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April 30, 2024

Police Arrest Man with ‘Samurai Sword’ After Several Attacked in London

London: A man with a sword was arrested in Hainault, east of London, after several people were attacked and injured, the Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday. The force said it was called just…

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April 29, 2024

On Cam: Protesters Raise Palestinian Flag, Removed American Flag at Harvard

Student protesters at Harvard University sparked a controversy this week when Palestinian flags were raised over the iconic John Harvard statue, after whom the prestigious US university is named. The act was…

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April 27, 2024

Pro-Palestine Protests Persist in US: “We’ll Risk Expulsion, Arrest

A cause celebre is ringing out across Harvard Yard, Columbia’s South Lawn, Yale’s Beinecke Plaza and UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza: Disclose and divest. And university students say they won’t stop protesting against…

India elected to UNSC with overwhelming majority

United Nations: India has been elected to the Security Council with an overwhelming majority of 184 votes running on a platform of fighting terrorism and promoting the ethos of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” —…

June 18, 2020

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COVID-19 immune response may remain stable for two months after diagnosis, scientists say

London: Immune response to the novel coronavirus remains stable in the blood of the majority of infected individuals almost two months after diagnosis, and possibly longer, according to an antibody testing study…

June 17, 2020

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UN Chief urges India, China to exercise ‘maximum restraint’ amid escalating tensions

UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over reports of violence and deaths of soldiers at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) urging India and China to exercise “maximum restraint.” A total…

June 17, 2020

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Closely monitoring India-China situation, says US

Washington: The United States is closely monitoring the situation following a fierce clash between Indian and Chinese forces in eastern Ladakh and hopes that the differences will be resolved peacefully, officials said…

June 17, 2020

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Violent face-off an attempt by China to change status quo: India

New Delhi: In its first comment on the violent clashes between Indian and Chinese forces in Ladakh in which three Indian soldiers including a Colonel have been killed, the external affairs ministry…

June 16, 2020

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Nepal fast-tracks new map bill, president may approve it by Wednesday: Report

Kathmandu: Nepal has fast-tracked the passage of a constitution amendment Bill to approve the country’s new map that includes Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura which figure in Indian maps. The Bill, passed unanimously…

June 15, 2020

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US Senator writes to State Dept: End internet restrictions in Kashmir, allow Rohingya in Bangladesh to have sim cards

A United States Senator has written to the State Department asking it to urge India to lift the remaining restrictions on internet in Kashmir citing how the same was “preventing doctors from…

June 13, 2020

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Global economy to plunge into worst recession since WW II, says World Bank

Washington: The global economy, which has plunged into a severe contraction, will shrink by 5.2 per cent this year due to the massive shock of the Covid pandemic and the shutdowns, the…

June 9, 2020

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A medico in Srinagar wearing the PPE with conical hood resembling the infamous outfit of KKK (Photo: KM/Tauseef Mustafa)

Doctors in Ku Klux Klan getup: Kashmir PPE kits resemble infamous hate group’s uniform

Srinagar: Imagine a doctor treats you wearing a conical hat and a robe that makes him or her look like a Klansman of the dreaded Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Something similar is…

June 7, 2020

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A COVID wellness centre constructed in a few weeks in Srinagar. The administration has set up 3000-bed capacity centres to be used for mild & asymptomatic Covid +ve cases (Photo: Twitter)

Globally 6.7 million infected, nearly 4 lakh dead: US tops in cases, deaths

Srinagar: The total number of global coronavirus has increased to over 6.7 million, while the death toll has topped 394,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the overall…

June 6, 2020

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