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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.
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.
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.
Iraqi militias deployed in Syria to back govt's counter attack
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus
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.\"
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Ukraine
Scholz has been cautious about talks on fast-tracking NATO membership for Ukraine
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ceasefire in Lebanon
After protracted negotiations involving the US and France, Israel and Hezbollah have accepted a ceasefire.
₹ 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.
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.
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.
Fadnavis to be Maharashtra CM, says senior BJP leader
The oath-taking ceremony of the Mahayuti governmentis scheduled on 5 December
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
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.
Reviving Growth
India's recent GDP figures reveal a slowdown that raises serious concerns about the country's economic trajectory.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Admiral Tripathi highlights China's backing of Pak Navy
Navy Chief also emphasized India's monitoring of extra-regional forces
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.
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.