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Meet British MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi: Khalistani connections, pro-Pakistani stance on Kashmir and vocal during ‘farmer protests’

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, or Tan Dhesi as he is addressed sometimes, is a Labour MP from Slough in the United Kingdom.

China forces US diplomats to undergo anal swab tests, Biden administration calls it undignified: Reports

The Chinese authorities later acknowledged carrying out such tests and assured that they would not be using anal swabs on American diplomats to test for COVID-19 in the future.

‘Barrack 12 at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai is fit for Nirav Modi’: UK court approves extradition to India

"Barrack 12 at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai is fit for Nirav Modi," said the UK judge while ordering his extradition

UK: BBC criticised for ‘hostile’ interview of Zara Mohammed, the first female leader of British Muslim Council

In the interview, the host Emma Barnett had confronted Mohammed on various issues of Islam, including the number of female imams in the country.

Blocked by Trump, unblocked and followed by Biden and then unfollowed by Biden: Love-hate relationship of TV star Chrissy Teigen and POTUS

How Trump-hater Chrissy Teigen won a follow from POTUS Biden on inauguration night to eventual unfollow a month later on Twitter.

Sri Lanka puts Chinese COVID-19 vaccines on hold, orders 13 million AstraZeneca doses

Sri Lanka has ordered 10 million doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India at the cost of 52.5 million dollars, as per reports.

To tackle increasing suicide rates during the pandemic, Japan appoints a ‘Minister of Loneliness’

According to the Japan Times, the preliminary figure released by the National Policy Agency showed that 20,919 people died of suicide in 2020, which was 750 more than the previous year.

Canadian PM Trudeau and his cabinet avoid voting on motion terming China’s treatment of Uyghurs as ‘genocide’

The Canadian PM had earlier refused to term China's treatment of Uygur Muslims as 'genocide' after the which the opposition brought the motion.

US President Joe Biden casually drops the N-word during Munich Security Conference, accused of racism on social media

The N-word is considered as one of the hateful words that were first uttered in the 17th century. Its origin can be traced back to the Spanish word 'negro', which is often used by white supremacists to deliberately offend the African-American community.

‘They attacked a sovereign nation’: Australia refuses to buckle under pressure, says won’t change new legislation despite Facebook block

Australia's new law requiring social media giants to pay news outlets has triggered a war between Facebook and Australia

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