Several staff of the school were also kidnapped. Gunmen have attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped at least 30 students just weeks after a similar attack in the region, authorities said Friday.The latest abduction took place late Thursday night at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna state, police said.“About 30 students, a mix of males and females, are yet to be accounted for,” the state’s commissioner for International Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement. Several staff of the school were also kidnapped, he added.Aruwan said…
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The ongoing squeeze on Alibaba – one of China’s most influential companies – is the latest sign that the leadership is ready to deflate the ambitions of big tech firms in a runaway internet sector (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.)China denied on Friday it was planning to hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record fine of almost $1 billion for allegedly flouting monopoly rules, as authorities turned up the pressure on the country’s vast technology sector.Alibaba, China’s largest online shopping portal, has been in…
Netflix, the world’s largest streaming service, constantly tests new features with users and it is unclear if the household verification requirement will be implemented more widely (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.)Netflix Inc is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify they share a household with the account holder, the company said on Thursday, a move that could lead to a clampdown on sharing of passwords.A small number of Netflix users are receiving a message asking them to confirm they live with the account…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna (posthumously) upon Pingali Venkaiah in recognition of his effort in designing the Indian National Flag. In a letter written to Mr. Modi, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said, “The Country has lost several decades without recognising the untiring efforts of her son late Pingali Venkaiah who gifted it the first designs and specimen of the National Flag; the flag that would fill the hearts of millions of Indians with the spirit of freedom, independence and duty to carry on with the chains of…
Zwelithini, the eighth Zulu king, reigned for more than 50 years, making him the longest-serving Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini, the traditional leader of South Africa’s Zulu nation, has died aged 72 after being hospitalised for more than a month, his family announced on Friday.Zwelithini had health problems related to diabetes, according to local news reports.Zwelithini, the eighth Zulu king, reigned for more than 50 years, making him the longest-serving Zulu monarch.As the traditional leader of the Zulu nation, Zwelithini did not hold political office but had considerable influence over the country’s estimated 12 million Zulus, the largest ethnic group…
The journalists are facing charges of “causing fear, spreading false news or agitating directly or indirectly a government employee” A Myanmar court formally charged five journalists on Friday, including a photographer from Associated Press (AP), over their coverage of anti-coup protests, after a week in which the military junta raided newsrooms and revoked media licences.The country has been in uproar since a February 1 putsch that deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power, triggering a mass uprising that has brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets to demand a return to democracy.Five journalists covering an anti-coup…
The delegation comprises Derek O’Brien, Saugata Roy Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Satabdi Roy, Pratima and Santanu Sen A six-member parliamentary delegation of the Trinamool Congress will meet Election Commission officials in Delhi on Friday over concerns following the alleged attack on TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the party sources said.Also read: Parties spar over Mamata Banerjee’s injurySix TMC MPs from both the Houses of Parliament have flown to the capital to be part of the delegation which will meet the EC at 12 noon. The delegation comprises Derek O’Brien (Leader, AITC Parliamentary Party, Rajya Sabha), Saugata Roy…
India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin from Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotechis now authorised for emergency use on a par with Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield, NITI Aayog’s member (health) V.K. Paul said on Thursday.India is now seeing a rise in the number of active cases after touching lowest mark in mid-February. Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra are the top States registering a rise in the number of COVID cases and Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal being the top States showing a decline, Health Ministry said.You can track coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates at the national and State levels here. A list…
During his his first prime-time address he directs States to lift qualifications for vaccinations by May 1 One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus , President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address to outline his plan Thursday night to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope and appealed anew for their help. Speaking in the White House East Room, Mr. Biden announced moves to speed vaccinations, including directing that states lift qualifications for vaccinations by May…
With filing of nominations scheduled to begin on Friday, authorities in central region have set the stage for the process.In constituencies such as Manapparai, Thuraiyur (Reserved), Mannachanallur and Manapparai in Tiruchi district, taluk officers have been made Returning Officers. Candidates can file nominations with their taluk offices where elaborate arrangements have been made to receive nominations.In Srirangam, Tiruchi (West), Musiri and Lalgudi, Revenue Divisional Officers have been appointed Returning Officers and candidates can file nominations with them. Also, candidates can present papers with taluk offices where Assistant Returning Officers will receive nominations.For Tiruchi (East), Assistant Commissioner (Ariyamangalam) of Tiruchi Corporation…