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TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu detained at Tirupati airport, stages sit-in protest

March 1, 2021 /
The Telugu Desam Party chief sat down on the airport lounge floor and demanded to know why he was being prevented from going to Tirupati and Chittoor. Former Chief Minister
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China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out

March 1, 2021 /
So far, the evidence suggests that the SolarWinds hack, named for the company that made network-management software that was hijacked to insert the code, was chiefly about stealing information. But
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Explained: ‘Lateral entry’ into bureaucracy: reason, process, and controversy

March 1, 2021 /
Earlier this month, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) issued an advertisement seeking applications “from talented and motivated Indian nationals willing to contribute towards nation building” for three posts of
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Banyan – The Indian government’s toolkit for persecuting critics | Asia

March 1, 2021 /
Feb 27th 2021 THE JUDGE who granted bail to Disha Ravi on February 23rd was doing Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, a favour. The jailing of the 22-year-old environmentalist a
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Germany Coach Joachim Loew Opens Door To Return For Exiled Trio

March 1, 2021 /
Germany coach Joachim Loew opened the door Sunday to a surprise summer return for Thomas Mueller, Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels, the trio of veteran World Cup winners
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El Salvador votes with Bukele allies polling strong

March 1, 2021 /
SAN SALVADOR: Salvadorans went to the polls on Sunday (Feb 28) to elect new lawmakers and mayors in a vote that could see President Nayib Bukele’s backers secure an absolute
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RJD eyes Bihari voters in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala

February 28, 2021 /
Senior RJD leaders reportedly in touch with Badruddin Ajmal of AIUDF, Assam Congress president Ripun Bora, TMC Patna: After its resounding performance in the recently concluded Bihar polls, the RJD
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10 people, including 3 children, injured after fire engulfs HDB flat in Whampoa

February 28, 2021 /
SINGAPORE: Ten people suffered injuries and smoke inhalation after a fire broke out on Sunday (Feb 28) at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat in Whampoa. The 10, which included three
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Indian man killed by his own bird during cockfight

February 28, 2021 /
The man had tried to stop the bird escaping when he was struck in the groin by a knife on the animal’s leg. Thanks for dropping by and seeing this
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Myanmar police launch most extensive crackdown; hundreds arrested

February 28, 2021 /
YANGON: Police in Myanmar launched their most sweeping crackdown in three weeks of nationwide protests against military rule on Saturday (Feb 27), arresting hundreds of people and shooting and wounding at
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United India Insurance reclassified as public shareholder of Axis Bank

February 28, 2021 /
State run United India Insurance Company has been reclassified as a public shareholder of Axis Bank from its earlier position as a promoter shareholder. This follows a request from the
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US intelligence report – NewsIn.Asia

February 28, 2021 /
Washington, February 27 – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved of an operation to capture or kill dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified US
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Rupee Co-operative Bank: Rupee Co-operative Bank gets extension from RBI

February 27, 2021 /
PUNE: The Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd, Pune has been granted extension for its banking licence by the RBI for further three months, said the administrator of the bank Sudhir Pandit
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Malaysia: Unicorn Nation – hustlers wanted

February 27, 2021 /
Slow, organic growth method not the way to approach disruption Enough of think small, build organic, time to think big, go global In part 1 of this article I presented
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Saudi Arabia rejects U.S. intelligence report on Khashoggi’s killing

February 27, 2021 /
The report contained inaccurate information and conclusions, says the Saudi Foreign Ministry Saudi Arabia said it rejected completely “the negative, false and unacceptable” assessment of the U.S. intelligence report released
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US charges Hong Kong-based businessman Winsman Ng with stealing trade secrets from GE

February 27, 2021 /
A Chinese businessman based in Hong Kong has been indicted for allegedly stealing millions of dollars worth of trade secrets from General Electric, the US Justice Department announced on Friday.Chi
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agri laws: Police supposed to collect evidence for true picture, says court on Deep Sidhu’s plea for fair probe

February 27, 2021 /
Police is not supposed to collect evidence only to prove the guilt of the accused but also to bring forth a true picture, a Delhi court said on Friday while
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India GDP up 0.4% in December quarter after half-year contraction

February 27, 2021 /
NEW DELHI — India’s economy turned positive during the three months through December as gross domestic product expanded 0.4%, putting aside fallout from the coronavirus crisis that had kept growth
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Twitter considers charging users for special content, in revenue push

February 26, 2021 /
San Francisco: Twitter said Thursday it plans to offer a subscription service in which users would pay for special content from high-profile accounts, part of an economic model to diversify
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Poverty, Malaysia’s Hidden Crisis – Asia Sentinel

February 26, 2021 /
By: Murray Hunter Successive Malaysian administrations have hidden the real incidence of poverty in the country for decades. The government narrative asserts that it has reduced poverty from 50 percent
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Child marriage stopped in Vadapalani

February 26, 2021 /
Police personnel from All Women Police, Vadapalani prevented a marriage of a 15-year-old girl with 26-year-old youth to be held in a wedding hall in Vadapalani. Following an alert received
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Vehicle with explosives found near Mukesh Ambani’s house

February 26, 2021 /
Police found gelatin sticks inside, but it was not an assembled explosive device, officials said Mumbai: A vehicle with gelatin sticks, an explosive material, was found parked near industrialist Mukesh
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Maharashtra awaits guidelines on role of private sector in next phase of Covid vaccination

February 26, 2021 /
While the Centre has, in its review meeting with states and union territories, stressed on improving the pace of vaccination in Maharashtra, health officials are awaiting directives on the involvement
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Gay Jane Perez: The Philippines’ Space Whisperer

February 26, 2021 /
AsianScientist (Feb. 24, 2021) – El Niño, the seasonal warming of ocean waters in the central and eastern Pacific, has for centuries caused droughts, agricultural decline and famine across Asia—perhaps
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