Julian Assange was stripped naked twice and handcuffed 11 times coming and going from the court, the WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer told his US extradition hearing in London on Tuesday. Assange faces charges under the US Espionage Act for the 2010 release of a trove of files detailing the realities of US military campaigns in Afghanistan…
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US President Trump, PM Modi ask Pakistan to not allow its territory for launching terror attacks
NEW DELHI: In a strong message, India and the US on Tuesday asked Pakistan to ensure that no territory under its control is used to launch terror attacks and strongly condemned cross-border terrorism in all its forms. A joint statement covering various key aspects of talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald…
For how much do Facebook users want to sell their private information for?
A recent study has revealed how much people in various countries value their private information and at what price will they be ready to part with it. It is the first study that attempts to quantify the value of online privacy and data. It assessed how much privacy is worth in six countries by looking…
Coronavirus outbreak: 2,715 killed, reported cases spike to over 80,000
The reported cases of the coronavirus have now spiked to over 80,000 worldwide. While at least 2,715 people have been killed. The virus has been quickly spreading to West Asia and Europe. In the lastest coming in Switzerland and Algeria have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus. Moving from China, Iran, Italy and South Korea have now…
Deadly surge of religious intolerance in India is horrifying: Pramila Jayapal on Delhi riots
By PTI WASHINGTON: The violence over the amended citizenship act in India’s capital New Delhi drew sharp reactions from US lawmakers with the mainstream media prominently reporting it along with the just-concluded visit of President Donald Trump. Reacting to the violence that has claimed at least 13 lives in the past a couple of days,…
Adorable lost Dog walks into local police station to report himself ‘missing’, then returns home
Washington, Feb 25: A pet German Shepherd mix who ran away from home in the middle of the night and ended up in a Odessa Police Department in Texas in wee hours of the morning, letting them know that he’s lost. Odessa Police Department cops were shocked when Chico the German Shepherd walked into station on…
A year since Balakot airstrikes: What happened on February 26, 2019?
New Delhi: February 26 marks the first anniversary of the Balakot airstrike which was launched by the Indian Air Force to target the terrorist camps operating in Balakot village in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. This was the first time since the 1971 war that India’s armed forces had crossed an international border to carry out…
At banquet for Donald Trump, salmon tikka, raan ali-shan to mark cultural fusion
A taste of India, but with the American palate in mind — that’s the underlying philosophy behind the menu crafted by the Rashtrapati Bhavan in-house chefs for the banquet for US President Donald Trump and his delegation on Tuesday. So, wild Atlantic salmon will be on the plate but as fish tikkas. And Cajun spice, the US…
Watch: 6 men steal ATM in Telangana, abandon it as they couldn’t break it open
The Indicash ATM centre in Rudraram had two machines. However, when one went missing, locals alerted the police. In a bizarre theft case, an ATM (automated teller machine) belonging to Indicash was stolen by six unidentified men in the early hours of Sunday in Rudraram village, Sangareddy district. The machine had Rs 2.27 lakh cash…
Battle of the 5G smartphones: iQOO 3 5G vs Realme X50 Pro
India is nowhere close to getting 5G connectivity but that is not hindering smartphone companies from racing towards trying to become the first to launch 5G devices in the country. Realme launched their Realme X50 Pro just yesterday, followed by iQOO launching the iQOO 3 5G today. In all this, Xiaomi ‘showcased’ its 5G-ready Mi Mix Alpha in…
Delhi violence: Action must be taken, Gautam Gambhir hits out at Kapil Mishra
BJP lawmaker Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday criticised his party colleague Kapil Mishra for his provocative speech on Sunday and said strict action must be taken against those responsible regardless of their allegiance after large-scale violence in parts of Delhi. The comments by Gautam Gambhir, who represents East Delhi in the Lok Sabha, came after violence…
CBSE exams postponed, schools shut in violence-hit north-east Delhi
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday deferred the Class 10 and 12 papers to be held on Wednesday at 86 centres in north-east Delhi, where 13 people hav e died in violence related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Class 10 students were to appear for their English exam on Wednesday and Class 12 students…
13 dead in northeast Delhi violence over CAA, says GTB hospital
The number of people who died in the large-scale violence in northeast Delhi over the past two days has gone to 13, an official of the Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital confirmed on Tuesday. Apart from the 13 deaths, including that of a Delhi Police head constable, more than 150 people have been injured in…
Till Modi is in power, we will not get any response from India: Shahid Afridi on India-Pakistan relationship
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s thinking is ‘inclined towards negativity’ and till the time he is in power in India, the relationship between the two hostile Asian neighbours cannot improve. ‘Till Modi is in power, I don’t think we will get any response from India. We have all,…
With 71 new coronavirus deaths, number of casualties touches 2,663 in China
The number of confirmed cases has reached 77,658, a jump of 508 cases. Seventy-one new coronavirus deaths were reported from China, taking the total number of casualties to 2,663, even as reports suggested that the number of new cases has seen a sharp decline. According to a daily report released by the National Health Commission…