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Taiwan defiant as China readies military drills over Pelosi visit

Published by AFP Taipei (AFP) – Taiwan struck a defiant tone Wednesday as a furious China geared up for military exercises encircling the island in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi’s visit, hours after the senior US politician left. Group of Seven leaders urged Beijing to show restraint, saying there was “no justification” for “aggressive” military drills in […]

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Now Summoned By NCW, Faces FIR In MP

Published by BOOM Live By Rohini Chatterji Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a member of Parliament and the Congress party, has been summoned by the National Commission for Women (NCW) for his ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark on President Droupadi Murmu. Chowdhury also faces an FIR registered in Madhya Pradesh by BJP workers. The NCW condemned Chowdhury’s remarks and issued

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Journalist Federation of Kashmir denounces harassment of journalists 

Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, Journalist Federation of Kashmir condemns the continued harassment and intimidation of the journalists in Kashmir. In the latest instance, Aakash Hassan, a journalist who majorly contributes to the British newspaper The Guardian, has been barred from travelling to Srilanka from Delhi’s IGI airport on July 26. He was detained at the airport

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Kashmiri journalist barred from visiting Srilanka for reporting assignment

Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, July 26: Kashmiri journalist, Aakash Hassan, has been barred by the authorities from visiting Sri Lanka for a reporting assignment. “Immigration officials at IGI airport New Delhi barred me from boarding a flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka. I was headed to report on the current crises in the country. The immigration officials

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ED files chargesheet against Farooq Abdullah in money laundering case

Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, The Enforcement Directorate has filed a supplementary chargesheet against former chief minister and NC president, Farooq Abdullah, in a money laundering case. Abdullah was earlier summoned and questioned in connection with the scam in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JCKA). The ED had earlier attached his properties while an  an FIR bearing

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Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows

Published by AFP Midpines (United States) (AFP) – A fierce California wildfire expanded Sunday, burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations as tens of millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat. More than 2,000 firefighters backed by 17 helicopters have been deployed against the Oak Fire, which broke out Friday near Yosemite National Park, the

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