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Dec 17, 2021 Outlook Web Desk Germany's biggest opposition party, the center-right Christian Democratic Union of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is set to announce on Friday the results of a ballot on who will become its new leader after a painful election defeat.
Dec 07, 2021 Associated Press (AP) The 177-page coalition agreement is titled “Venture More Progress”, a theme that the incoming government's leaders hammered home at a signing ceremony at Berlin's Futurium museum.
The book by Herlinde Koelbl revisits the story of Angela Merkel, the daughter of a Protestant pastor in East Germany who became a physicist before entering the scheming world of politics following the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Nov 01, 2021 Outlook Web Desk Meeting at G20 might be the last one between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she is stepping down after 16 years in office.
This will be the farewell visit of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has completed 16 years in office characterised by near unwavering support for Israel.
Social Democrats of Germany win over the centre-right bloc of Chancellor Angela Merkel who had been leading Germany for 16 years.
The Christian Democratic Union has been the strongest party in local council elections in Lower Saxony for about 40 years, although the state government has often been led by the Social Democrats, and is at present.
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The US President Joe Biden will discuss continuing close coordination on Afghanistan and evacuation in the war torn country.
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'Even though we certainly have deep differences today, we speak to each other -- and that should continue to happen,” Merkel said as she sat down for talks with Putin in the Kremlin.
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The conference is scheduled to be held in October this year in Italy’s Rome.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated on Thursday that new coronavirus infections are increasing at an alarming rate in Germany and urged her fellow citizens to get vaccinated and push others to do so as well.
Dr Randeep Guleria, however, added that further studies needed to be conducted as more information was needed to come to any conclusions in this regard.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the EU stands in 'full solidarity' with the people of India.
Germany's medical regulator said it had received a total of 31 reports of rare blood clots in recent recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine by March 29.
While addressing the German parliament in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel rushes back to fetch her mask as she forgets to wear it
The two leaders discussed issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic, bilateral ties and India-EU relations, an official statement noted
The approximate sample size of the survey in India was 2,126 with a margin of error of 2.2 per cent.
Many leaders across the globe have termed the US election results as an opportunity to strengthen global democracy.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
