Arnab's chats: Government seeking legal opinion for action, says Maharashtra ministerNagpur: The Maharashtra government is taking legal opinion on whether action can be taken against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami under the Official Secrets Act over his purported WhatsApp chats concerning the Balakot air strike, a state minister said on Saturday. Addressing a press confe....
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EX-CELT IN SHOCK BOSS RETURNFORMER Celtic defender Mick McCarthy has been confirmed as Cardiff City’s new boss. The ex-Republic of Ireland international gaffer has agreed to his seventh managerial position after the Championship side sacked Neil Harris following the 1-0 midweek loss to Mark Warburton’s Queens Park ....
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Protesting farmer leaders allege conspiracy to kill 4 of them, disrupt tractor rallyNew Delhi: Protesting farmer leaders have alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched to kill four of them and create disturbance during their proposed tractor rally in Delhi on January 26. At a press conference at the Singhu border late on Friday night, the farmer leaders presented a person who cla....
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Here's the real difference between Republicans and Democrats — and why it mattersLet's not be naive about American politics. The truth is the Democrats are as self-interested and calculating as the Republicans are. The difference, however, must be said. While the Democrats are as partisan as the Republicans are, their partisanship runs more or less in the direction of democracy ....
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Report: West Ham eye move for £50k-per-week Celtic targetReport: West Ham eye move for £50k-per-week Celtic target - originally posted on Sportslens.com
A host of Premier League clubs are interested in signing Crystal Palace midfielder James McCarthy who will become a free agent at the end of the season. According to reports from The Daily Mail, four Pr....
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Here's the extortionist trick the GOP is already using to undermine BidenThe headlines produced by the new president's inaugural address were almost universal in quoting one of its key themes: "We must end this uncivil war." This quote is now being put through the spin cycle, as they say, where it will be rinsed and re-rinsed, and interpreted and reinterpreted, until all....
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Farmers body rejects govt proposal to suspend farm lawsNew Delhi: Farmer leaders on Thursday rejected the governments offer to suspend the three farm laws for 12 to 16 months. At a full general body meeting of the Sanyukta Kisan Morcha, a complete repeal of three central farm laws and enacting a legislation for remunerative MSP for every farmer were aga....
A Week in Creative: NYT Cooking serves up inspiration and Oatly goes after dadsThis is an extract from The Drum's A Week in Creative email briefing. You can subscribe to it here if you'd like it in your inbox once a week.
Welcome to 'A Week in Creative', a handpicked selection of the most interesting campaigns to come out of The Drum's Creative Works in the past week. If thi....
Joe Biden to take oath as 46th US president in a few hoursJoe Biden swears the oath of office at noon on Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors.
The very ceremony in which presidential power is transf....
Farmers' tractor rally on R Day: Group of farm union leaders to meet police officialsNew Delhi: A group of farm union leaders will meet top officials of Delhi, Haryana and UP police on Wednesday to discuss the route and arrangements for their scheduled tractor rally on January 26 to protests against the three farm laws, a farmer union leader said. Farmers have been protesting again....
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Concerns Heighten Over Venezuela/Guyana Border ControversyRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) on Friday, January 15, 2021, received a briefing on recent developments concerning the Venezuela/Guyana border controversy, from officials of the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. The briefing was conducted over the Zo....
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Venezuela Reopens Flights to Panama and Dominican RepublicRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuela's civil aviation authority said on Monday, January 17th, it is reopening flights to Panama and the Dominican Republic that it shut last month due to coronavirus pandemic. Last year, Venezuela allowed flights to Turkey, Mexico, Bolivia, Panama and the Dominican Repu....
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Republican Party official suggests he discussed the possibility of secessionWyoming Republican Party Chairman Frank Eathorne is starting to draw attention for recent comments suggesting an interest in secession.The Casper Star Tribune' recent report flagged the remarks, which Eathorne made in a conversation with Steve Bannon on his podcast. They were discussing the future o....
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French ex-PM on trial over 'Karachi affair' kickbacksPARIS: Former French prime minister Edouard Balladur goes on trial on Tuesday (today) on charges that he used kickbacks from arms deals in the 1990s to fund a presidential bid, a case known as the "Karachi affair".
Balladur, 91, joins a long list of senior French politicians pursued for alleged ....
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Trump just tried to change U.S. COVID policy in Biden's term — but Biden's team says it won't happenIn a bizarre move on Monday, President Donald Trump released a proclamation seeking to lift the pandemic-related travel restrictions on much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Brazil. The administration had recently put the restrictions in place, understandably, to limit spread of the virus....
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Singapore navy ad says it is not 'crazy' for women to want to defend the countryYou may not be anywhere near the office water cooler right now, but we still want to spotlight the most talked about creative from the brands that should be on your radar. Today, we look to the Singapore navy's latest recruitment drive to reflect the resilience and grit by sailors when defending the....
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Indian opposition seeks inquiry into security leak after Goswami's messages emergeIndian opposition parties called on Monday for an investigation into chat messages from a top TV anchor that they said showed prior knowledge of air strikes carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government against Pakistan in 2019.
Arnab Goswami, editor-in-chief of Republic TV network, to....
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China, ROK ink memorandum on translation, publication of classicsChina and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Monday signed a memorandum on translation and publication of classics, initiating a new step in people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two countries.....
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Court in Central African Republic upholds election resultsBANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic's constitutional court on Monday upheld President Faustin Archange Touadera's re-election, raising the specter of more violence days after rebels attempted to overtake the capital.
The opposition had urged the court to order a re-....
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Delhi Police to decide whether farmers be allowed in city to protest: SCNew Delhi:The Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre that it is for the Delhi Police to decide whether to allow farmers to enter Delhi or not. The top court stressed that it is the Delhi Police who have the authority over the issue and not the Supreme Court. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bo....
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Goswami Balakot transcripts further expose India's 'sinister designs', vindicate Pakistan: FOTranscripts showing firebrand Indian television anchor Arnab Goswami knew of the Narendra Modi government's plan to carry out a strike in Pakistan's Balakot area well in advance have "further exposed India's sinister designs and vindicated Pakistan's long-held position", the Foreign Office said on S....
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Farmer unions say they will go ahead with tractor march in Delhi on Republic DayNew Delhi: Farmer unions protesting against the Centres agri laws said on Sunday that they will go ahead with their proposed tractor parade in Delhi on Republic Day. Addressing a press conference at the Singhu border protest site, union leader Yogendra Yadav said, "We will carry out a tractor parad....
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House's lead impeachment manager: I'm not losing my son in 2020 and country in 2021Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday that he's "not going to lose my son at the end of 2020 and lose my country and my republic in 2021," in a moving message that comes as he grapples with his family's loss and his role as the House's lead impeachment manager in President Donald Trump's second i....
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Goswami knew about Balakot 3 days before it happened, police probe in ratings scam suggestsFirebrand Indian television anchor Arnab Goswami knew of the Modi government's plan to stage a strike in Pakistan days before the Feb 26, 2019, Balakot episode between the two countries, evidence submitted by Mumbai police as part of an ongoing investigation on manipulation of television ratings sug....
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidencyThe United States on Friday imposed sanctions on companies in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates for doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and on three Iranian entities over conventional arms proliferation.....
Blacklisted by U.S., Xiaomi says it's not a 'Communist Chinese military company'With mere days left in office, the Trump administration has added another Chinese smartphone maker to its list of blacklisted companies.
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Defense added Xiaomi to the list of “Communist Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the ....
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DPRK holds military parade to celebrate party congressA military parade to commemorate the eighth party congress of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang on Thursday evening.....
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Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Former Trump Lawyer, Sidney PowellWe write a lot about defamation suits here at Techdirt. Most of what we cover are baseless lawsuits -- lawsuits featuring powerful people "punching down" in hopes of silencing critics.
But this case is on a more equitable level. As the election results rolled in last November, the Trump Admin....
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Report: Celtic player could be reunited with his former manager after contact madeReport: Celtic player could be reunited with his former manager after contact made - originally posted on Sportslens.com
According to reports from The Scottish Sun, Nottingham Forest have made an approach to sign Shane Duffy from Celtic. Duffy endured a torrid first half of the season at Parkhead, ....
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If governments can last 5 years, so can protests: Bharatiya Kisan UnionNew Delhi: As the farmers agitation against the newly passed agricultural laws by the Centre entered its 50th day on Thursday, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait wondered if a government can hold office for five years, why cant the farmers protest go on for the same period of tim....
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China's Hainan launches air freight route to ROKSouthern China's island province of Hainan has launched its first air freight route linking the provincial capital of Haikou with Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea (ROK).....
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Czech Republic double up in Davis CupRadek Stepanek drew on his vast experience to give a tennis lesson to Serbia's Dusan Lajovic in the deciding singles as the Czech Republic retained the Davis Cup Sunday.....
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History made as US House impeaches Trump for second timeWASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday and sent its impeachment resolution to the Senate to convict him.
The resolution holds Mr Trump responsible for the Jan 6 mob attack on the Capitol building that led to the death of at least five people an....
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US House impeaches President Donald Trump for 'incitement of insurrection' at CapitolWashington: The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump by 232 to 197 votes for his role in last weeks Capitol Hill riot, making him the first president in American history to be impeached twice. Ten Republican Congressmen voted in favour of an article of impeachment on Wednesd....
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Fools rush in: Trump, pardons and the tyrant's cultThere is little doubt among readers of this online magazine that Donald Trump, like all U.S. presidents before him, is a criminal. His grotesqueness and belligerence, however, has elevated Trump to Nixonian heights. With Bugsy Siegel's mob swagger and the ponzi-salesmanship of Bernie Madoff, Trump, ....
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How Covid-19 changed e-commerce: sales growth and irreversible dependenceThe global pandemic has completely solidified the need for e-commerce. Where it used to be just one of many options we had when it came to making a purchase, e-commerce instead became the primary method of shopping.
With all non-essential shops closed across the world for large swathes of 2020, and....
Republican Liz Cheney issues scathing statement on Trump — and says she'll vote to impeachRepublican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and the third-ranking member of GOP House leadership, announced Tuesday evening that she will vote in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump."On January 6, 2021 a violent mob attacked the United States Capit....
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McConnell thinks Trump committed impeachable acts — and wants Democrats to move forward: reportOutgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell believes President Donald Trump committed impeachable acts related to the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, according to a report Tuesday in the New York Times, and he is pleased that the Democrats are moving forward with a plan to push for his removal....
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ASUS ROG Swift PG32UQ made for PS5, Xbox Series X while keyboard and mouse go wirelessToday the ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamers) crew showed off a collection of new computers and accessories. In addition to some fantastical laptops running the newest in new graphics processors, they delivered a new mechanical RGB gaming keyboard, a 19,000 dpi wireless gaming mouse, and a 32-inch HDMI 2.....
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ASUS ROG Flow X13 pairs ultraportable gaming 2-in-1 with an RTX 3080 eGPUASUS has a new ultraportable gaming laptop, and the ROG Flow X13 takes a little explaining. Making its debut at CES 2021 today, the 13-inch laptop is Republic of Gamers’ first 2-in-1 convertible gaming notebook, but it also comes with a ROG XG Mobile external graphics card that doubles as a do....
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Top GOP aide delivers scathing resignation letter slamming his party for enabling Trump mobCongressional Republicans are seeing an increasing number of resignations from longtime aides who are fed up with their party's enabling of President Donald Trump's failed insurrection.Politico reports that Jason Schmid, a longtime senior House Armed Services Committee staffer, delivered a scathing ....
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE adds 4K option and CPU/GPU upgrades to dual-screen laptopASUS’ dual-screen laptop has had a CES 2021 revamp, with the Republic of Gamers Zephyrus Duo 15 SE keeping the twin displays but throwing in more screen options and faster processors. As before, there’s a 15.6-inch main display on top, with a 14.1-inch secondary display underneath, on a ....