FEARS OF INFECTION GROW IN DETENTION CAMPS AS CHINA BATTLES NEW OUTBREAK IN XINJIANG

Sat 18 July 2020: China’s National Health Commission reported 11 new cases in the far western region of Xinjiang, taking the total number of cases in the capital, Urumqi, to 17. Authorities in Urumqi have reduced subways, buses and taxis and closed off some residential communities, according to Chinese media reports. They also placed restrictions […]

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ANGER OVER VIDEO OF INDIAN POLICE BRUTALLY ASSAULTING DALIT COUPLE

Fri 17 July 2020: Two officials have been removed in India after a Dalit couple attempted suicide by consuming pesticide while being evicted from government land. The couple consumed pesticide after police beat them and destroyed their crops, causing outrage over the latest case of police brutality against marginalised sections of society. An online video […]

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‘SPREADING AT AN ALARMING RATE’ INDIA’S CORONAVIRUS CASES HIT ONE MILLION

Fri 17 July 2020: On Thursday (July 16) night, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases hit the one million mark. But since 0.63 million of those are cured, the total active cases is 343,000. The coronavirus infections topped one million in just three days after crossing 900,000. India, home to some of the planet’s most […]

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“REAL” AYODHYA IS IN NEPAL AND LORD RAM IS NEPALI, NEPAL PM SAYS

Wed 15 July 2020: Stoking a potential controversy, embattled Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli on July 13 claimed that the “real” Ayodhya lies in Nepal, not in India and that Lord Ram was born in Thori in southern Nepal. As he accused New Delhi of “encroaching on cultural facts” amid frayed diplomatic relations between the […]

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