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Twitter Bans Donald Trump Citing Risk Of Violent Incitement
Social media giant Twitter announced that it is banning US President Donald Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence". ....
India To Give Visa To Afghan Nationals Fleeing Taliban: Government Sources
In view of the growing threat of Taliban, there has been a significant increase in visa requests to come to India from Afghanistan. Indian government have decided to give visa the Afghan nationals, according to Indian government sources. ....
Taliban Imposes Restrictions On Afghanistan's Sikh, Hindu Minorities
When Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, there were concerns that some of Afghanistan's tiny non-Muslim minorities could vanish. Two years on, those fears are becoming realised a media report said.....
Death Toll In China Earthquake Rises To 151
The death toll of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwest China on December 18 has risen to 151, official sources said on Sunday.....
Biden Expects Gaza Ceasefire By March 4
US President Joe Biden has said that he expects a ceasefire to take effect in Gaza by next Monday (March 4) on the conclusion of negotiations to free Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.....
Quad Nations To Align Their Coast Guards In New Initiative
The Quad member countries India, the US, Japan and Australia on Saturday announced a slew of new initiatives on maritime security including the first-ever interoperability exercise among their coast guards.....
PM Modi Holds Bilateral Talks With Biden, Discusses Global, Regional Issues: MEA
US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged views on global and regional issues, including the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, during their bilateral talks at Biden's residence in Greenville, Delaware on Saturday ahead of the fourth in-person summit of the Quad later in the day.....
Italy Toll Surges To Nearly 3,000 With 475 New Deaths
Coronavirus-ravaged Italy, which had recorded 300 plus deaths for three days running from Sunday, on Wednesday hit a new high of 475 deaths in the last 24 hours.....
Thousands Defy Lockdown For Funeral Of Muslim Cleric In Bangladesh
Thousands of people on Saturday defied the countrywide lockdown to attend the funeral of a Muslim cleric in Bangladesh, triggering fears of rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic.....
This Was An Attack, This Wasn't The Flu: Trump
US President Donald Trump said that the US "had no choice" but to pour trillions of dollars into fighting the coronavirus pandemic, adding that "this was an attack... this wasn't the flu".....
