Mon 13 February 2023: The ongoing ‘anti-encroachment’ drive in J&K against alleged ‘illegal occupation’ of state land looks like an unveiled attempt to create a land bank for ‘outsiders’ What’s wrong with the administration seeking to remove ‘encroachments’ from public land or ‘state land’? Plenty, people say in Jammu and Kashmir, where tehsildars have been […]
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Sun 12 February 2023: People who are converting their religion voluntarily and without any force too are being arrested, Maulana Mahmood Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind said in New Delhi Saturday. “We are against religious conversion by force, fraud, and greed. But, today people who are converting their religion voluntarily are also being sent to […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: Moody’s downgraded on Friday the ratings outlook for some Adani Group companies, while MSCI said it would cut the weightings of some in its stock indexes, the latest blows for the Indian conglomerate plunged into crisis by a short-seller’s report. New York-based short-seller Hindenburg Research accused the Adani Group in a […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: International human rights organisation Amnesty International on Tuesday published a press release which highlights the role of UK construction equipment giant JCB in the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir. JCB is India’s top manufacturer & supplier of heavy construction machines – their bulldozers are being used in demolishing the […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: As India undertakes a vast digitisation push across the country, the government is now planning to roll out new digital IDs in Indian-administered Kashmir. While authorities say the new database would improve access to social welfare benefits, many Muslim Kashmiris see it as an attempt to exert further control over their […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: The entire world is aware of the Japanese and their talent for making life simple. This time, they have created a wearable beanbag, which is a really strange creation. You don’t need to make the effort of bringing out a chair and covering yourself with a blanket if you just want […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: TotalEnergies of France has put a planned investment in Adani Group’s USD 50 billion hydrogen project on hold pending the results of an audit launched in response to allegations made by a US short-seller, said CEO Patrick Pouyanné on Wednesday. The hydrogen partnership announced by the two groups last year “hasn’t […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: The White House on Wednesday said that China has operated a global fleet of espionage balloons similar to the one shot down last week after crossing the United States. “These balloons are all part of a (Chinese)… fleet of balloons developed to conduct surveillance operations,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One. “Over the […]
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Vijay Parsana, 44, pictured kissing Poonam, his cow, at his ashram in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India Wed 08 February 2023: The Animal Welfare Board of India has appealed to observe ‘Cow Hug Day’ on February 14, which is notably celebrated as ‘Valentine’s day’ throughout the nation. The secretary of the department, under the directions of […]
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Wed 08 February 2023: The official opening of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Indonesia is to take place before the start of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, which is expected to commence this year on 22 March. The mosque which shares the same name and similar design to the iconic landmark in Abu Dhabi was […]
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