Tag: India
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The UAE-Israel Peace Agreement and what it means for India: An insight into the Abraham Accord
Long time foes United Arab Emirates and Israel agreed to enter into a historic peace agreement on August 13, 2020. The agreement which has been named the Abraham Accord is brokered by US President Donald Trump’s administration, and is undoubtedly the deal of century which can alter the course of geopolitics in the Middle East ... -
Delhi assembly asks Facebook India Chief Ajit Mohan for explanation over its treatment of hate messages
On Saturday, Delhi Assembly panel issued a notice to Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan asking him to appear before the panel on September 15 in connection with Delhi riots and the company’s ignorant attitude towards hate messages posted on its forums. The complaints filed against the social media platform alleged its ... -
IMF comes in support of India, guarantees further stimulus to facilitate expenditures on health, food and income for most vulnerable
On Thursday, the International Monetary Fund held virtual discussion regarding the ongoing state of pandemic which it said was far from over. Closely observing the nations’ struggle with the Covid-19 amid the dwindling economy caused by global lockdown, IMF came to the aid of India, the second worst affected nation in the world, after US. ... -
Haryana farmers block NH-22 as they held a rally against the Centre’s farm ordinances
On Thursday, farmers from Haryana held a protest and blocked the National Highway-22 highway at Pipli, Kurukshetra district against three farm ordinances brought by the Central Government in June, 2020. Amid Covid-19 cases spike in the nation, the Haryana Home and Health ministers urged the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), to cancel the protest either face ... -
Is India well prepared or failing to handle the surge in covid cases?
India reported 95,735 new coronavirus cases, verging close to crossing the one lakh-mark in the number of daily cases. Up until now, no nation has crossed or even reached this mark. India has seen in the course of recent weeks, a consistent spike in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in a single day. Meanwhile, ... -
North bank of Pangong Tso lake shows massive buildup of Chinese troops
For the past one week now Indian troops are engaged in LAC standoff on south bank of Pangong Tso lake. Now a massive Chinese buildup has begun again in north bank’s Finger area of Pangong Tso. On Wednesday ground commanders had met but talks remained inconclusive. An official reported that PLA (People’s Liberation Army) has ... -
Air pollution season is set to worsen COVID-19 in India
The country is already reeling under a record number of infections which is spiralling at an alarming rate. This is only going to get worse with pollution. India is now the second-worst coronavirus affected country in the world, overtaking Brazil and only two million infections behind the number one spot. Even as the infections spiral ... -
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may be the first Covid-19 shot available to the Indian market
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, India looking forward to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and it’s likely that the first shot accessible for Indians will be available by the end of 2020. There are two more candidates for indigenously developed vaccines, which are anticipated to begin in a few weeks if they clear the trials, ... -
BJP MP questions Shashi Tharoor’s stance for summoning Facebook without consulting I&T members
After the Wall Street Journal report on hate speech on social media, there has been growing controversy over the BJP’s nexus with Facebook. On Monday, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey asks all NDA MPs in the House Panel to write to the Lok Sabha Speaker against I&T Committee Chairman Dr. Shashi Tharoor on summoning Facebook without ... -
Parliametary panel would like to hear from Facebook about the WSJ report on hate speech, says Tharoor
Huge speculations began hours after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi spoke on the Wall Street Journal report on hate speech and alleged that Facebook Inc. overlooked the protocols to check the instigating posts linked to the BJP. The party leader and the head of the committee on Information Technology Mr. Shashi Tharoor declared that the House ...