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The truth about encounters

The unstated policy of murdering unwanted elements is wrong at every possible level, and it leads to a crisis of legitimacy of the
state, while claiming to be a patriotic act, writes Rajesh Kasturirangan.

My name is Akkamma

How could someone not known to her at all prove and establish her identity, while at the same time no one in her own village was authorised to do so?
R Balasubramaniam begins a series of Voices from the Grassroots.

Preparing for a tsunami of migration

India cannot afford not to take a proactive approach to migration. In particular, adaptation measures in key sectors are needed to improve resilience
and reduce the pressure on migration from climate change, writes Sujatha Byravan.

Dead soldiers repatriated to UK

The bodies of two British soldiers killed trying to rescue a wounded colleague and a third killed by suspected ‘friendly fire’ are repatriated to the UK from Afghanistan.

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DR Congo boat sinking ‘kills 140′

About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Jobs boost at solar panel factory

Electronics giant Sharp says a “substantial” number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory.

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Monsoon rains flood pakistan

With monsoons being heavier than normal, floods in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 120 people.

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Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail

Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.

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‘Major changes’ to S4C on the way

Fundamental changes will be made in the way S4C is run after the sudden departure of chief executive Iona Jones, says the chair of the board which oversees it.

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Maze site set to be redeveloped

An announcement is due on redeveloping the site of NI’s former top security Maze prison, Martin McGuinness says.

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