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24 Oct

Indian-origin travel blogger who went to Mexico for birthday killed in drug-gang shootout

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California-based Himachal Pradesh’s Anjali Ryot was only a few hours away from her 30th birthday when her life was snuffed out on Wednesday, October 20, in a shootout between two gangs in Mexico’s Tulum. In fact, she was there with her husband to celebrate her birthday. Anjali’s family in Himachal Pradesh was shattered when they were informed about her death. Her brother Ashish is now desperately trying to go to Mexico and coordinate with the authorities to bring her body to India for the last rites. He has urged the mayor of Tulum to speed up the procedure for his…

24 Oct

Taiwan: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocks island nation

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A strong earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, with residents reporting violent shaking in the capital Taipei. Taiwan's central weather bureau said the quake was of magnitude 6.5 while the US Geological Survey gave a lower strength of 6.2. It struck northeastern Yilan county at 1.11 pm (0511 GMT) at a depth of 67 kilometres (42 miles). The Taipei metro was briefly closed for checks, but re-opened shortly afterwards. The state-run power operator said the grid was operating as normal, while the railway administration said it was carrying out track inspections. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) (2330.TW), the world's…

18 Oct

Colin Powell: Former US secretary of state dies of Covid complications

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Colin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, has died from complications from Covid-19. He was 84. "We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American," the family said in a statement posted to social media on Monday. The retired four-star general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who served four presidents made his reputation as a man of honor distant from the political fray -- an asset in the corridors…

18 Oct

Bangladesh communal violence: 20 Hindu homes set a fire by mob

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Amidst the ongoing communal violence in Bangladesh, fundamentalists have once again targeted Hindus. During the Durga Puja festival last week, a group of assailants torched 20 houses of Hindus amid protests by the minority community against the demolition of the temple, news reports have claimed. According to a report by BDNews24.Com, houses of Hindus were targeted in a village of Peerganj in the Rangpur district late on Sunday night. The report quoted Rangpur SP Mohammad Kamarujamman as saying that a Facebook post spread a rumour that a young Hindu man from the village had "insulted the religion", after which the…

07 Oct

India to allow foreign tourists travelling by chartered flights from 15 October, rest from 15 November

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India will begin granting fresh tourist visas to foreigners who enter the country via chartered flights starting from October 15, the government said on Thursday. It will also allow foreign tourists to enter the country by flights other than chartered aircraft from November 15 onwards. “MHA has decided to begin granting fresh tourist visas for foreigners coming to India through chartered flights with effect from October 15. Foreign tourists entering into India by flights other than chartered aircraft would be able to do so from November 15 on fresh tourist visas,” the government said in a statement. The government said…

05 Oct

Major Global Outage:Shuting down of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

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On Monday night from 9:00pm, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, suffered a major global outage, including in India, lasting for a long time. This prevented billions of users across the globe from accessing, sending or receiving messages, on these platforms. In a tweet, Facebook wrote, “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience”. WhatsApp tweeted: “We’re aware that some people are experiencing issues with WhatsApp at the moment. We’re working to get things back to normal and will…

03 Oct

‘I got two doses of Covishield from India’, says 76th UNGA President Abdulla Shahid

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President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid has said he had received the two doses of the Covishield vaccine manufactured in India, as have a "large portion" of other countries around the world. The Covishield vaccine, which has been developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is manufactured in India by Pune-based Serum Institute of India. While speaking at his first press conference, Shahid informed that he has been inoculated with the India-manufactured Covishield vaccine, adding as have a 'large portion' of other countries across the globe. "On vaccines, that's a very technical question you have…

30 Sep

India ready to expand trade ties with US, both countries must look at trillion-dollar trade: Goyal at USISPF

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Expressing India's willingness to expand economic relations with the US, Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal said New Delhi is ready to extend its trade ties with Washington in the spirit of reciprocity and equality.Addressing the 4th Annual Leadership Summit for US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) virtually, Goyal said, "India and the US can be two countries which should be looking at a balance mutual trade of a trillion dollars in the next 10 years." "And unless you keep some very ambitious targets we will never get that." Underlining the importance of India-US ties, Goyal said that both countries have…

30 Sep

Border incidents with China to continue till boundary dispute is resolved: Indian Army Chief

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Developments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh have added to the ongoing legacy challenges on India’s active and disputed borders on the western and eastern front, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Naravane said on Thursday. According to him, such incidents will continue till such time a long-term solution is reached, which is to have a boundary agreement. He also said that the unprecedented developments at the Northern Borders necessitated large scale resource mobilisation, orchestration of forces and immediate response, and all this in a Covid infested environment. Recent developments in Afghanistan “have definitely been…

29 Sep

Lionel Messi scores first PSG goal against Manchester City

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On Tuesday night, Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain, breaking the blockage against Manchester City in the Champions League group stage game. Messi scored in the 74th minute to double PSG's lead against Pep Guardiola's City, securing a 2-0 win for the Paris side. With the win, PSG are now at the top, albeit level on points with Club Brugge, who defeated RB Leipzig in another group game. Messi and Kylian Mbappe combined for the former's goal in the second half of the game, exploiting the huge space in Manchester City's midfield as Messi led the counter-attack…