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Massive public outrage in Pakistan over widespread internet disruption

Public outrage continues to grow over extremely slow internet speed and severe disruptions across Pakistan as the government led by Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly installed firewalls to monitor anti-state content on social media amid anti-government campaigns and protests led by opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that shook capital Islamabad, last week.

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December 03, 2024
Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to
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Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family.

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December 03, 2024
California lawmakers to begin special session to 'Trump-proof' state laws
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California lawmakers to begin special session to 'Trump-proof' state laws

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state's progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency.

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December 03, 2024
Iraqi militias deployed in Syria to back govt's counter attack
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Iraqi militias deployed in Syria to back govt's counter attack

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus

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December 03, 2024
Chief of International Criminal Court lashes out at US and Russia over threats and accusations
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Chief of International Criminal Court lashes out at US and Russia over threats and accusations

The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out at the United States and Russia for interfering with its investigations, calling threats and attacks on the court \"appalling.\"

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December 03, 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Ukraine
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Ukraine

Scholz has been cautious about talks on fast-tracking NATO membership for Ukraine

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December 03, 2024
Romania's leftists set to top polls in parliamentary election, but far-right populists see big gains
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Romania's leftists set to top polls in parliamentary election, but far-right populists see big gains

Romania's Social Democratic Party looked set to win the most votes in Sunday's parliamentary election, incomplete data showed, while far-right populists were on track to make significant gains in the country's legislature.

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December 03, 2024
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56 people killed in stampede following clashes at a Guinea soccer match: Govt authorities

Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea's government said Monday.

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December 03, 2024
Volkswagen Workers hold 2-hour strikes to push back proposed pay cuts and plant closures
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Volkswagen Workers hold 2-hour strikes to push back proposed pay cuts and plant closures

Volkswagen workers launched rolling two-hour strikes Monday at nine plants across Germany to underscore their resistance to pay cuts and factory closures the company says are necessary to cope with a slack European auto market.

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December 03, 2024
Before exiting, Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China
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Before exiting, Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China

President Joe Biden is finally making his long-promised visit to Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project in three countries that he has pushed as a new approach in countering some of China's global influence.

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December 03, 2024
Political divide deepens in Pakistan
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Political divide deepens in Pakistan

Last week's showdown between Pakistan's government and opposition may have ended sooner than anyone expected, but it left serious unresolved problems in its wake.

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December 03, 2024
Ceasefire in Lebanon
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Ceasefire in Lebanon

After protracted negotiations involving the US and France, Israel and Hezbollah have accepted a ceasefire.

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December 03, 2024
₹ 125 cr lost to cybercrimes in Odisha in three years
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₹ 125 cr lost to cybercrimes in Odisha in three years

Cybercriminals are on the prowl in Odisha, making off with around Rs 125 crore of people's hard-earned money during 2021 to 2023, the state government told the Assembly on Monday.

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December 03, 2024
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Awadh Ojha joins Aam Aadmi Party

Ahead of assembly elections in Delhi, Awadh Ojha, a renowned educator and motivational speaker, joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday. Ojhajoined the AAP in the presence of the party's national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, and senior leader Manish Sisodia.

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December 03, 2024
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Health experts sound alarm bells on micro plastics

Eminent city doctors and health experts today gave a call for caution, mass awareness and improved government policies to minimise the use of micro plastics that can cause several health hazards, including cancer.

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December 03, 2024
Fadnavis to be Maharashtra CM, says senior BJP leader
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Fadnavis to be Maharashtra CM, says senior BJP leader

The oath-taking ceremony of the Mahayuti governmentis scheduled on 5 December

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December 03, 2024
Privileged Communication
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Privileged Communication

Professional plain-speak without the accompanying dressing of fluff and ambiguities of any bureaucratic, political or even philosophical language is at the heart of military efficiency. The nature of the military domain is such that if unnecessary guardrails of language are imposed, the timeless culture of actionable, to-the-point, precise engagement will get compromised. Military conversations, assessments and opining impose an assumption of qualified and privileged context on to the recipient. For the uninitiated to comment on these without the contextual knowledge will always be inadequate, incorrect and grossly unfair

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December 03, 2024
J&K Police crackdown to eliminate terror support network in Jammu
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J&K Police crackdown to eliminate terror support network in Jammu

In a bid to eliminate the terror support network, the J&K Police have launched a massive crackdown on the overground-workers (OGWs) who are instrumental in providing shelter and target guidance to Pakistani terrorists.

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December 03, 2024
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Reviving Growth

India's recent GDP figures reveal a slowdown that raises serious concerns about the country's economic trajectory.

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December 03, 2024
MSP is the right of farmers: Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda
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MSP is the right of farmers: Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Former Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that the guarantee of MSP is the right of farmers.

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December 03, 2024
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stresses collective action of community, masjids in combating drug addiction
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stresses collective action of community, masjids in combating drug addiction

Lauding the police crackdown on drug peddlers across Jammu and Kashmir, top separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq emphasised the need for collective action against drug addiction.

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December 03, 2024
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Aleppo Siege

The escalating conflict in northern Syria, with rebels breaching Aleppo and the Syrian government now intensifying counterattacks, underscores the cyclical nature of the country's war.

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December 03, 2024
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The Spectacle of Selective Justice

The recent theatrics of Vice President Sara Duterte over a House committee's contempt orders against her chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, for evading questions on her office's dubious use of confidential funds, has provided the public intermittent entertainment in recent days.

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December 03, 2024
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Cyclone Fengal: Family of seven trapped in mudslide in Tiruvannamalai

A family of seven is trapped in the debris of a mudslide under the foothill of Annamalai in Tiruvannamalai town battered by a continuous torrential downpour induced by cyclone Fengal on Sunday evening.

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December 03, 2024
India-Malaysia Joint military exercise Harimau Shakti 2024 commences in Malaysia
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India-Malaysia Joint military exercise Harimau Shakti 2024 commences in Malaysia

The 4th edition of the India-Malaysia Joint Military Exercise Harimau Shakti began today at Bentong Camp, Pahang district, Malaysia, and will conclude on 15 December.

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December 03, 2024
Akal Takht sentences Sukhbir Badal; orders ex-Dy CM to clean utensils, shoes in Golden Temple
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Akal Takht sentences Sukhbir Badal; orders ex-Dy CM to clean utensils, shoes in Golden Temple

Five high priests headed by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Monday pronounced religious punishment, also known as \"tankhah\" for Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was earlier declared guilty of religious misconduct.

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December 03, 2024
Strategic convergences between India & US have grown deeper: EAM
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Strategic convergences between India & US have grown deeper: EAM

Jaishankar observed that there will always be some give and take since both nations are two major economies

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December 03, 2024
Admiral Tripathi highlights China's backing of Pak Navy
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Admiral Tripathi highlights China's backing of Pak Navy

Navy Chief also emphasized India's monitoring of extra-regional forces

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December 03, 2024
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Tirupati MP suggests holding Parliament sessions in south India

YSRCP MP from Tirupati, Maddila Gurumoorthy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, proposing the idea of conducting two Parliament sessions every year in south India.

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December 03, 2024
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remark on population triggers political row
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remark on population triggers political row

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent remark on the need to check a declining fertility rate has triggered a political row with the Opposition parties including AIMIM and Congress criticising the comment as regressive.

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December 03, 2024