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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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      Senior Islamic Jihad leader ‘killed in Israel airstrike’

      A senior leader of Islamic Jihad was killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to an official from the militant group. The official identified the leader as Eyad Al-Hasani, a member of the Islamic Jihad’s top military council. He was the sixth council member to be killed by Israel this week. Hasani’s aide was also killed in the strike. Medical officials had said that two Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded in the strike on an apartment in the Gaza Strip on Friday. The deadly confrontation between Israel and Palestinian militants continued for a third day as foreign mediators pushed ahead with efforts to broker a ceasefire. As airstrikes were launched by Israel against targets in the Gaza Strip, the Islamic Jihad…

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      Erdogan faces defeat after 20 years dismantling Turkey’s democracy – but don’t expect him to go quietly

      Beware writing off an authoritarian leader as wily and ruthless as Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who as kingmaker, premier and finally president, has dominated and gradually defiled Turkish democracy over two decades. But by putting aside their differences and uniting behind one man, Turkey’s opposition parties are on the verge of finally removing Erdogan from power; something that promises to reverse a period of horrific rights abuses – and enable Turkey, a country with a unique role as a nexus between East and West, to reset its ties with Europe and the US. The latest polls suggest that the broad, six-party coalition, headed by the bespectacled, mild-mannered 74-year-old Kemal Kilicdaroglu – dubbed Turkey’s Gandhi – is tantalisingly close to obtaining a majority of the…

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      Israel uses ‘David’s Sling’ defence system to shoot down rockets from Gaza for first time

      Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets at Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Thursday, as Israel relied on its new “David’s Sling” air defence system to intercept fire. As the fighting between Islamic Jihad in Gaza and Israel entered its fourth day, Gaza militants launched a barrage of rockets towards the holy city, triggering air raid sirens on the outskirts. Some missiles also triggered air raid alerts in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, where footage showed people taking cover on roads. Two rockets launched at Jerusalem were intercepted by Israel’s medium-range David’s Sling which had also successfully intercepted a rocket for the first time the previous day. Though introduced in Israel in 2017, the system has…

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      Rishi Sunak ridiculed by senior Tory for ‘serving tea to Jill Biden’ as economic pledges fail

      Rishi Sunak is under pressure from inside the Conservative Party over his ability to deliver his five pledges after his Chancellor admitted the target to halve inflation might not be met. Nervousness over the UK’s economic outlook was heightened when the latest GDP figures published on Friday showed weak growth for the first three months of 2023, held back by strikes and the cost of living crisis. Senior Tories urged the Prime Minister to get a grip on his government’s key agenda rather than “serving tea to Jill Biden” – in reference to Mr Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty hosting the US first lady at Downing Street over the coronation weekend. Conservative insiders are also concerned that Jeremy Hunt is taking a too-cautious approach to the economy and does not…

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      Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial steps down

      The Florida judge who presided over the Parkland mass shooting trial has announced that she will be resigning from the bench next month. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer became a national figure when she oversaw the murder trial of Nikolas Cruz last year. Cruz received a life sentence after a jury was unable to unanimously agree on giving him the death sentence for the 2018 murder of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. After she sentenced Cruz, 24, to life without parole she notably left the bench to hug members of the prosecution and victims’ families. That action resulted in the Florida Supreme Court removing her from overseeing post-conviction motions in the case of Randy Tundidor. He is facing the death penalty for…

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      CBI books NCB’s Sameer Wankhede for seeking Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing SRK’s son Aryan Khan

      The Cetral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against IRS officer Sameer Wankhede who was leading the investigation in a case involving actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan. Searches are underway at his residence in Andheri and other premises in Mumbai.  The CBI is conducting raids at up to 29 locations in Mumbai, Delhi, Ranchi, and Kanpur. The CBI registered a case against Wankhede and four others after a report by the NCB vigilance. Aryan Khan, who spent four weeks in jail, was cleared of all charges by the anti-drugs agency in May 2022 due to “lack of sufficient evidence”. Aryan Khan, who spent four weeks in jail, was cleared of all charges by the anti-drugs agency in…

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      Bin bomb injures Russian official in occupied Ukrainian city

      An explosive device hidden in a bin injured a Russian official in the occupied city of Melitopol, the latest in a campaign of behind-enemy-lines assassination attempts. Vladimir Rogov, Moscow-appointed head for the Zaporizhzhia region said an unidentified attacker planted a bomb in a rubbish bin by a block of flats in Melitopol. The bomb reportedly went off when the official who was not named left the house. The man identified as a deputy minister of Zaporizhzhia for construction and utilities has been taken to hospital with severe injuries, Mr Rogov said. It came as the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has said its defences are being tightened amid a flurry of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting its home base, the…

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      Astronomers identify largest cosmic explosion ever observed The explosion – AT2021lwx – is a fireball 100 times the size of our Solar System and 10 times brighter than a supernova. The NGC 6946, a spiral galaxy about 22 million light years away from Earth, also referred to as the ‘Fireworks Galaxy’. The image was taken from the Chandra X-ray Observatory [File: NASA ] Astronomers have identified the largest cosmic explosion ever observed, a fireball 100 times the size of our Solar System that suddenly began blazing in the distant universe more than three years ago. While the astronomers offered on Friday what they think is the most likely explanation for the explosion, they emphasised that more research was needed to…

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      Imran Khan arrest live news: Ex-Pakistan PM to appear in court

      Detained former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to appear in court after the Supreme Court ruled his arrest earlier this week “unlawful”. The dramatic arrest on Tuesday triggered clashes with police and paramilitary forces across the country, killing nearly a dozen people. The army was called in to restore order. Khan given injunction in gifts case The Islamabad High Court has issued an injunction on criminal proceedings in the state gifts case against Khan, restraining the local accountability court from further proceedings. The PTI chairman is accused of selling gifts given by foreign dignitaries from the state gift depository and not disclosing the assets in his tax declarations submitted to the commission. Khan has vehemently denied the charges. Imran…

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      By Zaheena Rasheed, Nu Nu Lusan and Mustafa Elnemr The villagers of Kone Ywar in central Myanmar had two hours to flee. It was February 28. Columns of soldiers were approaching the village along its main roads to the north and west. There was only one way out – a dirt path to the east with a small bridge over the Yama stream. The bridge could only take motorbikes, no cars or bullock carts. “There were about 1,000 of us. And only one exit for everyone,” said Kyaw Hsan Oo, a resident of Kone Ywar. “It was terrifying, difficult and chaotic.” Shortly after the soldiers marched into Kone Ywar, the residents of the farming village watched in despair from afar as huge clouds of…

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