Wed 07 July 2021: Legendary Indian actor, Popularly known as the ‘Tragedy King’ of Bollywood, Dilip Kumar, passed away today (Wednesday, 7 July) at the age of 98. “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, a few minutes ago,” said a tweet from Kumar’s Twitter […]
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Tue 06 July 2021: An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with plans to change privacy laws. The Asia Internet Coalition sent a letter dated June 25 to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data concerning […]
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Tue 06 July 2021: The Taliban is rapidly gaining ground as the US comes close to completing its military withdrawal now set for the symbolic date of September 11 after US President Joe Biden reneged on the original May deadline negotiated between the insurgents and Donald Trump’s administration. The Taliban have gained a new income […]
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Tue 06 July 2021: Between April and early June, India was hit by a second wave of COVID-19, which infected millions and killed tens of thousands across the country. Daily infections have gradually decreased since peaking in May, allowing authorities to ramp up their vaccination programme as the country recovers. Thousands of Indian citizens were […]
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Tue 06 July 2021: A United Nations human rights expert has expressed her outrage over the death on Monday of the imprisoned Indian rights activist, Stan Swamy, in Mumbai city. “The news from India today is devastating,” Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs), said in a tweet. […]
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Mon 05 July 2021: Iran and Turkey have closed their consulates in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif located in the Balk province amid growing security concerns about a resurgent Taliban. It has also been reported that the consulates have stopped issuing visas to Afghan citizens while diplomats have been relocated to the relative safety of […]
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Mon 05 July 2021: The Indonesian government is planning to import medical oxygen tanks as the country is fighting the second wave of COVID-19 cases, xinhua repoted The plan was announced by the country’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin in a hearing on Monday with lawmakers of the House of Representatives. Sadikin said the ministry […]
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Mon 05 July 2021: Addressing an event organised by the RSS minority wing, Muslim Rashtriya Manch, Mohan Bhagwat said: “If a Hindu says that no Muslim should live in the country, then he is not a Hindu. The cow is a holy animal but the people who are lynching others are going against Hinduism. The […]
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Mon 05 July 2021: The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) efforts to repatriate corrupt-Gupta family members have received a major shot in the arm after Interpol issued red notices against two implicated brothers, their wives and other associates. The brothers – Atul and Rajesh Gupta– and their respective wives, Chetali and Arti are among those accused […]
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Mon 05 July 2021: China launched a new meteorological satellite, Fengyun-3E (FY-3E), into planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday, state-run media said. The satellite is equipped with 11 remote sensing payloads expected to “improve the accuracy of weather forecasting,” according to Xinhua news. It was launched from the […]
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