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Piles of rubbish are one of the problems facing Rome as its residents vote for a new mayor this weekend from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3F5HEGG

Jew Uriya Rosenman and Arab Sameh Zakout expose hidden prejudices on both sides in their hit song. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Fa13Ge

Randall Goosby is a rising star of classical music, who performed at the 9/11 memorial ceremony. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3iphbKn

When PM Modi attended a virtual ceremony on Thursday to lay the foundation stone of four medical colleges in Rajasthan, CM Ashok Gehlot put forward a list of development works he wanted for the state. “This shows he trusts me, despite our different political ideologies,” said Modi, calling Gehlot a “good friend”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wybja8 via IFTTT

Amid the pangs of its Punjab headache, Rajasthan has raised its hand to present Congress with a new problem to solve. Four of the six BSP-turned-Congress legislators from the desert state on Thursday reached New Delhi to seek "legal and political" support to save their places in the face of a Supreme Court petition challenging their assembly membership under the anti-defection law. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39QENTp via IFTTT

Amrinder Singh, goalkeeper of the Indian national football team and ATK Mohun Bagan FC in the Indian Super League, is a celebrity in his own right, but his name with one syllable less than the former CM has fortuitously invited a whole lot of unwanted political attention. After being repeatedly tagged by the media and others in heated discussions and speculation about the Punjab turmoil, Amrinder has stood up to protect his “identity” like he would the Indian and ATK goal. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39PPjup via IFTTT

The unexpected crisis in its Punjab unit wrought by the leadership’s choice Navjot Sidhu and the renewed G23 aggression are likely to provide relief to Congress incumbents in the two other party-ruled states which have been rocked by demands for change in recent months. The twin events have created enough disturbance within Congress, that many believe is likely to dampen the leadership’s appetite for experiments. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ASTMZ3 via IFTTT

The Congress dissident bloc G 23 Thursday condemned the protest outside the residence of senior colleague Kapil Sibal, calling it orchestrated and demanding party chief Sonia Gandhi take action against those responsible. While in a spate of tweets from the letter writers did not mention who was behind the protests that they called orchestrated, the allegation appeared to be pointing at the AICC managers. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3mdLKUr via IFTTT

The four-month summer monsoon, which ended as a ‘normal’ rainy season on Thursday and is set to withdraw from October 6, leaves India’s agriculture on a good footing with the levels of soil moisture sufficient to support the rabi or winter crop at a time when the economy is still recovering from Covid. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3kZ4B6t via IFTTT

The crisis in Congress escalated on Thursday with former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh saying he will quit Congress soon, and senior leader P Chidambaram joining veteran partymen Ghulam Nabi Azad, B S Hooda and Anand Sharma to criticise protests by a group of workers outside ‘G23’ leader and former Union minister Kapil Sibal’s house.​ from Times of India https://ift.tt/3F6WOvi via IFTTT

The eight core sectors grew for the sixth consecutive month in August led by robust expansion in cement, electricity, coal and natural gas segments, data showed on Thursday. The key infrastructure sector spanning coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity grew an annual 11.6% in August, higher than the 9.9% in July. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3utXeHd via IFTTT

The Bombay high court has upheld the life term handed to three men for a 2010 gang rape of a young woman who “innocently took a lift from a man in a car’’ in Pune. However, it frowned on the trial court judge and public prosecutor for allowing the defence to put unnecessary questions to her involving graphic details during cross-examination. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3uuoFjX via IFTTT

The Supreme Court on Thursday cited its own ruling that barred protesters from blocking public roads and said farmers’ grievances could be addressed either by Parliament or judiciary but they cannot be seen to cause harassment to commuters through sit-in dharnas on highways, hindering traffic to and from Delhi to neighbouring Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BcoA7r via IFTTT

The singer reveals she was molested by a family member when she was a child at music school. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3B0Fju5

India has added five billionaires every month in the last 12 months as the value of businesses such as chemicals, software and pharmaceuticals soared. Among the traditional billionaires, Gautam Adani (59) and family, with Rs 5.1 lakh crore (a 261% surge), for the first time has become Asia’s second-richest. His family has added Rs 1,000 crore a day over the last year. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zZGKrr via IFTTT

As many as 31 states and UTs have covered more than 60% of their adult population above 18 with at least one dose of Covid vaccines and 25% of this cohort has received the full two doses. Overall, 69% of the total adult population of the country has received at least one dose of vaccine. As a share of the entire population, the coverage works out to 46% and India has administered 889 million shots. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3omuSh9 via IFTTT

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Adani Power to respond within three weeks to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s curative plea seeking reversal of the SC’s 2019 judgment upholding Adani’s decision to terminate its Mundra plant’s power purchase agreement (PPA) with Urja. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Yf6N0P via IFTTT

The measure must now pass the lower chamber of Congress before funding lapses at midnight. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kWqeEs

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the world’s two richest businessmen, are set to take on Airtel’s Sunil Mittal and Reliance Jio’s Mukesh Ambani in the high-speed broadband and internet space as they have approached the Indian government with separate plans to offer satellite-based internet connectivity. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3io9cxj via IFTTT

The four-month summer monsoon ended as ‘normal’ rainy season on Thursday by bridging the earlier deficit and its withdrawal from northwest India will start from October 6 - the second most delayed withdrawal after 1960, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) while predicting ‘normal’ winter (October-December) monsoon rainfall that occurs in south Peninsular India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3F56O8g via IFTTT

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The man took his life before he could be questioned about the case and provide a DNA sample. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ur9YhG

Jamie Spears was removed after the singer alleged abuse, but another conservator remains in charge. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3CUrZrK

Jack, Wesley and Darcy, who are all 14 and 15, set up CovidBaseAU anonymously to track data in Australia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zNizfT

Breastfeeding is an inalienable constitutional right of a lactating mother and the right of the infant needs to be assimilated with the mother’s right, the Karnataka high court observed on Wednesday. It was disposing a batch of petitions filed by the biological mother and foster parents of a toddler. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3m3zXrO via IFTTT

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In the first insolvency resolution in the financial services space, Piramal Group has concluded payment of Rs 34,250 crore to take over Dewan Housing and Finance (DHFL). The deal is likely to help banks that had been hit by the company’s collapse. The payment will bolster the finances of banks that have written off loans to DHFL, whose promoters are accused of fraud.​ from Times of India https://ift.tt/3umE1qV via IFTTT

More people are now undergoing a one-off genetic test costing Rs 8,000 to assess if they are born with a predisposition to heart diseases. The genomic risk score, also called polygenic score, currently prescribed for high-risk individuals — with family history of heart diseases, uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension or cholesterol levels — helps doctors assess risk, prevent or delay heart diseases, said senior cardiologist Dr S Ajit Mullasari at the Madras Medical Mission. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3uqewFh via IFTTT

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) to a year-and-half old complaint by a devotee of Lord Balaji that irregularities have crept into the daily “puja and archana” in the temple causing consternation among devotees of the principal deity.​ from Times of India https://ift.tt/3oi0Dro via IFTTT

The February 2020 deal set a date for the US to pull out and strengthened the Taliban, generals say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zQZZ6j

Roberto Cingolani tells the BBC politicians have not done enough and COP26 aims to change that. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Y4axm4

Congress veteran and ‘G23’ leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked the party brass to convene a CWC meeting to discuss the problems in Punjab. Another ‘G23’ leader, Kapil Sibal, said the party was “headless” and no one knew who was taking decisions. ​​Leaders close to “them” (leadership) have left the party, while “we” (G23) are standing by them, he added. Suggesting they were loyal but not blind, Sibal said, “We are G23, not Ji Huzoor 23”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3AXM0go via IFTTT

India is likely to send a three-member team to participate in a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) anti-terror exercise in Pakistan next week, TOI has learnt. The Pabbi anti-terror Exercise 2021 is being held at Pabbi in Pakistan’s Nowshera district from October 3 under the aegis of SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) which seeks to promote counter-terrorism cooperation between SCO member-states. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3EW0P5A via IFTTT

Above-normal rainfall this month, which turned out to be the second wettest September in the past 27 years, has almost bridged the deficit of the monsoon season with the cumulative rainfall showing the gap to be narrowed down from 9% on August 31 to merely 1% on Wednesday, indicating the four-month season may finally be logged as ‘near normal’ monsoon. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3CYqady via IFTTT

The curious case of Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation as Punjab PCC chief within 10 days of his bête noire Amarinder Singh’s exit as CM unravelled on Wednesday when he declared the new-look Congress government’s choice of advocate general and the re-entry of “tainted” ministers into the restructured cabinet forced his hand. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3upACaJ via IFTTT

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday scaled up the national mid-day meal scheme as ‘PM-POSHAN’ which will also cover students of ‘Balvatikas’ (pre-primary classes) and provide hot cooked meals to students of elementary classes in government and aided schools. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3F26JCg via IFTTT

Videos saying vaccines cause autism, cancer or infertility are among those banned from the platform. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zOMhRr

Ms Kay has quit Ozy Media after reports one of its executives deceived potential investors. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3CUQhlu

Politicians have just over 24 hours to avoid a potentially disastrous government shutdown. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3F3fc8k

France has accused the north African countries of failing to co-operate over returning nationals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XYKVGP

Athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics who are not fully vaccinated will have to serve a 21-day quarantine on arrival in Beijing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Y3zPRh

Brady Mistic alleges he was slammed to the ground and tasered during a 2019 incident in Colorado. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3mcTVQO

A California judge clears the way for Alejandro Toledo to face trial in Peru on corruption charges. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zPBl68

Climate change is causing once-mighty rivers to dry up and temperatures to rise to deadly levels in Mexico. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ulBRI2

Coalition governments are rare in the UK. Germany has had nothing but them since the end of the war. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ohoHuw

How Aar Maanta is teaching children in Minneapolis to sing in Somali and learn about their heritage. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XUj2iX

General Frantz Tavart says he will withdraw troops from the coastline if funding from the UK is withheld. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kMGx6E

The BBC revisits the family of a 19-year-old who died in India last year after reporting gang rape. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zPGjji

Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh arrived in Delhi on Tuesday amidst an intense buzz over a meeting with the BJP brass that might be a precursor to an alliance, even as his visit was termed as a personal one to meet “friends”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3AUUZPy via IFTTT

The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out Adani Gas Ltd’s challenge to the decision of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to award the city natural gas distribution (CGD) network for Sanand, Bavla and Dholka in Gujarat to Gujarat Gas. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wlporj via IFTTT

Markets regulator Sebi has penalised promoters of Videocon Industries, Venugopal Dhoot and two of his investment companies, with a total fine of Rs 75 lakh for pledging Videocon shares without proper disclosure to shareholders and also for entering into off market transactions using inside information. The case relates to Sebi rule violations by these entities between April and September 2017. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39RX3vD via IFTTT

It’s a season of open discontent in the Kerala unit of Congress but those in the know say that it is not likely to extend beyond a lot of sound and some fury. Reason: The Congress high command in Delhi wants the old guard sidelined and rampant factionalism neutralised, and to that purpose it will be willing to put up with KPCC president K Sudhakaran’s rather brash and authoritarian style of functioning.​ from Times of India https://ift.tt/3kRaUsJ via IFTTT

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said Navjot Sidhu’s resignation as PPCC chief within two months of taking over the vital post had proved beyond doubt that the cricketer turned politician was an “unstable” man, who could not be relied upon to lead the ruling party, especially in a border state like Punjab. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2WkZTWZ via IFTTT

To ensure that those approaching courts in commercial disputes “understand that courts are not playgrounds, and litigation is not a pastime,” the Bombay HC recently directed a private company to pay Rs 25 lakh to a party against whom it was seeking orders. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3AQI2X0 via IFTTT

Come October 1, senior citizens seeking work opportunities will be able to register themselves on a first-of-its-kind dedicated employment exchange portal for the elderly. The ‘Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity (Sacred)’ portal, being steered by the ministry of social justice and empowerment (MoSJ&E), will enable “virtual matching” of employable elderly of 60 years and above with employers who come forward and register on the platform. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3m1O1C6 via IFTTT

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Sheriff Tiraspol produce one of the great Champions League shocks by beating Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZGPV3C

After the central leadership completely owned the Punjab restructuring and felt it had settled the chaotic unit, the surprise resignation by state president Navjot Singh Sidhu caught everyone by surprise and threatened to destabilise its stronghold and cast the Gandhi leadership in poor light. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3kVnbMR via IFTTT

The north-eastern states generally have the highest ratio of female workers in managerial positions, with Meghalaya topping the chart with 34.1%, followed by Sikkim and Mizoram, according to the annual bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS).​ from Times of India https://ift.tt/3kQQSyy via IFTTT

Homegrown Covaxin was to play a major role in vaccination against Covid-19. But eight months after the vaccination drive began, only one in 11 Indians has managed to get the first indigenous vaccine. Bharat Biotech, which manufactures it, has failed to ramp up production at the pace it had envisaged. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39KbQZl via IFTTT

In a switch hit that left Congress on a sticky wicket in Punjab again, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu quit as PCC chief on Tuesday, followed by the resignation of new minister Razia Sultana “in solidarity” with him. Gulzar Inder Singh Chahal, who was made PCC treasurer soon after Sidhu took over, also put in his papers along with general secretary Yoginder Dhingra. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3idya24 via IFTTT

Mumbai Indians won their first game after three defeats as they beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in Abu Dhabi. Punjab Kings managed a below-par 135 for 6 which MI surpassed in 19 over with Hardik Pandya scoring unbeaten 40 off 30 balls while Saurabh Tiwary top-scored with 45. With the victory, Mumbai climbed to the fifth spot in the points table while Punjab are now at 6th spot. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zVdMZW via IFTTT

The bronze statue to honour a 19th Century poem is called "offensive" and "humiliating" to women. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3if6V7y

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The rare audio track was made in Denmark more than 50 years ago, months before The Beatles split. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lXuORS

Twins Evan and Lizzy are enrolled in Pfizer's vaccine trial for children between ages five and 11. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3CQUCWJ

The country is still grappling with how to remember one of the worst massacres of World War Two. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3m6SseS

PM Modi on Monday launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, envisaged as a complete digital health ecosystem with a ‘health ID’ for every citizen, digitised personal health records, as well as a registry of doctors and health facilities across the country. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3m67qBL via IFTTT

Issuing guidelines for sexual harassment at workplace cases, the Bombay high court has directed that henceforth all such matters will be heard in-camera or in the judge’s chambers and not in open court, and the orders are not to be uploaded on the official website. The HC has also barred the media from publishing the proceedings without court permission. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39GWqoC via IFTTT

An internal split within the Communist Party of India (CPI) over promoting Kanhaiya Kumar at the national level may have triggered the former student leader’s imminent exit from the party. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3icIPdq via IFTTT

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The US President and other Americans over 65 are now eligible for a third jab of the Pfizer vaccine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39KZqk5

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In the context of an increase in average heights worldwide, there was, alarmingly, a decline in the average height of adult men and women in India in the decade from 2005-06 to 2015-16 after a significant increase from 1998-99. Women from the poorest sections showed the steepest decline as did tribal women. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zGc3aE via IFTTT

In many of the tribal-majority districts, it is not celebrities but community leaders and members of self-help groups, mostly led by women, who have emerged as key “influencers” to push the Covid vaccination drive. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zKmJFi via IFTTT

Days after its attack on Infosys, RSS-affiliate magazine Panchjanya, in its latest issue, has carried a cover story on Amazon, likening the online retail giant to East India Company and accusing it of corrupt practices. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3oc9FGs via IFTTT

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Farm groups in Punjab, which have been at the forefront of the struggle against the Central farm laws, brought the state to near standstill on Monday as the Bharat bandh paralysed rail and road traffic, and business establishments were shut in all towns and cities. While the impact was less severe in Haryana, the western part of Uttar Pradesh saw some toll plazas being blocked and trains cancelled due to protests on tracks. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2WfLzyY via IFTTT

The Supreme Court on Monday accused the National Medical Council, National Board of Examinations and the health ministry of “playing football” with the lives of young doctors aspiring to do their specialisation by changing the pattern of questions for the NEET-Super Speciality Examination more than a month after notifying the exam date. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3m1ra9P via IFTTT

India on Monday called for stepped up attention from the international community to check illicit proliferation of nuclear weapons. Addressing the UN security council meeting on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), foreign secretary Harsh V Shringla said, “There is a need for the international community to pay closer attention to the illicit proliferation of networks of nuclear weapons, their delivery systems, components and relevant technologies.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/3EPHF1c via IFTTT

After decades of allegations, the singer was found guilty of running a scheme to abuse women and children. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZDzqFt

The election is over but months of talks are just getting started to see who will be chancellor. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3i8V3DN

A woman and child were injured, but Australian police say it's "incredibly lucky" others weren't hurt. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uo3PTt

Indian princes were often stereotyped as lazy hedonists, but they were serious political figures. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Y2aBm7

Reka Gawa opened the Himalaya Cafe after a chance meeting with the spiritual leader almost 20 years ago. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3m03ClI

A fisherman from Andhra Pradesh died while hundreds of people were evacuated, as cyclonic storm Gulab made landfall 20km north of Kalingapatnam on Sunday evening. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39LILg1 via IFTTT

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said growing volume of UPI transactions was making the economy more transparent and helping boost fin-tech.In his monthly radio broadcast Mann ki Baat, he also nudged Indians to buy khadi, handloom and handicraft products during the festival season as part of his push for local items. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3kGLBcv via IFTTT

Afghan news anchor Beheshta Arghand made history when she interviewed the Taliban. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3obf3K8

Children will face up to three times as many extreme climate events as their grandparents, research suggests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XTS7Ug

Wastewater plants release microplastics into the environment, but could manta rays hold the key to a solution? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3AF3BcZ

India recorded just over 2 lakh fresh cases of Covid-19 in the week ending Sunday, a 6.4% decline from the previous seven days and the lowest weekly count in nearly six months. Stay with TOI for all updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ia1LcT via IFTTT

Reiterating his demand for a countrywide caste Census, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday said it is the need of the hour and the Centre should reconsider its decision against it. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y6gtuu via IFTTT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vaccine pitch during his UNGA address on Saturday went down well with several heads of African and South American countries with many delegates thanking him for offering to make India the hub of global production of the anti -Covid shots and restoring supplies. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3uesTfv via IFTTT

Over three quarters of voters approved changes to the total ban on abortion in the European enclave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3o9Gwvr

​At a time when the Union government is still at the proposal stage for reserving 50% panchayat membership for women, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Sunday strongly batted for 50% quota for women in all spheres of activity, urging them to “shout and demand” for this right. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3m1uNMX via IFTTT

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Seventeen months into the military confrontation in eastern Ladakh, China continues to build more troops shelters along the frontier as part of its ongoing overall consolidation of military positions and upgrade of air bases facing India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3o9KNz3 via IFTTT

BJP consolidated its ‘sawarn’ (upper caste), non-Yadav-OBC and non-Jatav-SC rainbow social coalition in UP, ahead of the 2022 UP polls, by inducting seven new ministers in an expansion of the Yogi Adityanath ministry on Sunday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2XQldUA via IFTTT

A last-minute replacement, an abortive campaign to dislodge another from the shortlist and a public outburst by two disgruntled ex-ministers marked the swearing-in of new Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s 15-member Cabinet on Sunday, mirroring the drama of his own selection a week ago. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3oaU5uE via IFTTT

Mobilisation of farmers opposed to the new farm laws is in full swing for the Bharat bandh on Monday. Their presence at the Singhu protest site along the Delhi-Haryana border has considerably swelled. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2XPTUtE via IFTTT

After weeks of thrilling, spine-tingling and daredevil performances and a few emotional moments too, Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 has come to an end. Arjun Bijlani, who was hailed as one of the strongest contenders of Khatron Ke Khiladi 11, has emerged as the winner of the season. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3oouz5x via IFTTT

The hardline group says anyone cutting beards will be punished as it breaches their reading of Islamic law. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lY5Cek

Armin Laschet thanks Angela Merkel for her service as chancellor - but says he is not happy with the election result so far. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XSx3gX

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After days of hectic discussions and uncertainty, the Congress leadership finally arrived at a consensus on who all will join the Punjab cabinet. The list was cleared during CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s meeting with Rahul Gandhi that went on past Friday midnight. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3EW1mom via IFTTT

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Reality Check takes a look at the facts and figures behind the world's nuclear weapons from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3EVjbnd

A crucial climate change summit is being held in the UK- who's going and what's at stake? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Zynvc3

Ethiopian and Eritrean food is well known globally, but this is your chance to discover Somali cooking. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZnCOUI

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USCIS will also be enabled to award green cards to eligible applicants from the pool of unused employment-based immigrant green cards during the fiscal years 2020 and 2021. While a short summary of the bill is available, the entire text has not yet been issued in the public domain. If the bill is passed, it will greatly help the Indian diaspora stuck for decades in the green card backlog. from Times of India https://ift.tt/39CTARC via IFTTT

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