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International Relations
Singapore declares lockdown: Here is why the Wuhan Coronavirus is so deadly and why it is not ‘just the flu’
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong declared a near-total lockdown of the country on Friday to curb the spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus.
UNSC members snub China’s attempt at raking up Kashmir issue, maintain that Kashmir remains a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan
Once again in a span of five months, China, nudged by Pakistan, held an informal consultation on the Kashmir issue at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in New York.
Pakistan claims Russia invited Imran Khan to the EEF in September. No we did not, says Russia
The Eastern Economic forum has been meeting since 2015 to discuss business and investments in Russia's far east region. Putin had also mentioned in his recent address to Kremlin that PM Modi and Japan's Shinzo Abe will be attending the EEF this year.
Why can’t Pakistani Hindus go to Europe or America as refugees if Syrians and Rohingyas can?
Countries like Canada and Sweden welcome refugees who are persecuted, but why do Pakistan Hindus fail to get this helping hand?
US, France, others back India’s right to self-defence even as Pakistan cries foul over its airspace violation
Many globals powers refrained from siding with Pakistan and have defended India's right to self-defence, while also calling for restraint.
31 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants caught at Guwahati Railway Station
Guwahati Railway detained 31 illegal immigrants en route to Bangladesh who had come to India through fraudulent means.
India elected to UN Human Rights Council with the highest number of votes
In January, India will join 46 other countries as fellow members in the UN's top human rights body.
NSA Ajit Doval to take charge of ‘Strategic Policy Group’, to look after India’s long-term security and strategic interests
NSA Doval will replace the cabinet secretary as chairman of the SPG.
India defies US sanctions, will continue to import Iranian oil
This is the second time India defied the US in a week after it signed the S-400 missile deal with Russia
Maldives President Abdullah Yameen unwilling to relinquish power, rejects election results
Yameen had conceded defeat to Ibrahim Mohammad Solih on September 24 this year.
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Government and Policy
Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi remembers Guru Nanak, speaks on Farm Bills as Khalistanis try to hijack farmers’ protest
Amid the farmers' protest, he also asked the agricultural students to inform the farmers about the bills to clear their doubts
Cricket
Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam accused of sexually assaulting, exploiting woman for a decade after promising to marry her
In an explosive press conference on Saturday a woman levelled serious allegations of sexual abuse and assault on Pakistani cricketer Babar Azam.
Crime
UP registers first Grooming Jihad case under new anti-conversion law, accused, who was forcing Hindu girl to convert, absconding
A day after UP passed new anti-conversion law to curb menace of Grooming Jihad (Love Jihad), police have registered its first-ever case
News Reports
Karnataka: Radical Islamist graffiti, calling for beheading for insulting Prophet Muhammad, appears in Mangaluru
"The only punishment for insulting Prophet Muhammad is beheading of the one accused of blasphemy," the graffiti in Mangaluru read.
World
UAE punishes Pakistan for not relenting on its anti-Israel stand? Pakistanis lose 3,000 jobs in a week after visa ban: Read details
While the visa ban by UAE was initially limited to tourist visas, it was later extended to employment and work visas for Pakistan
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Crime
Wife of late Wajid Khan writes on her sufferings in an inter-faith marriage, says anti-conversion law should be nationalised
Wife of late music composer Wajid Khan wrote how her husband and his family had been forcing her to convert to Islam after their marriage
News Reports
Who is the man in farmer protest video, lying about ‘govt snatching farmland’: Profile of an actor and Khalistan supporter
Khalistan supporter Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu has been seen spreading the lie that govt will snatch farmer's land using the new farm laws
News Reports
Actor Deep Sandhu disappoints Barkha Dutt after she provides platform to ‘distance himself’ from OpIndia report that he supports Khalistan
Barkha Dutt lamented after actor Deep Sidhu refused to condemn Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and to call him terrorist on her YouTube channel
News Reports
Odisha: Largest ever vigilance raid in state unearths massive wealth gathered by IFS officer, fancy cars, ultra-luxurious lifestyle
Pathak's family reportedly owns a lavish apartment in Bhubaneswar with Italian marble flooring, ivory furnitures and other luxuries. The son is engaged to an MLA's daughter.
Political Fact-Check
The truth about the viral picture, shared by Rahul Gandhi, where police can be seen ‘beating up’ an old farmer
Congress leaders share cunningly edited version of a video to allege brute force is being used by security officials to quell the 'farmer' protest
