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  Afghan Forces Prevent Attack on Airport

  Issue 5

  Evidence of this Afghan army’s new found capabilities came last week ,as they successfully prevented a ambitious and dangerous Taliban attack on the inter- national airport in Kabul ,used by both civilians and the military. In the attack that lasted four hours ,the security forces killed all the insurgents .This was another attempt by the Taliban insurgents to undermine...

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• Riots in Sweden?!

  Issue 3

  This week, violence exploded in and around the Swedish capital of Stockholm, leaving the world in shock. Although the riots were not excessively violent or out of the ordinary by world standards, for the peaceful, sleepy nation – they were an alarming departure from order as young immigrants burnt cars and pelted policemen, in response to the shooting of...

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• Newspaper vendor becomes IIM student

  Issue 1

  N Shiva Kumar,newspaper boy turned vendor from Bangalore, was given admission in IIM Calcutta as a post-graduate student this week, after he cracked the CAT exam last year.The son of a truck driver, his inspiring tale of hard work & determination have made many believe they can beat the odds. Kumar plans to start a charitable institution to educate...

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