Sun 15 May 2022: Sialkot: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched abroad to kill him and also said that he even recorded a video where he has called out the name of alleged conspirators. “A few days ago, I recorded a video in which I mentioned the […]
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Sun 15 May 2022: Devasahayam, who converted to Christianity in the 18th century in the then kingdom of Travancore, was declared a saint by Pope Francis at the Vatican today. Devasahayam, also known as Lazarus, is the first Indian layman to get sainthood for what the Vatican calls “enduring increasing hardships”. Born Neelakandan Pillai in […]
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Sat 14 May 2022: A painting by Pablo Picasso, the world’s most famous artist, has been discovered inside the home of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ wife Imelda. According to footage released in a documentary on the Marcos family called ‘The Kingmaker,’ the picture, called Femme Couche VI (Reclining Woman VI), was seen above the sofa […]
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Sat 14 May 2022: India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of its efforts to contain rising domestic prices. The ministry stated that only export shipments for which letters of credit were issued on or before yesterday’s notification would be permitted. Furthermore, according to the notification published by the Directorate General of […]
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Fri 13 May 2022: According to a leaked list from China’s previously unreported database obtained by the news agency AFP, over 10,000 Uyghurs have been imprisoned in the Xinjiang region of China. According to academics, the disputed region, which is highly guarded by China’s Communist government, has a hidden network of detention centers and prisons […]
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Fri 13 May 2022: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected the petition seeking an inquiry into the “history” of Taj Mahal. The court dismissed the petition which asked for opening of the doors of its 22 rooms to see “the truth, whatever it is.” “The issues lie outside court and should be done by […]
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Thu 12 May 2022: According to local media on Thursday, Sri Lanka’s president named Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s new prime minister. According to Sri Lankan news website News 1st, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed opposition lawmaker Wickremesinghe. It went on to say that the 73-year-old politician “has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri […]
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Wed 11 May 2022: The Thai government has decided to give away over one million cannabis plants for free to individuals around the country in June to commemorate the new legislation that permits people to grow cannabis at home. Anutin Charnvirakul, the country’s Health Minister, announced the proposal on Facebook on May 8, expressing his […]
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Wed 11 May 2022: The World Health Organization said Tuesday that China’s flagship zero-Covid pandemic strategy is unsustainable, adding that it had informed Beijing of this and asked for a policy reform. “When we talk about the zero Covid strategy, we don’t think that it’s sustainable, considering the behaviour of the virus now and what […]
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Tue 10 May 2022: The Kashmir Files, a controversial film on the exodus of Hindus from the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s, has been banned by Singapore, which has cited concerns over its “potential to cause enmity between different communities”. The film has been assessed to be “beyond” Singapore’s film classification guidelines, news agency PTI […]
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