Communist poet held over plot to assassinate PM Modi

    Hossen Sohel: Maoist ideologue and writer P Varavara Rao was arrested in Hyderabad for his alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports NDTV. Police said, they arrested five activists, including Rao, on Tuesday for alleged Maoist links but Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the government just wanted to “jail…

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      Less than half refugee children in school: UN

      Reuters: More than half the world’s school-age refugees are excluded from education as host nations struggle under the weight of growing humanitarian crises, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Four million refugee children around the world do not attend school, an increase of half a million from a year earlier, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR)…

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        Shahidul Alam seeks HC bail

        Kabir Humayun: Noted photographer Shahidul Alam has lodged a petition with the High Court seeking bail in a case filed against him under Information Communication Technology (ICT) Act. Sarah Hossain, a lawyer for Shahidul Alam, told The Daily Star that the High Court may hold hearing on the bail petition next week. The lawyer said…

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          Adieu, Sen. John McCain

          Hossen Sohel: Family, friends and constituents gathered yesterday at Arizona’s Capitol to pay their respects to Sen. John McCain, the first of two days of services here before he departs the state he has represented since the 1980s, reports AP. A private ceremony was held yesterday morning at the Arizona State Capitol Museum rotunda, where…

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            Genes that regulate how much we dream

            EurekAlert: Sleep is known to allow animals to re-energize themselves and consolidate memories. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a mysterious stage of sleep in which animals dream, is known to play an important role in maintaining a healthy mental and physical life, but the molecular mechanisms behind this state are barely understood. Now, an international…

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