Thu 22 December 2022: A Texas-based Hindu charity reportedly held a local fundraiser in Frisco, Texas last month, circulating a flyer that listed “the destruction of illegal Christian churches” as one of its goals. American Family News (AFN) reports a coalition of Texas Christian and interfaith leaders are now calling for congressional lawmakers to investigate the […]
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Thu 22 December 2022: India’s Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said 104 YouTube channels, 45 videos, four Facebook accounts, three Instagram accounts, five Twitter handles and six websites have been blocked for spreading misinformation and threatening national security. Responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha, Mr Thakur said section 69A of the Information Technology […]
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Thu 22 December 2022: Turkey and Saudi Arabia have strongly condemned the Taliban’s nationwide ban on women attending private and public universities. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that the ban was “neither Islamic nor humane”. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Yemeni counterpart, Cavusoglu urged the Taliban to reverse the decision. “What […]
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Thu 22 December 2022: With the surge in Covid cases in China and other countries, one of the most popular tourist attractions of the country Taj Mahal in Agra is put on alert, confirmed the District Health Information Officer in Agra. Domestic and foreign tourists come every day in large numbers to visit the Taj […]
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Thu 22 December 2022: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that amid an ongoing resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, hospitals across the country seem to be filling up. Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, said: “In China, what’s been reported is relatively […]
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Wed 21 December 2022: As many as 16–20 Rohingya may have drowned or died of thirst and hunger off the coast of India’s Andaman Islands, according to their relatives and activists, at least 100 Rohingya are stranded in a boat. Five Indian ships approached the stranded boat late on Tuesday, a source told Reuters. “We […]
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Wed 21 December 2022: A billionaire becomes the largest shareholder in a news channel in India – what’s the worry? Plus, an Italian news website is challenging much bigger media players. Gautam Adani – India’s richest man with close ties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi – is in the midst of a takeover of NDTV, […]
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Wed 21 December 2022: The World Bank has approved $1.69 billion in financing for flood relief projects in Pakistan, it said in a statement issued according to Reuters. The funds will be distributed across five projects to support rehabilitation, housing reconstruction and the restoration of crop production for vulnerable communities. “World Bank’s Executive Board approved $1.692 […]
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Tue 20 December 2022: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday confirmed that “all the terrorists” of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who had taken hostages at a Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) centre in Bannu were killed in an operation conducted by the Pakistan Army. Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Asif said that […]
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Mon 19 December 2022: Two women and a man were arrested by the Babra police in Gujarat on Tuesday for assaulting and shaving the head of a woman who wished to remarry after the death of her husband. According to a police statement, the female accused 35-year-old Pudhaben and 25-year-old Sonalben were relatives of the […]
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