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China announces nationwide loosening of Covid curbs
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This comes less than two weeks after largescale protests gripped the country against the zero covid policy. This announcement has brought relief to millions of people under various restrictions since the start of the pandemic.
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BSF shoots down record 16 drones in 2022; anti-drone system, in-depth patr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid increased drone challenge on the India-Pakistan border, the Border Security Force (BSF) has shot down a record 16 drones so far this year; and the force has adopted the anti-drone system and in-depth patrolling to tackle the issue having security threats.
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'I Wanna See a Movie!': New viral chant for China protesters against Covid
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a report by US-based entertainment outlet The Hollywood Reporter, a video went viral across the Chinese social media portal 'WeChat' where purported protesters from Shanghai are seen chanting, "I Wanna See a Movie!"
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China's stringent COVID curbs flare up public anger against ruling Communi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Several videos circulating on social media have shown a crowd chanting the slogan "Communist Party step down, Down with Xi Jinping" in unison over a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region that has unleashed excessive public outrage.
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Karnataka govt aims to conduct health checkups for every resident in 18 mo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking at the Arogya City Summit, the minister said that the government has decided to start 438 "Namma clinics'' in urban areas to manage and curb the increase of non-communicable diseases.
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"Step down, Xi Jinping, Step down, CCP: China sees massive protests over C
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This large-scale protest was apparently sparked by an apartment block fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang province, which killed at least 10 people on Thursday and has acted as a catalyst for searing public anger.
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China: Departing Foxconn employees trapped at train stations, clashes with
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Violent worker protests erupted at the world's largest iPhone factory in central China as authorities at the Foxconn plant struggle to contain a COVID-19 outbreak while maintaining production ahead of the peak holiday season.
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Covid in China: Protests erupt in Xi Jinping's alma mater Tsinghua Univers
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In defiance of China's zero-Covid policy, hundreds of students on Sunday protested at President Xi Jinping's alma mater, Tsinghua University.
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Assam lifts curbs on vehicular movement along its border with Meghalaya
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sudhakar Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Guwahati City Police, told ANI that the police removed the barricades in Jorabat area along the Assam-Meghalaya state border and had allowed all vehicles to enter into the neighbouring state.
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Interest rate reaches highest in 24 years after State Bank of Pakistan hik
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The interest rate in Pakistan skyrocketed to its highest in 24 years after the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised its key policy rate by 16 per cent on Friday to curb inflation, according to Dawn.
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State Bank of Pakistan hikes interest rate to 16 per cent to curb inflatio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) jacked up its policy rate by 16 per cent on Friday, the Express Tribune reported on Friday citing the bank after a meeting of its monetary policy committee (MPC), according to the Express Tribune.
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'Misogynistic, gender-biased': NCW takes cognizance on curbs on entry of w
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The NCW further claimed that the move smacked of 'misogyny', adding that the Constitution does not provide for such 'gender-based discrimination'.
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