Protests against George Floyd’s murder by the Minneapolis Police and against police brutality has gripped America. While Twitter chose to flag US President Donald Trump’s post ‘glorifying violence’, tech heavyweights like Apple, Google, YouTube, Netflix etc have spoken up about racism and have conveyed their stance against it. Hacktivists Anonymous has also warned that […]
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Tear gas fired at protestors as clashes erupt outside White House
Police fired tear gas outside the White House late Sunday as major US cities were put under curfew to suppress rioting as anti-racism protestors again took to the streets to voice fury at police brutality. With the Trump administration branding instigators of six nights of rioting as domestic terrorists, there […]
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Wajid Khan dies at 42: Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra lead Bollywood tributes for ‘the nicest man’
Bollywood has condoled the death of music composer Wajid Khan, one half of popular duo Sajid-Wajid, who died due to complications after a kidney infection in the early hours of Monday. Actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Varun Dhawan, Bipasha Basu, Preity Zinta and others took to social media to […]
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Wajid Khan, of composer duo Sajid-Wajid, dies at 42
Wajid Khan, of composer duo Sajid-Wajid has died at the age of 42. The news was confirmed by singer Sonu Nigam, who wrote in an Instagram post, “My brother Wajid left us.” Music composer Salim Merchant told PTI, “He had multiple issues. He had a kidney issue and had a […]
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From petrol price, new trains and flights: What will change in lockdown 5.0
There will be a hike in fuel prices and several trains and flights will resume from Monday, June 1, as the country will enter the fifth phase of the coronavirus lockdown with a three-phased exit plan. Public transport in some states will also resume and as will the central government’s […]
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Domestic cooking gas price raised from June 1
The price of non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder in Delhi has been increased by Rs 11.50 for an Indane gas cylinder from June 1. “The Retail Selling Price of LPG in Delhi market for the month of May 2020 was reduced from Rs 744 to Rs. 581.50 per cylinder […]
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Spain PM to extend Coronavirus lockdown to June 21
Spain’s prime minister said on Sunday the country needed 15 more days of lockdown until June 21 “to finish with the pandemic once and for all”, and will ask parliament to approve a final two-week extension to the stay-home rule. “We have almost set out what we set out to […]
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Canadian soldiers on Covid-19 duty to get benefits like soldiers serving abroad
Canadians soldiers, who have been pressed into service to tackle the coronavirus crisis in long-term care homes in the country, will receive benefits on par with those for troops on overseas missions, given the hazardous nature of their duty. These homes, particularly in the hardest hit provinces of Quebec and […]
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Global Covid cases top 6 million as Brazil fatalities surge past that of France
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has topped six million as the disease spread rapidly across Latin America and political leaders feuded over how to deal with the pandemic. Much of the world is moving at varying speeds to lift lockdowns that have wrecked economies and stripped millions of their […]
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Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades. Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist […]
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Washington under curfew after protests near White House: Mayor
A nighttime curfew will be imposed across the United States’ capital Washington on Sunday evening, the mayor of the District of Columbia said, after protestors again gathered near the White House. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement that the curfew would last from 11:00 pm until 6:00 am on […]
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Full list of trains to resume from June 1; Jan Shatabdis, Durontos included
The Indian Railways will begin operating 200 special trains, or 100 pairs with both AC and non-AC coaches, from Monday, June 1, and more than 1.45 lakh passengers will travel on the first day. These 200 trains will run in addition to the premium passenger trains connecting New Delhi with […]
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Congress hits out at govt over handling of Covid-19 crisis
The Congress on Sunday took a jibe at the central government’s handling of Covid-19 crisis, saying that the government’s social distancing with the people has increased so much that it does not know what is happening on the ground and how to address the problems faced by the people, especially […]
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Nearly 50,000 Covid-19 cases in a week: How India reached 7th spot in global tally
India on Sunday achieved a milestone no country will be proud of – it is now the seventh worst-hit nation by the coronavirus pandemic. It took about a week for India to move from 10th place to seventh on the global tally of coronavirus disease cases. And in this period, […]
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Here is your horoscope for 1 June, 2020
Aries The Moon spends the day in your partnership sector, dear Aries, and it’s a good time of the lunar month for giving close relationships special attention. It’s also a time when you seek out feedback or a better sense of balance and perspective more than usual. Two enjoyable areas […]