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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

Second penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020 to occur on 5 June.

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The second of the four penumbral lunar eclipses of 2020 is expected to occur on the intervening night of 5 and 6 June.According to Time and Date, the lunar eclipse will be visible in much of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South/East South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Antarctica.The report said that since it is a penumbral eclipse, it can be hard to see as the moon will only be a bit fainter.In New Delhi, the eclipse will begin from 5 June at 11.15 pm. It will continue till 6 June, at 02.34 am. The maximum eclipse will be visible…

29 May

People Block The Road That Connects Delhi And Gurgaon.

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Hundreds of people who were stopped from crossing the Delhi-Gurgaon border this morning protested on the road that connects the two cities after the Haryana government decided to seal the routes that go to Delhi, concerned over rising cases of the highly infectious coronavirus.As the crowd started growing in size, some policemen are seen in visuals trying to persuade them to return home. The crowd, including workers on bicycles, however, point at cars that pass through the barricades unchecked.The protesters questioned why they were not allowed to move when vehicles are crossing the border freely.A group of people on cycles,…

29 May

Chattisgarh First CM Ajit Jogi , Passes Away.

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Ajit Jogi, the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, passed away on Friday at the age of 74. His son Amit Jogi made the announcement on Twitter. “Not only me but Chhattisgarh has lost his father. His funeral will take place tomorrow at his native land Gorela,” he said. Mr. Jogi lost power in the 2003 Assembly elections but continued to be one of the tallest leaders of the Congress party until he and his son got embroiled in a controversy over a leaked audio tape towards the end of 2015. The Congress party expelled Amit Jogi — known to be…

29 May

Effective Measures by Maharashtra have Reduced Threat Level for Karnataka.

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Though desert locust swarms are invading parts of Maharashtra, entomologists feel that the effective measures initiated by the neighbouring State have reduced the threat level for Karnataka. A.R.V. Kumar, retired entomologist from the University of Agricultural Sciences-Bengaluru, who attended a meeting convened by Karnataka government on Thursday to review the situation, told that Maharashtra was more effective in tackling desert locust swarms than other States. “This is basically due to the effective insecticides used in time.” Apart from wind direction that is expected to change the course towards north-east, making these swarms to fly back, Karnataka has another advantage. “The…

29 May

BJP : Plans ‘Digital Rallies’ to Celebrate Modi Government Anniversary.

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to get creative over how to mark the first anniversary of the second successive Modi government with the party deciding to hold a month-long campaign of “digital rallies” in every district in India beginning on June 1. Party general secretary Bhupendra Yadav said this at a video presser, while reiterating that the BJP “stood with the general public in the fight against COVID-19”. “Our party workers have undertaken relentless relief work distributing 19 crore food packets and more than four crore dry ration kits,” he said. Giving details about…

29 May

Supreme Court : Orders No Train or Bus Fares for Migrants.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Centre to ensure free travel to stranded migrants to their home states by trains and buses even as the government contended that it is taking “unprecedented steps” to meet the challenging crisis during the Covid-19 lockdown. A three-judge bench asked the solicitor general Tushar Mehta about the confusion over payment of travel fare of stranded migrant workers and said that they should not made to pay for their journey back home. “Some isolated incidents” were being highlighted to portray the government's efforts in bad light. Migrant workers were stopped from going home in…

29 May

U.S.A and India’s Strategy to be Developed to Counter China’s Supremacy over Indian Ocean.

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WASHINGTON: The US and India must develop a plan to counter a possible effort by China to strengthen its position in the Indian Ocean by deepening ties with Pakistan and Sri Lanka by taking advantage of their economic woes due to the coronavirus pandemic, an American think-tank has said.There have been considerable concerns in India over China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean region. India has been trying to expand maritime cooperation with countries of the region including Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Singapore, primarily with an aim to check the growing Chinese assertiveness. According to the…

28 May

Sony announces smart BRAVIA TV series.

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Sony India announced the all-new BRAVIA X8000H and X7500H TV series with 4K Ultra HD LED display. Sony’s new 4K HDR TV available in 216 cm (85), 189 cm (75), 165 cm (65), 140 cm (55), 123 cm (49) and 108 cm (43) for X8000H series and 140 cm (55), 123 cm (49) and 108 cm (43) for the X7500H series. These new televisions aim to deliver the most immersive viewing experience in their class, and with evolving technologies, created to optimize the consumer experience by delivering content the way creators intended in both 4K resolution. The new BRAVIA X8000H…

28 May

Slight Decrease In Heat Intensity From Today In The Northern And Central Part Of India.

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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today predicted that there would be a slight decrease in heat intensity from today in the northern and central part of India. IMD's senior scientist Naresh Kumar said further that this will be due to a western disturbance (WD) affecting the Himalayan region."Heat intensity is likely to decrease from today as a western disturbance is likely to bring light rainfall over the western Himalayan region," he said.Mr Kumar also predicted that winds moving from the Bay of Bengal would cause rainfall in north-west and central India.