Sat 29 May 2021: An Iranian oil tanker seized by Indonesia in January has been released, Iranian officials said on Saturday. Iranian-flagged MT Horse had been apprehended by Indonesian authorities in the country’s waters on Jan. 25 over suspected illegal oil transfer. MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT Freya, owned by a Chinese company, each […]
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Fri 28 May 2021: The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship. The Union home ministry issued a notification in this effect for immediate implementation of the order […]
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Fri 28 May 2021: The Malaysian government on Friday announced a two-week “total lockdown” to halt all economic and social activities from June 1 in a bid to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement came as Malaysia reported a record high of 8,290 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the national total to 549,514. Muhyiddin […]
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Fri 28 May 2021: The top NATO Commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, on Friday oversaw handing over of a key military base in the capital Kabul to the Afghan forces as the US continued with the withdrawal amid surging violence in the country. “The ‘New Kabul Compound’ was submitted from US to MoD [Ministry […]
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Thu 27 May 2021: Twitter today (Thursday 27 May ) broke its silence on new digital rules in the middle of its clash with the government over the “Congress toolkit” row and flagged concern over “the potential threat to freedom of expression” and “the use of intimidation tactics by the police”. In a sharply-worded statement, […]
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Thu 27 May 2021: Japanese carmaker Nissan is suspending operations at its plant in Tamil Nadu state in southern India to ensure the safety of employees amid an increasing number of infected people in the country, Japanese Kyodo news agency reported. The company will cease its activity for five days from May 26 to May […]
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Thu 27 May 2021: Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) has come across a first-of-its-kind case of White Fungus which causes multiple perforations throughout the intestine in a COVID-19 patient, doctors said today. “White Fungus (Candida) causing multifocal perforations in the food pipe, small bowel and large bowel in COVID-19 infection has not been reported […]
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Thu 27 May 2021: At least 827 were killed by regime forces across Myanmar from Feb. 15 to May. 15, according to a local monitoring group. The latest victims were in Bago Township in the southern-central Bago Region, Myo Thit Township in the central Magway Region, and the town of Kale in the northwestern Sagaing […]
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Wed 26 May 2021: The Afghan Taliban warned neighboring countries on Wednesday not to allow the US army to use their military bases and airspace against Afghanistan. In a statement, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said various media outlets have quoted well-known sources as saying that the US wants to be present in their neighborhood […]
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Wed 26 May 2021: A Dalit man was allegedly attacked by 11 people for sporting a long moustache in Viramgam taluka, Ahmedabad. Three people have been arrested so far in the incident, police said on Monday. In his complaint, Suresh Vaghela (22), who belongs to a Scheduled Caste community, said that 11 members of an […]
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