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30 May

One Year of Narendra Modi 2.0 : PM Tells Nation , will Decide Present and Future.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the first anniversary of his second term in office, has written an open letter to all countrymen. In his letter, PM Modi thanked the people of India for the faith they have shown in him, while also reiterating that had things been normal, he would have loved to celebrate this occasion with the people of the country. The prime minister congratulated the people in the resolve they have shown during these testing times and asked them to continue to be an example for the world. “We will decide our present and future,” Mr. Modi said.…

30 May

Orange Alert for Kerala’s Idukki.

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Friday, said that the low-pressure area over the Arabian Sea may concentrate into a depression over the next 24 hours and is likely to intensify even further. Further, the Met department also issued an orange alert for Idukki district in Kerala. The district is likely to receive isolated spells of 'heavy to very heavy rains' over May 29 and 30, an IMD update said on Friday. The southern state is already expected to receive first spells of monsoon on June 1. Most of the other districts in Kerala are expected to receive low, medium…

29 May

Top JMB Terrorist Arrested in Bengal’s Murshidabad District.

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A top Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist, allegedly involved in the 2018 Bodh Gaya blast case, was arrested from a hideout in Murshidabad district of West Bengal early on Friday, a senior police officer said. The special task force (STF) unit of the Kolkata Police along with Murshidabad district police and local officers in Suti town arrested Abdul Karim alias Boro Karim, one of the JMB’s top operatives in the country, the officer said. “He had provided shelter to JMB leaders from Bangladesh, who were directly involved in the Bodh Gaya blast. He was arrested this morning from Suti police station…

29 May

A Couple Commits Suicide.

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A couple ended their life by consuming pesticide at D. Dharmara village in Ramayampet mandal on late Thursday night. According to Sub- Inspector B Mahender, one M. Vijaya Kumar Reddy and Ruchita loved each other and got married, they had two children. However, Mr. Reddy’s parents did not like it and constantly heckled them. Unable to cope with it the couple decided to end their life. Police registered a case and are investigating. The sources also said that the harassment threats given by man's father was also too brutal.

29 May

Waqar Younis Announced That He Is Quitting Social Media.

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Waqar Younis, former Pakistan captain, took to Twitter on Friday to post a video in which the fast bowler announced that he will no longer use social media. Waqar Younis, in the video, said that someone hacked his account and liked an obscene video that has affected him and his family. The former fast bowler also said that this is not the first time that this hacker has done such things from his account. "Today I have to say with deep regret that when I woke up this morning, someone hacked my Twitter and liked an obscene video from my…

29 May

Perth Missed Out On A Chance To Host India For A Test This Summer.

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Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts on Friday explained that Perth will not host a Test match against India during the Australian summer to maintain the balance of the eight-year host cycle from 2015 to 2023. "If Perth received the India Test (this year) it would mean that Perth would have hosted two England Tests and two India Tests over the eight-year cycle for a total of four ... whereas Brisbane would have only hosted two". The much-anticipated Test series between India and Australia will take place in December, with the second Test between the two being a day-night Test and…

29 May

Nissan’s plan for growth and profitability.

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A four-year plan has been unveiled by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. aiming to achieve sustainable growth, financial stability and profitability by the end of fiscal- year 2023. During the four-year plan period, Nissan will take decisive action to transform its business by streamlining unprofitable operations and surplus facilities, alongside structural reforms. The company will also reduce fixed costs by rationalizing its production capacity, global product range and expenses. Through disciplined management, the company will prioritize and invest in business areas expected to deliver a solid recovery and sustainable growth. Makoto Uchida, Nissan chief executive officer, said, “Our transformation plan aims…

29 May

China Readies National Security Law To Strip Hong Kong Of Its Autonomy.

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On 28 May, China’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), authorised its standing committee to pass a ‘National Security Law’ for Hong Kong. The move comes after a decision on the same was taken last week, and purports to “establish and improve the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to safeguard national security”.It empowers Beijing to directly insert national security legislation into Hong Kong’s Basic Law which is a mini-constitution of sorts. While the stated aim of this new legal framework is to prohibit activities of “secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference”, it…

29 May

Former Or Current Cancer Patients Infected With Coronavirus Have Higher Death Rates.

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New research shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found.They are the largest reports on people with both diseases in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Canada. In one study, half of 928 current and former cancer patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized and 13 percent died. That’s far more than the various rates that have been reported in the general population.Results were published Thursday in the journal The Lancet and will…

29 May

Mark Zuckerberg Distances Facebook From Twitter.

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Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, as the White House moved to scrap a law protecting social media companies.Republican Trump, who accuses social media firms of bias against conservatives, without evidence, stepped up his attacks on Twitter after the company put a fact-checking label on two of his tweets about mail-in ballots on Tuesday for the first time.“We have a different policy I think than Twitter on this,” Zuckerberg told Fox News, Trump’s preferred broadcaster.Both sites take down content that violates their terms…