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Dec 05, 2021 07:59 AM IST
Cyclone Jawad impact: Odisha, West Bengal, Assam to receive heavy rainfall
While Cyclone Jawad weakening into a deep depression brought relief for coastal areas of Odisha, northern Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, the system is expected to cause heavy rainfall at isolated places in the three impacted states. Read More
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Dec 05, 2021 07:15 AM IST
‘Omicron variant has higher transmissibility rate’: Maharashtra health minister
Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope has said that the latest mutation of coronavirus (Omicron), which was first detected in South Africa, has a higher rate of transmissibility. However, the symptoms caused by it remain mild. “The Omicron variant of coronavirus has a higher transmissibility rate but its symptoms are mild, ” he said on Saturday.
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Dec 05, 2021 05:52 AM IST
Assam journalist booked under sedition charges over article on lawyer’s arrest
A journalist was charged with sedition on Saturday in Assam’s Silchar district, allegedly for writing an article on the arrest of lawyer Pradip Dutta Roy in a local news website, police said.
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Omicron alarm: What are the new testing rules for inbound US, UK travellers?
- The new variant of concern, Omicron, has prompted the United States and Britain to issue revised guidelines for incoming travellers.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 07:19 AM IST
China military operations near Taiwan resemble ‘rehearsals’: Pentagon chief
- In recent months, the Chinese military has mounted an increasingly aggressive series of sea and air military operations near Taiwan, which it claims as its own.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 06:58 AM IST
‘Probe Brazil president for linking jabs to AIDS’
President Jair Bolsonaro said in an October 24 broadcast that “official reports from the UK government suggest that fully vaccinated people… are developing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome much faster than anticipated.”
Published on Dec 05, 2021 06:24 AM IST
China criticises US democracy ahead of Biden’s summit
“There is no fixed model of democracy,” China said in the official document titled China: Democracy That Works, published on Saturday, which details its democratic endeavors.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 06:18 AM IST
BySutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, Beijing
Dozens held after mob kills Sri Lanka national in Pakistan
The vigilante attack has caused outrage, with Khan calling it a “day of shame for Pakistan” and later saying he had spoken to the Sri Lanka president about the killing.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 06:15 AM IST
‘Omicron could dent global economic growth’
Omicron has spread rapidly to at least 40 countries since it was first reported in South Africa last week, officials say, and many governments have tightened travel rules to try to keep it out.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 06:12 AM IST
Agencies | , Washington/ London
Ukraine offensive: Russia dismisses media reports
The Washington Post in the US cited officials and an intelligence document on Saturday as saying US intelligence thought Russia could be planning a multifront offensive on Ukraine as early as next year involving up to 175,000 troops.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 06:10 AM IST
LIVE: Journalist booked under sedition charges over article in Assam
- Breaking news updates December 5, 2021: Get latest news, breaking news, latest updates, live news, top headlines, breaking business news and top news of the hour.
Updated on Dec 05, 2021 07:15 AM IST
Sri Lankan lynched in Pak: Imran assures Lankan counterpart of ‘justice’
- Police in Pakistan arrested more than hundred people after Priyantha Diyawadana, a factory manager in Sialkot, was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob who accused him of blasphemy.
Published on Dec 05, 2021 12:03 AM IST
Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
China criticises US democracy before Biden summit
“There is no fixed model of democracy,” China said in the official document titled China: Democracy That Works, published on Saturday, which details its democratic endeavors
Updated on Dec 04, 2021 06:47 PM IST
Michigan high school shooting: Parents of accused who killed 4 caught
James and Jennifer Crumbley were captured in a commercial building in Detroit that housed artwork, Detroit Police Chief James E. White told a news conference. White said the couple “were aided in getting into the building,” and that a person who helped them may also face charges.
Published on Dec 04, 2021 02:42 PM IST
Trudeau appoints more Indo-Canadians to key positions in the new govt
The Canadian prime minister had earlier appointed three Indo-Canadians to his cabinet in October, when he was forming a minority government after winning snap elections in September
Published on Dec 04, 2021 02:03 PM IST
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