Hundreds of people imprisoned for demonstrating against last month’s coup in Myanmar were also released Thein Zaw, a journalist for The Associated Press who was arrested more than three weeks ago while covering a protest against the coup in Myanmar, was released from detention on Wednesday.Mr. Thein Zaw, who was visibly thinner than before his detention, waved and smiled to photographers as he left Yangon’s Insein Prison, notorious for decades for holding political prisoners.He told the AP that the judge in his case announced at a court hearing that all charges against him were being dropped because he was doing…
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‘We are being called tourist gang in West Bengal. Every Indian is son of Bharat Mata,’ he said during a rally at Kanthi in Purba Mednipur district. Asserting that the people of West Bengal will show the door to Trinamool Congress on May 2, the day of counting of votes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that nobody was an outsider in the State. “When the elections are round the corner, TMC government is saying ‘Duare Duare Sarkar’ (government at doorstep). The people of the State have understood your game. On May 2, they will show the door to…
The car was trapped in flood water in northwest Sydney at dawn and emergency services recovered the car with a body inside early afternoon, officials said. A motorist trapped in a car in Sydney on Wednesday became the first fatality of the Australian east coast floods.The car was trapped in flood water in northwest Sydney at dawn and emergency services recovered the car with a body inside early afternoon, officials said. The body is yet to be formally identified.While rain has eased across New South Wales state, the flooding emergency continued with rising river levels.Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed the…
India is at the forefront of initiatives that seek to prevent non-communicable diseases and further wellness, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.His remarks came in response to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) commending India’s progress to reduce pre-mature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and seeking cooperation with the Indian government to promote lessons learned from implementation of the National Multisectoral Action Plan for prevention and control of common NCDs.”India is at the forefront of initiatives that seek to prevent non-communicable diseases and further wellness,” Mr. Modi tweeted. “Grateful to @UNITAR for their kind words. Together,…
Sheikh Hamdan had been unwell for some months. The United Arab Emirates finance minister and the deputy ruler of the emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has died, Dubai’s ruler said on Twitter on Wednesday.Sheikh Hamdan, aged 75, was the brother of the current ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. Finance minister since 1971, he had been unwell for some months and had surgery abroad in October.”Funeral prayers will be restricted to family members due to the (COVID) pandemic,” Dubai Media Office tweeted.Dubai announced 10 days of mourning with flags to be flown at half-mast…
‘BJP’s ‘key motive’ is to create instability in Maharashtra by imposing President’s Rule’ Stating that the BJP’s “key motive” is to create instability in Maharashtra by imposing President’s Rule, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday alleged “collusion” between the BJP and some officials with an aim to weaken the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.The Sena also referred to the “phone tapping episode” and the disappointment expressed by Sanjay Pandey, a DG rank officer, that he was sidelined to claim the collusion.On Tuesday, senior BJP leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed that he had 6.3 GB data of telephone calls…
Employees’ accounts were deleted – they could not access their email, their contacts lists, their meeting calendars, their documents. An Indian national has been sentenced by a U.S. court in California to two years in prison, who after being fired by his company accessed its server and deleted over 1,200 Microsoft user accounts, according to a statement.Deepanshu Kher was arrested when he flew from India to the United States on January 11, 2021, unaware of the outstanding warrant for his arrest.“This act of sabotage was destructive for this company,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman on Tuesday.In pronouncing the sentence,…
India’s donation of COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan has been lauded by top UN officials and diplomats from Kabul, as the war-torn country undertakes a vaccination campaign to combat the deadly virus.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Deborah Lyons told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Afghanistan for now, seems to have weathered the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.“While we must remain vigilant about a potential third wave, vaccinations have now begun, thanks to the donations from the Government of India and the support of the…
The officials, however, sought to downplay the significance of the missile tests. North Korea fired short-range missiles this past weekend, just days after the sister of Kim Jong Un threatened the United States and South Korea for holding joint military exercises.The missile tests were confirmed by two senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity. They come as North Korea has ignored offers from the new administration to resume negotiations, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week pressed China to use its “tremendous influence” to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear program.The officials, however, sought…
Israelis had “given a great victory to the right and to the Likud under my leadership,” says Netanyahu Exit polls indicate there is no clear winner in the Israeli election, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate uncertain and signalling continued political deadlock. The polls on Israel’s three main TV stations on Tuesday showed Netanyahu and his religious and nationalist allies, as well as the diverse array of opponents, both falling short of a parliamentary majority. That could set the stage for weeks of paralysis and even an unprecedented fifth consecutive election. Exit polls are often imprecise and the official results…