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Month: August 2017

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Landlords Fail To List 50,000 N.Y.C. Apartments for Rent Limits

August 30, 2017

by Cezary Podkul and Marcelo Rochabrun ProPublica, Nov. 5, 2015, 3:14 p.m. In late August, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other top New York officials announced an unusual crackdown on landlords. …

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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – A man who stood firm with India in 1947 and claimed ‘I am part of this indivisible unity that is Indian nationality’.

August 27, 2017August 27, 2017

By G. L. Batra, ST Guest Columnist, Writer & formerly Addl. Secretary, Indian Parliament and Chairman, Public Service Commission of the Indian State of Haryana Azad, Patel and Gandhi at an AICC meeting …

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How a British royal’s monumental errors made India’s partition more painful

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017

Adil Najam, Boston University   Lord Louis Mountbatten, viceroy of India, met with Indian leaders to discuss partition. Max Desfors/AP The midnight between August 14 and 15, 1947, was one …

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Virulent Salmonella strain spotted in Brazil

August 22, 2017

By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade [SÃO PAULO] An invasive and virulent strain of Salmonella Typhimurium which emerged in Sub-Saharan Africa has been identified elsewhere for the first time, scientists have …

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Community / Leadership / Social / Thought

Dr. Rajendra Prasad – an angel with the lily which wins victories over the hearts

August 20, 2017August 23, 2017

By G. L. Batra, ST Guest Columnist, Writer & formerly Addl. Secretary, Indian Parliament and Chairman, Public Service Commission of the Indian State of Haryana Dr. Rajendra Prasad, or Rajen Babu, as he …

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The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates

August 18, 2017August 23, 2017

By Marshall Allen ProPublica, July 18, 2017, 5 a.m. The box of prescription drugs had been forgotten in a back closet of a retail pharmacy for so long that some …

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Community

The Islamic State is on its knees, but its legacy will long haunt the Middle East

August 14, 2017August 23, 2017

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman, Gulf University for Science and Technology Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, painted portrait. thierry ehrmann/flickr   After three years of violence, Islamic State has encountered a major defeat that …

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Urban sustainability should look outside the cities

August 11, 2017

By Edwin Castellanos Research and planning for sustainable cities cannot work without rural development, says Edwin Castellanos. Developing countries do not escape the global urbanisation trend. For example, in South …

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Take the Generic Drug, Patients Are Told – Unless Insurers Say No

August 8, 2017August 23, 2017

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times, Aug. 6, 2017, 6 p.m. It’s standard advice for consumers: If you are prescribed a medicine, always ask if …

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Community

In Bangladesh, people are eating more fish but getting less nutrition from it

August 1, 2017August 23, 2017

By Jessica Bogard, The University of Queensland People in Bangladesh are now eating 30% more fish than they did 20 years ago, but they are getting a smaller amount of …

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