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UP Board 12th Time Table 2020: Know UP Board Intermediate Scheme and UP Board Class 12th Time Table 2020 PDF Download

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UP Board 10th Time Table 2020: Know UP Board High school Scheme and UP Board Class 10th Time Table 2020 PDF Download

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Arrest warrant issued against Pakistan's ex-president Pervez Musharraf

According to reports in Pakistan local media, an anti-terrorism court of Pakistan has issued arrest warrant against Pervez Musharraf, former President of the country. The warrant has been issued in a case related to ordering of house arrest of several judges by Musharraf in 2007.

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Cost of the Iraq War is more than 10 times the net worth of Bill Gates, the richest American

Fourteen years ago this day, as hijacked aircraft flew into the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon, modern history took a decisive turn. For the worse, mostly.

9/11, as the attack came to be recorded in public memory, launched the world's sole superpower into what it christened as the War on Terror.

Afghanistan was the first theatre of the war launched in September 2001. The Iraq war was purportedly launched in 2003 to eliminate the "weapons of mass destruction accumulated by the Saddam Hussain regime". But US President George W Bush termed it as "the central front in the war on terror".

The war on terror ended up becoming a series of disparate conflicts - from the borderlands of Pakistan to the deserts of sub-Saharan Africa.

Most are still going on, seemingly endlessly. Some are waged in secret through drones and special forces, while other more conventional ones - Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan - are broadcast into our living rooms.

The wars caused widespread destruction - to life, resources, society, culture, heritage - but also contributed significantly to the emergence of destructive forces such as the ISIS and al-Shabab.

However, the War on Terror didn't spare the US either. In 14 years, it has cost the US thousands of soldiers and trillions of dollars.

This, of course, is not counting the ever burgeoning budgets for defence, homeland security, mass surveillance and the increasing militarisation of police forces.

To read full story visit http://www.catchnews.com/international-news/14-years-since-9-11-the-war-on-terror-has-cost-us-1-6-trillion-1441991327.html

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Indian-American rapper Heems raps about brownness and 9/11 on 'Eat Pray Thug

A lot happened in the aftermath of 9/11: covert wars and overt hostilities; legitimate security and illegitimate profiling; public anger and private anguish.

What happened in New York has since reverberated around the world - not just in the homes of Americans but in the experience of Muslim Asians and brown Asians of other faiths who have had to contend with racism, bigotry and Islamophobia as a fallout of the brutal attack.

Is it surprising, then, that the tragic events of that day have inspired art across different domains?

Indian-American rapper Himanshu Suri, who goes by the moniker Heems, has made 9/11 one of the central themes of his first full-length album Eat Pray Thug, which released earlier this year; an album he has called 'post-9/11 dystopian brown man rap'.

Formerly of rap group Das Racist - unfairly written off often in the annals of rap history as 'joke rap' - Heems' solo work has been naturally more self-reflective and surprisingly but satisfyingly more political.

In the span of 11 songs, the rapper delves into topics familiar to fans - his Asian/American identity, New York City and more self-reflection on depression and co-dependency than rap music knows what to do with.

But throughout his career, one event has hung like a dark cloud over his work: 9/11.

There are throwaway references aplenty on the Das Racist mixtapes and album, but it's really in Eat Pray Thug that Suri deep-dives into what that event was to him and his community, and the lasting effect it's had on communities of colour in New York City and beyond.

Though he wrote parts of the album and made most of it during a sabbatical trip in India - during which this writer was lucky enough to see him perform some of the new songs live - the most ferocious parts of the album were written at home in Queens, New York.

For more visit CatchNews

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Samsung Galaxy Note5: price and specifications revealed

Smartphone giant Samsung Electronics recently launched Galaxy Note5 in India sticking to their commitment to the big screen smartphone market, which Samsung pioneered in 2011 with the original Galaxy Note.

The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is equipped with multiple features and the device flaunts all-new design, combining precision cut metal and smooth glass for a refined look.

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As Apple gears up to launch the next iPhone, here's everything we know so far

Technology giant Apple is set to launch the next iPhone at an event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco on 9 September. It is expected that the company will launch the next-generation Apple TV, iPad mini 4 and a rumoured iPad Pro as well. 

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Sociality Barbie is killing it on the internet, and you should follow her right now

She has a good 'vision'. Don't you think?Sociality Barbie is giving it back to all the adventurous millennial selfies in a very unique manner. The account of hipster barbie mocks the poses, locations, and obsessions of a hipster West Coast culture. The account has taken the internet by storm after it was discovered by WIRED's Taylor Glascock.

Scroll down and discover the 'authentic' world of Sociality Barbie. You may get a reason or two to follow her right now on Instagram:

One for all the morning persons around there:

You 'authentic elitists'!:

Why is Barbie cooler than us?:

Making fun of hipster cliches. Priceless:

She has a good 'vision'. Don't you think?:

Flattered:

See it's a rule!

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No one who speaks up is safe today, says noted writer Uday Prakash

The recent killing of MM Kalburgi, a 78-year-old renowned Kannada writer, rationalist and scholar, is just another addition to the growing list of murders committed by fundamentalist right-wing individuals and groups.

There is a pattern emerging not just in India, but also in the neighbouring Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Amid slogans of change, development and 'Achhe Din', which have captured the public imagination, the social and cultural space is facing a crisis.

Writer, poet and filmmaker, Uday Prakash, is one of the foremost Hindi litterateurs of our times. He had even won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for his work. http://goo.gl/3KBnrO

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Indian Idol Junior 2: Ananya Nanda wins the show, here's the recap of the grand finale

Ananya Nanda, a 14-year-old girl from Odisha lifted the trophy of the second season of singing reality show Indian Idol Junior on Sunday, 6 September.  For more visit http://goo.gl/EyX5kn

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How many trees shall we fell before they are all gone?

Everyone seems to want to plant a sapling. To clear any forest for industrial projects, it is necessary to plant more trees somewhere else.

But a recent global study shows that such efforts just don't add up. In fact, we have missed the mark by a long shot - for every three trees cut down, we are planting just one. At this rate, there may be no trees left in just three centuries.

#SaveThePlanet Earth will be left with ZERO trees in just 300 years. Here's why: http://goo.gl/CySck2

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What makes a great street picture? Timing, as these five fabulous shots show

We take for granted being able to quickly, inconspicuously, take a photograph of absolutely anything that catches our eye.

On August 19, ‪#‎WorldPhotographyDay‬, Catch kicked off a street photography contest to reward enterprising amateurs with an eye for the moment. Fittingly, the man who virtually defined the genre in India - legendary photographer S Paul, picked the five most striking images that caught his eye.

Photographer: Palash Jain, 22, New Delhi

Photographer: Debashish Ghosh, 27, Kolkata

Photographer: Javed Sultan, 26, Bijnor

Photographer: Manish Jaisi, 25, New Delhi

Photographer: Jayant Ugra, 30, Mumbai

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Curious facts about Golden Temple in Amritsar

Foundation stone laid by a Muslim

Blown up and reinstated with gold plating

Baba Deep Singh's sacrifice to die in the temple

The foundation stone of Golden Temple was laid by a Muslim to encourage equality; read other facts here http://goo.gl/4ZYg7R

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The #Modi government wants to revamp Nehru museum

Keeping with the trend of using important days and key figures of modern #India to project the government's achievements, the #BJP now has plans of recasting one of Delhi's top cultural sites- the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML). For more http://goo.gl/KxGD9F

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Less than half of the infants born in #India are not breastfed within one hour of delivery

India ranks lowest among South Asian countries including #Afghanistan, #Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in breastfeeding practices, with only 44 per cent #women being able to breastfeed their babies within one hour of #delivery.  http://goo.gl/po92ac