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Morning Digest | China releases new official map, showing territorial claims; Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, and more

August 29, 2023 admin

An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope in Arunachal Pradesh. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to…

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Rapper Eminem Tells Vivek Ramaswamy To Stop Using His Music For Campaign

August 29, 2023 admin

Rap star Eminem has asked Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music. Washington: Rap star Eminem has formally asked Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music on the campaign trail, according to a letter made public on Monday. A video of Ramaswamy, who is enjoying a surge in the…

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US University Of North Carolina Shot Dead On Campus, Suspect In Custody: Cops

August 29, 2023 admin

The incident caused people to seek shelter for several hours while police investigated. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: A faculty member of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was shot dead on campus on Monday afternoon, and a suspect has been taken into custody, according to a school spokesman, CNN reported. The incident caused…

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Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Bali Sea, Indonesia –EMSC

August 28, 2023 admin

A strong earthquake of 7.0 magnitude struck deep in the sea north of Bali and Lombok islands in Indonesia early on August 29, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, sending residents running out of buildings. The quake’s epicentre was 203 km (126 miles) north of Mataram, Indonesia, and very deep at 516 km below the…

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Russia Says It Intercepted Two US Drones Near Crimea

August 28, 2023 admin

Incidents involving Russian aircraft and US drones have increased in recent months. (Representational) Moscow: Moscow said Monday that it had scrambled two fighter jets to intercept two US reconnaissance drones near Crimea. The Russian defence ministry said on Telegram that it mobilised the two jets after it “detected a flight in the direction of the…

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White supremacy ‘has no place in America,’ White House says after Florida shooting

August 28, 2023 admin

Mourners attend a prayer vigil a day after a white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a racially motivated crime in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. on August 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters White…

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Donald Trump Calls Court Ruling Setting March 4 Trial Date “Election Interference”

August 28, 2023 admin

Donald Trump is accused of leading a criminal conspiracy to overturn his 2020 defeat. Washington: Former US president Donald Trump reacted angrily Monday to a court allocating March 4 next year for his federal election conspiracy trial, complaining that the timing amounted to “Election Interference.” Trump, who is accused of leading a criminal conspiracy to…

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Bangladesh orders censor of opposition chief speeches

August 28, 2023 admin

A Bangladesh court ordered the state-run telecoms regulator to delete speeches of an exiled opposition leader from social media as the country readies for general elections, officials said on Monday. Tarique Rahman, 55, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is a leading figure and staunch critic of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, but the…

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China releases new official map, showing territorial claims

August 28, 2023 admin

Army jawans walk through the snow and keep vigil at India-China border, in Arunachal Pradesh. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar China’s government on August 28 released the “2023 edition of the standard map of China”, which continues to show the entire State of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region within China’s borders….

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Pakistan human rights lawyer re-arrested in terrorism case hours after getting bail in sedition case

August 28, 2023 admin

Pakistan police re-arrested human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari outside the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Monday, hours after an Islamabad anti-terrorism court granted her bail in a sedition case. Confirming the arrest on X, formerly Twitter, the Islamabad police said Ms. Imaan was arrested in a terrorism case registered at the Bara Kahu police station….

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