GOOGLE, YOUTUBE SAY WILL AIM TO COMPLY WITH INDIA’S NEW DIGITAL RULES

Tue 25 May 2021: Google today cited its “long history” of managing content according to local laws to assure the Indian government of its continuing efforts to ensure legal compliance. The company was responding to the Centre’s new digital rules, the deadline to implement which ends today. “We respect India’s legislative process and have a […]

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AUSTRALIA TO CLOSE EMBASSY IN AFGHANISTAN OVER SECURITY FEARS

Tue 25 May 2021: Australia will close its embassy in Afghanistan “in light of the imminent international military withdrawal”, the Federal Government has said. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Tuesday, underscoring deep fears about the “increasingly uncertain security environment” in Kabul as foreign troops withdraw. VIDEO SHOWS AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER SHOT UNARMED AFGHAN AT CLOSE RANGE AUSTRALIA […]

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OUTRAGE AFTER INDIA POLICE VISIT TWITTER OFFICES OVER BJP TWEET FLAGGED AS MANIPULATED MEDIA

Tue 25 May 2021: Police in India’s capital have served a notice at Twitter’s offices, seeking information for a complaint about why a tweet by the spokesman of the ruling Hindu nationalist party was tagged as “manipulated media”. Leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last week shared portions of a document […]

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MYANMAR’S SUU KYI MAKES FIRST IN-PERSON COURT APPEARANCE SINCE COUP

Mon 23 May 2021: Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended a court hearing on Monday, according to local media reports, in her first public appearance after being detained in the military coup this February. Prior to the hearing, she had only been allowed to speak with her lawyers through a video link […]

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NEARLY 9,000 CASES OF RARE BLACK FUNGUS INFECTION FOUND IN INDIA

Sun 23 May 2021: India registered more than 8,800 cases of infection with life-threatening fungus, known as mucormycosis or black fungus, in the country, Sadananda Gowda, India’s minister of chemicals and fertilizers, reported on Sunday. The normally rare infection, called mucormycosis, has a mortality rate of 50%, with some only saved by removing an eye. […]

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MUSLIM YOUTH IN INDIA BEATEN TO DEATH BY POLICEMEN FOR SELLING VEGETABLE

Sat 22 May 2021: Faisal Husain,a teenager  was allegedly beaten to death by policemen in Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred in Bangarmau in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Two constables and a home guard jawan have been booked for murder. The trio had allegedly beaten up Mohammad Faisal Husain, 18, for selling vegetables […]

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CALLS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINES IN JAPAN SKY ROCKETS DURING PANDEMIC

Sat 22 May 2021: A record number of 190,030 calls has been received from domestic abuse victims in Japan in the fiscal year ending in March, amid a third state of emergency in the country, Kyodo news Agency reported, citing data released by the national government. In comparison to the recent findings, over 70,000 calls […]

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