A veteran China-watcher has said that the new ethnic identity law in Tibet is reflective of Beijing’s current insecurities in the region whose population they have so far failed to integrate into the mainstream Chinese identity, despite repeated claims from the Beijing leadership stating otherwise.
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DHARAMSHALA: Shooting movie scenes at Buddhist temple at Mcleodganj (famously known as Dalai Lama temple), international cricket stadium and other landmark sites of this hill destination will be costlier from now on. Municipal Corporation has come up with the fee scheduled to be charged from the filmmakers coming to this hill town.
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BBC | 19 Dec 2019.
Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office.
Agence France-Presse | 9 Dec 2019.
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial law allowing independent journalists and bloggers to be labelled as “foreign agents”, a move that critics say will violate media freedom.
Agence France-Presse | 9 Dec 2019.
Finland’s Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday, making her the youngest head of government in the country’s history.
James Griffiths, Eric Cheung and Maisy Mok | CNN | 25 November 2019.
Hong Kong: Pro-democracy candidates appear to have made major gains in Hong Kong’s district council elections, as early results trickled in Monday morning, with multiple high-profile pro-government figures losing their seats.
Zachary Cohen, Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne | CNN | 31 October 2019.
Washington: The Pentagon released newly declassified video and images Wednesday of the daring, two hour raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi that shows US forces taking small arms fire from multiple locations as their helicopters approached the compound.
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ANI | 30 October 2019.
London (UK), Oct 30: British lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favour of a snap election in the UK, paving the way for holding polls on December 12, weeks before the country is set to depart from the European Union (EU) on January 31 next year.
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BBC | 22 October 2019.
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has retained power but a narrow election win means he is forced to lead a minority government as prime minister.
Patricia Zengerle, David Morgan | Reuters | 25 September 2019 WASHINGTON- Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday launched
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