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  Why is the fall of the Berlin Wall a pivotal moment in world history?

  Explainers | November 09, 2025 10:52 IST

  On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was opened, a pivotal event that symbolised the end of the Cold War and paved the way for German reunification.

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  Australia to ban 'swastika' symbol | KNOW its history and relevance in India

  World | June 08, 2023 11:05 IST

  Swastika is an ancient and greatly auspicious symbol of the Hindu tradition. It is inscribed on Hindu temples, homes and other prayer rituals.

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  Germany: 102-year-old convicted Nazi concentration camp guard Josef S dies awaiting appeal

  World | April 27, 2023 8:00 IST

  Germany: 102-year-old convicted Nazi concentration camp guard, whom local media have identified only as Josef S in line with German privacy rules, was sentenced to five years in prison last June but remained free pending appeal.

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  German Nobel laureate Guenter Grass dies at age 87

  World | April 13, 2015 17:57 IST

  Berlin: Guenter Grass, the Nobel-winning German writer who gave voice to the generation that came of age during the horrors of the Nazi era but later ran into controversy over his own World War II