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Cuban parents give kids unique names
Havana, May 7 (IANS/EFE) Odlanier, Aledmys, Usnavi, Olnavi and Disami are among the unusual first names that parents have bestowed on their children in recent decades in Cuba, where experts and the press are calling for a study of this social phenomenon and for the creation of clearer legal regulations to govern the practice. Inventing first names is a common practice on the island employing both

Inclusion of Salman Rushdie books sparks protests at Pakistan university

Islamabad: A Pakistani university's move to include India-born controversial author Salman Rushdie's two famous books 'Midnight's Children' and 'Shame' in additional courses for MPhil and PhD has

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Bilingual dictionaries to promote India's mother tongues

New Delhi: The campaign to preserve vernacular mother tongues and make knowledge accessible to students through translation across the linguistic arc has taken a big stride with a new bilingual

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Ambitious plans for Muslims ahead of Tripura polls
Ahead of the next year's assembly polls, the Left Front government has undertaken a "welfare package" for the benefit of the minority Muslims in Tripura, a minister said here Thursday.

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SC refuses to entertain plea against quota for minorities

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging Centre's decision to carve out a 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities from within the existing 27 percent reservation

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CPI-M to launch stir for reserving jobs for Muslims
The Left Front government in Tripura wants to reserve 10 percent of government jobs for Muslims but is concerned about the legal hurdles, a leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said Sunday.

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