ARREST OF YOUNG INDIAN ACTIVIST TIED TO THUNBERG’S MOVEMENT TRIGGERS OUTRAGE

Mon 15 February 2021: Disha Ravi — the 22-year-old activist arrested in the Toolkit case — and two other wanted activists, held a Zoom meeting before the Republic Day to plan a social media buzz on the tractor rally, the Delhi Police said today. Criticised heavily by celebrities and opposition parties over Disha Ravi’s arrest, […]

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FRESH ANTI-COUP PROTESTS IN MYANMAR, INTERNET RESTORED AS MILITARY CIRCLES

Mon 15 February 2021: Pro-democracy protests resumed in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, as Myanmar’s junta cut the nation’s internet and deployed extra troops around the country on Monday as fears built of a widespread crackdown on anti-coup protests, but defiant demonstrators again took to the streets. Livestreams shared by Myanmar media showed people gathering in […]

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INDIAN POLICE ARRESTS CLIMATE ACTIVIST DISHA RAVI IN GRETA ‘TOOLKIT CASE’

Sun 14 February 2021: The special cell of Delhi police has arrested a 21-year-old climate activist in Bangalore for allegedly spreading the ‘toolkit’ that was tweeted by Swedish climate activist and global icon Greta Thunberg.  She has been sent to a five day judicial custody after being produced before a magistrate at Patiala House court […]

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AFGHANISTAN: FIRE ESTIMATED TO CAUSE $50M IN LOSSES

Sun 14 February 2021: A massive fire engulfing most of Afghanistan’s Islam Qala dry port with Iran is estimated to inflict financial losses worth at least $50 million, officials confirmed on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Jailani Farhad, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told Anadolu Agency that the fire at the Islam Qala Port was finally contained […]

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FIRE AT AFGHAN-IRAN BORDER DESTROYS HUNDREDS OF TRUCKS, PROBE LAUNCHED

Sun 14 February 2021: A massive blast and subsequent fire Saturday at a customs outpost in western Afghanistan on the border with Iran left more than 60 people injured and destroyed hundreds of trucks. A fuel tanker exploded at the Islam Qala crossing in Afghanistan’s western Herat province causing a massive fire that consumed more […]

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MAHATMA GANDHI’S GRANDDAUGHTER EXTENDS SUPPORT TO FARMERS, VISITS PROTEST SITE

Sat 13 February 2021: Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee on Saturday visited Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border to extend support to the farmers’ movement against the Centre’s contentious farm laws, according to a BKU statement. The 84-year-old Bhattacharjee, who is also the chairperson of National Gandhi Museum, exhorted farmers to remain peaceful in […]

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FARM REFORM INDIA’S DOMESTIC ISSUE, WILL TRACK PROTEST CLOSELY: UK LEADER

Fri 12 February 2021: Agricultural reform is a domestic policy issue of India, the Leader of the House of Commons has said in Parliament, reflecting the UK government’s stance over the farmer protests in New Delhi. Jacob Rees-Mogg, in response to demands for a debate over the issue in the chamber from Opposition Labour MPs […]

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