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Donald Trump implicitly endorses Roy Moore, emphasises Alabama Senate nominee's denial of sexual assault allegations

Donald Trump all but endorsed Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore on Tuesday, discounting the sexual assault allegations against him.

Three years of Narendra Modi govt: India hasn't turned intolerant, we've always been this way

One of the things the Narendra Modi government is wrongly accused of is turning India into a sort of illiberal nation.

Kumar Sundaram row: Being progressive is no excuse for activist groups to ignore gender issues

Masculinity and sexism within progressive collectives have been allowed to persist because the questions on gender issues are always under-prioritised to make way for discussions about “issues which actually matter” or are ”larger concerns”.

Attacks on Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Tarek Fatah: What the tale of two intolerances tells us

This is a tale of two 'intolerances'. The first incident took place on 27 January. A Bollywood filmmaker who was working on a period biopic was roughed up by the activists of a fringe group for "distorting history".

Aamir Khan wins Dangal: Jingoism loses to Indians who don't tolerate intolerance

It doesn't need a genius to know who won the Dangal between Aamir Khan and the trolls who wanted his film boycotted. Numbers speak for themselves.

'Honeymoon ending?' Canada's Trudeau sees first big drop in polls | Reuters

OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's approval rating has dropped 10 percentage points in the last three months amid rising dissatisfaction with the economy and concern about pipeline approvals, a public opinion poll released on Friday showed.Still, Trudeau remained far more popular than his two political opponents and more popular than any recent prime minister, with 55 percent of Canadians expressing confidence in his performance, the Angus Reid poll showed.That was down 10 points from the 65 percent approval rating Trudeau enjoyed in September, according to the survey, which carried the headline "Is the honeymoon ending?""While this level of approval may well be the envy of prime ministers past and future, it also represents the lowest approval he has recorded at any point since his Liberal Party won a majority mandate in last October’s election," Angus Reid said in the poll. Trudeau, dogged by accusations that rich donors to the Liberal Party have gained privileged access, will be questioned by Canada's ethics commissioner to see whether he broke conflict of interest rules, an official said on Thursday.The poll showed Trudeau remained far more popular than either of his main political opponents, interim leaders of the Conservative and New Democratic parties, who will be replaced in 2017.

Cabinet missteps test Canadian PM Trudeau's teflon image | Reuters

Syria army says Hasaka clashes result of Kurdish take-over effort | Reuters

Oldest Babri litigant passes away: Hashim Ansari was a true liberal who died unsung

The oldest living litigant in the Babri Masjid case, Hashim Ansari, 96, who died unsung, was a true liberal.

Turnbull to continue as Australian PM as debate rages over of voting

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday returned to the capital, Canberra to decide on his cabinet ministers for the 45th Parliament, after he secured victory in the 2016 federal election. Turnbull proclaimed victory on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported.