Recognition
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These countries don't recognise Palestine as a state: Complete list
World | Jul 25, 2025, 01:24 PM ISTNearly 50 countries, including major Western powers, still do not recognise Palestine as a state despite growing global support and shifting international dynamics.
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'Monumental step': Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriages
World | Jun 18, 2024, 06:33 PM ISTAt least 130 out of 152 members of Thailand's Senate voted in favour of the marriage equality bill, with four voting against and 18 abstaining. Thailand has a significant LGBTQ population but activists have spent two decades for this landmark step in the historically conservative culture.
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Spain, Norway and Ireland will formally recognise Palestinian statehood. Here's why that matters
World | May 28, 2024, 02:51 PM ISTThe move has deepened Israel's diplomatic isolation amid widespread criticism over its conduct in the Gaza war, in which 36,000 Palestinians have been killed. However, the symbolic move is unlikely to have any impact on the war as peace talks between Israel and Hamas remain stalled.
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Air travel made hassle-free; airports to introduce facial recognition instead of boarding pass in domestic flights
India | Oct 04, 2018, 12:40 PM ISTThe new process will soon roll out at the PPP (Public-Private Partnership) metro airports Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru and the four run by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) – Varanasi, Vijayawada, Pune and Kolkata.
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2,300 'fake' UP madrasas on verge of losing govt recognition over non-compliance
India | Jan 03, 2018, 07:00 PM ISTNearly 2,300 madrasas in Uttar Pradesh run the risk of losing their recognition for not submitting their details on the website of Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Board.
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This new technology by Microsoft can recognise speech just like humans
Oct 19, 2016, 02:51 PM ISTIn a major breakthrough in the field of speech recognition, Microsoft researchers have created a technology that accurately recognises the words in a conversation like humans do.
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ATTENTION! Lack of proper sleep may impair face recognition, claims study
Lifestyle | Oct 10, 2016, 10:57 AM ISTLack of proper sleep or insomnia can impact the accuracy of face identification, a study with implications for those working in security or forensic settings, has found. Researchers from the University of New South Wales
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First Mexican Mars rover gets recognition from NASA and IAF
World | Oct 03, 2016, 01:15 PM ISTIn a mark of significant achievement for the South American nation, the first prototype of a Mars explorer robot designed by a team of 10 university students in Mexico has gained recognition from US space
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Rio dreams achieved but not rewards! Sakshi's coach Kuldeep Malik yet to get recognition, cash awards
Other Sports | Sep 25, 2016, 09:09 PM ISTRio Olympics 2016 wrestling bronze-medallist Sakshi Malik’s coach Kuldeep Malik might have played a big role in her success, but he is yet to get cash awards or recognition. After he returned from Rio
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Sports Ministry's recognition for Hockey India
Hockey | Mar 03, 2014, 06:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: The sport ministry Monday finally accorded Hockey India (HI) recognition as the sole custodian of the game in the country.“It is a moment of pride for not only Hockey India but even for
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Bhupathi-Bopanna Lift First Doubles Title Together
Tennis | Mar 04, 2012, 01:59 PM ISTDubai, Mar 04 : Veteran Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi clinched his 50th career title and his first with Rohan Bopanna when the duo outwitted Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski to lift the Dubai