic charged for espionage pardoned by UAE
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Nov 26 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates has pardoned British academic Matthew Hedges, who was given a life-term over charges of espionage, with immediate effect.
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UAE sentences British academic to life on espionage charges
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Nov 21 (ANI): Matthew Hedges, a specialist in Middle Eastern studies at UK's Durham University, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on charges of espionage.
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4 key agreements signed during President Kovind's Vietnam visit
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], Nov 20 (ANI): India and Vietnam on Tuesday signed four agreements- one each in the spheres of communications, foreign affairs, academics, and commerce during the visit of President Ram Nath Kovind to the South East Asian country.
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Fadnavis confirms reservation for Maratha community
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday confirmed that Maratha community would get the reservation in the government jobs and in admissions in academic institutions from December 1.
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MEPs, scholars criticise CPEC in European Parliament
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Nov 8 (ANI): The Members of European Parliament along with scholars and academics have strongly criticised the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) while discussing the interrelated legal, geo-strategic, economic and environmental impacts at the Eu
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China failed to implement UN recommendations on human rights, say activist
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov 3 (ANI): Human rights activists, academicians and politicians have raised serious concerns over Beijing's failure to protect human rights of indigenous and minority communities in the country, especially Xinjiang and Tibet.
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Low attendance linked to poor academic performance
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep30 (ANI): Turns out, students who are chronically absent from school often perform poor academically and are more likely to be delinquent, drop out, or engage in other high-risk behaviors.
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PM Modi pitches for better education system in India
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday pointed out the challenges the Indian education system is presently facing and shared central government's plans to enhance the system both in terms of achieving academic outcomes and also in the regulation of educatio
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Are men more curious than women?
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 28 (ANI): A new study revealed that there is a stark disparity between male and female participation in a key area of academic life, which also offered recommendations to ensure that all voices are heard.
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PM to inaugurate Conference on Academic Leadership on Education for Resurg
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Conference on Academic Leadership on Education for Resurgence here at Vigyan Bhawan on September 29.
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European experts corner Pakistan for sponsoring terror
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 19 (ANI): European academics and experts on Wednesday targeted Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism while highlighting the factual and analytical errors in the report on Jammu and Kashmir by the United Nations' (UN) Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCH
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