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    Opinion: Falsehood trumps limping truth

    Monopolisation of social media and other digital platforms is empowering right-wing forces to control the world Propaganda, misinformation and fake news are nothing new in our society. It can be traced back to the time of Mahabharata when Yudhisthir, known for his unwavering truthfulness, misled Drona by declaring that Ashwathama was killed but murmured the latter part, “I do not know if it is a man or an elephant,” so softly that Drona could not hear it clearly. Believing Yudhisthir that his warrior son Ashwathama was killed, Drona bowed his head and was beheaded. Drona was one of the epical victims of fake news or disinformation. Propaganda and misinformation have taken a new turn now with the widespread availability of sophisticated methods of information and communication technology. The sharing of text, images, videos or links online often allows information to go viral within no time. Merriam-Webster defines misinformation as false…
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    Indian woman found murdered in car boot in UK, Police hunting for Indian-origin husband

    Harshita Brella, an Indian was found murdered and her body left in a car boot in Ilford area of London. Police are u=hunting for her Indian-origin husband London: The UK police investigating the murder of 24-year-old Harshita Brella, whose body was recovered from a car boot in east London, have launched a manhunt for her Indian-origin husband who they suspect fled the country after killing his wife earlier this month. In an updated statement from the Northamptonshire Police on Sunday, Chief Inspector Paul Cash said more than 60 detectives were working on the case as the force released an image of Pankaj Lamba, the accused husband, in an appeal for information. “Our inquiries lead us to suspect that Harshita was murdered in Northamptonshire earlier this month by her husband Pankaj Lamba,” Cash said. “We suspect Lamba transported Harshita’s body from Northamptonshire to Ilford by car. We believe he has now fled…
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    Number of Indian students applying to UK universities drops 20%, reveals report

    Student groups attribute trend to limited job prospects, safety concerns following recent anti-immigration riots in some cities London: Indian students are being put off applying to UK universities, adding to their financial woes at a time when education institutions are already coping with constrained budgets, a new report into the stability of the higher education sector in England has revealed. Based on UK Home Office data on confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) by UK providers from 2022-23 to 2023-24, an Office for Students (OfS) analysis shows a 20.4 per cent drop in Indian student numbers — down from 139,914 to 111,329. Indian student groups in the UK said the fall was to be expected amid limited job prospects and safety concerns following recent anti-immigration riots in some cities. “There has been a considerable decline in student visa applications from prospective non-UK students in some major source countries,” notes the report by OfS, a non-departmental…
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    Trump picks ‘Great’ Elon Musk, ‘Patriot’ Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Dept of Govt Efficiency

    Says they will help his administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, restructure federal agencies Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Tesla owner Elon Musk and Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),” Trump announced. Ramaswamy is the first Indian American to have been tapped by Trump into his administration beginning January 20 next year. “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies — essential to the ‘Save America’ Movement,” Trump said. “This will send shockwaves through the system and anyone involved in government waste, which is a lot of people!” said Musk, as per the statement issued by Trump. The US President-elect…
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    21 killed, 46 injured in Pakistan railway station blast

    Preliminary reports indicate that explosion took place at Quetta railway station’s booking office just before Jaffer Express arrived at the platform Peshawar: At least 21 people were killed and 46 others injured in a bomb explosion at Quetta‘s railway station in Pakistan on Saturday, according to a media report. Preliminary reports indicate that the explosion took place at the railway station’s booking office just before the train arrived at the platform, Geo News reported. The Jaffer Express was scheduled to depart for Peshawar at 9 am, the report said, quoting railway officials. The officials said the train had not yet arrived at the platform when the explosion took place. Given the station’s usual crowd, there is a high risk of significant casualties, the report said.
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    Vivek Ramaswamy says Trump’s victory is hopefully US’ comeback

    A Trump win will result in the renewal of national self-confidence, says the Indian-American politician and close confidant of President-elect Washington: Donald Trump‘s victory in the US presidential election will renew national self-confidence, an Indian-American politician and a close confidant of the President-elect has said, expressing hope that his comeback will signify America’s comeback. In a historic election on Tuesday, Trump defeated his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris and was elected the 47th President of the United States, becoming only the second commander-in-chief in over a century to win two nonconsecutive presidential terms. “America has this great tradition. We believe in our own manifest destiny…We are born to be the greatest nation that sets an example for everybody else of what’s possible for human capacity,” Vivek Ramaswamy told the Tucker Carlson Show in an interview. “I think that that’s the kind of leader we need right now to bring that back. And that’s Donald Trump as a…
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    Indian Americans hail Donald Trump’s victory, say he is a ‘strong leader’

    Say the country needs a leader like him who will deliver on his promises to tame inflation and curtail illegal immigration New York: Members of the Indian-American community welcomed Donald Trump‘s victory in the US presidential election, saying the country needs a “strong leader” like him who will deliver on his promises to tame inflation and curtail illegal immigration. In a historic election, Trump defeated his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris and was elected the 47th President of the United States, becoming only the second commander-in-chief in over a century to win two nonconsecutive presidential terms. Before Trump, it was Grover Cleveland who had served two nonconsecutive terms as President from 1885-1889 and 1893-1897. With his electoral victory, Trump also became the first convicted felon and twice-impeached to be elected President. However, Trump’s criminal cases, his rhetoric or baggage from his previous tenure as President, including the January 6, 2021 riots at the US Capitol, had little…
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    Australia proposes social media ban for children under 16

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland announced plans on Thursday to legislate a minimum social media age limit of 16. While Albanese had earlier committed to proposing age restriction legislation by the end of 2024, this is the first time a specific age limit has been confirmed. Canberra: Australian children younger than 16 will be banned from using social media under a proposal put forward by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Albanese and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland on Thursday pledged to legislate a minimum age limit of 16 years for social media access. The Prime Minister had previously announced an intention to introduce legislation to parliament for the age limit before the end of 2024 but had not committed to a specific cut-off age. He said on Thursday that the legislation would take responsibility for enforcing the minimum age limit on social media platforms, Xinhua news agency reported. “Social…
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    Cause for concern: 2024 likely to be the hottest year on record again!

    News of a likely second year of record heat comes a day after Republican Donald Trump, who called climate change a “hoax” and promised to boost oil drilling and production Chicago: For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said. “It’s this relentless nature of the warming that I think is is worrying,” said Carlo Buontempo, director of Copernicus. Buontempo said the data clearly shows the planet would not see such a long sequence of record-breaking temperatures without the constant increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere driving global warming. He cited other factors that contribute to exceptionally warm years like last year and this one. They include El Nino — the temporary warming of parts of…
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    Will concede defeat, but not the fight, says Harris in her concession speech

    Says she spoke to President-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him on his victory, noting that her administration would facilitate a peaceful transfer of power Washington: US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has delivered a concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, saying that she is proud of the campaign and stressing that “when we lose an election, we accept the results”. “I am so proud of the race we ran and the way we ran it. Over the 107 days of this campaign, we have been intentional about building community and building coalitions, bringing people together from every walk of life and background, united by the love of the country with enthusiasm and joy in our fight for America’s future. And we did it with the knowledge that we all have so much more in common than what separates us,” Harris said in the speech at her alma mater. “While I concede this election,…

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      Boris Johnson resigns as MP with immediate effect

      Boris Johnson has resigned as an MP with immediate effect, triggering a by-election in his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency. The former Prime Minister said he was quitting his parliament “at least for now” because he was “bewildered and appalled” at the Privileges Committee’s investigation into him. In a blistering statement on Friday evening Mr Johnson said he had received a letter from the committee, which is investigating whether he lied to MPs over Partygate, “making it clear, much to my amazement, that they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me out of Parliament”. Mr Johnson said: “I have today written to my association in Uxbridge and South Ruislip to say that I am stepping down forthwith…

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      A secret Chinese spy base? Cuban officials say no to media report

      US and Cuban officials dismissed a Wall Street Journal report about a surveillance base to be built in the Caribbean. The US embassy in Havana next to the Cuban capital’s Anti-Imperialist stage A report in the Wall Street Journal saying Beijing planned to set up a spy base in Cuba has been dismissed by multiple government sources in the Caribbean and the United States. The denials began with an “exclusive” in the New York-based newspaper, describing “a secret agreement for China to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island”. Quoting unnamed US officials familiar with “highly classified intelligence”, the article said the proposed base would allow China to conduct “signals intelligence”, a kind of espionage that would allow it…

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      ‘No one is above the law’: Reactions to Trump indictment

      Republicans mostly react with fury to Trump’s announcement that he will be charged over the handling of classified documents. President Donald Trump says he has been summoned to court on Tuesday over the documents Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, has announced he will be indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that he had been summoned to appear at a federal court in Florida on Tuesday. The Justice Department has not confirmed the indictment. Below are some reactions from US politicians. Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House, Republican “Today is indeed a dark day for the United States of America. It is unconscionable for a president to indict the leading candidate…

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      Canada helping separatists to gain on its soil: Jaishankar

      External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. NEW DELHI:  A day after a video of a tableau glorifying late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination at an event in Brampton, Canada, surfaced on the social media, external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar underlined that Canada allowing anti-India elements to operate from its soil was neither good for the bilateral relationship nor for itself. Making clear India’s objections and unhappiness at Canada giving space to Khalistani separatist and extremist elements, Jaishankar said: “I think there is a larger underlying issue about the space that Canada has continuously given to separatists, to extremists, to people who advocate violence and I think it is not good for relationships and not good for Canada… Frankly, we are at a…

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      Donald Trump indicted in classified documents case, charged with 7 counts

      Trump has compared his handling of classified documents to President Biden’s ever since Biden aides discovered late last year and earlier this year sensitive classified materials from Biden’s time as vice president at an old Washington, DC, office and his Delaware home, The Hill reported. New York: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in an investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left the White House, The Hill reported. He has been indicted on seven federal criminal charges for retaining hundreds of classified government documents and even making false statements after leaving the White House, it reported. Trump posted on Truth Social that he has been summoned to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday afternoon.…

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      Kids injured in France mass stabbing attack stable

      Video footage of the attack uploaded to social media shows a little playground where children are running around, while their parents and minders are also present. Paris: Four children, aged between 1 to 3 years old, who were injured in a mass stabbing attack at a park in the French town of Annecy, are now in a stable condition, officials confirmed. The officials told the BBC that the injured children, including a three-year-old British child, are currently being treated in hospital.Two adults were also injured in Thursday’s attack, out of which one remains in a critical condition. Video footage of the attack uploaded to social media shows a little playground where children are running around, while their parents and minders are also present. Then the…

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      Taliban officials targeted in Afghanistan mosque blast

      An explosion inside a mosque in north-east Afghanistan has caused multiple casualties, media reports said Kabul: An explosion inside a mosque in north-east Afghanistan has caused multiple casualties, media reports said. Reports said several local Taliban officials were among those killed or wounded. A local official said the blast took place during a prayer service for the deputy governor of Badakhshan province, who was killed by a car bomb earlier this week, BBC reported. The Islamic State militant group said they carried out the car bomb attack. Muizuddin Ahmadi, the local Taliban head of information, said it was unclear how many people have been killed in the mosque blast in the provincial capital, Faizabad, but there had been multiple casualties. Mourners were attending…

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      Inter Miami makes shocking move: Lionel Messi joins MLS club as free agent

      The MLS team won the race to sign Lionel Messi as a free agent. Miami: Major League Soccer outfit Inter Miami have confirmed the signing of Lionel Messi on social media in a transfer that has stunned world football, as reported by Goal.com. Before leaving Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)at the end of his contract, the MLS team won the race to sign Messi as a free agent. The club used a 32-second video to announce Messi’s signing on social media. The American team clipped out tweets and news stories about the situation, concentrating on the ones that suggested Messi might leave to Barcelona or Saudi Arabia. The club’s official colours are pink and black, and they cut away to a huge pink “M” on a black…

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      ‘Cruel’ asylum barge plan rejected in London, Sadiq Khan tells Braverman

      The Tory government’s plan to place asylum seekers in a barge at an east London dock has been rejected, Sadiq Khan has told Suella Braverman. The London mayor urged the home secretary to rule out use of barges in the capital – as he attacked the Rishi Sunak government’s “cruel and inhumane” policy to deal with migrants arriving by small boats. Writing to Ms Braverman, Mr Khan said he backed the decision by the Royal Docks Management Authority (RoDMA) to reject an application for the use of King George V Dock as a berth for asylum seekers. Warning her not to try to overrule the port authority, the Labour mayor said: “I would urge you in the strongest possible terms to abandon the government’s plans to accommodate those seeking asylum…

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      Canada battles hundreds of wildfires as smoke still chokes major cities

      Wildfire crews in Canada continue to battle hundreds of blazes across the country as air quality in major cities remains poor and other regions brace for intense heat. And as the country burns, experts warn Canada needs to do a better job of readying its communities in areas increasingly prone to destructive blazes. More than half of the 414 fires across the country are out of control, said the emergency preparedness minister, Bill Blair – with the hottest and driest months still to come. Paul Kovacs, the executive director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction at Western University, said Canada was increasingly seeing two wildfire peaks: one in the late summer, and one in the spring. “When the snow melts early…

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