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China orders probe into children's textbook after 'ugly illustration' row
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): A nationwide probe into problematic press houses have been launched in China after illustrations in a national publisher's textbooks sparked controversy for being "ugly", "racist" and "pornographic," state media reports said on Sunday.
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Ricky Gervais defends trans jokes in Netflix special 'SuperNature' followi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): British comedian and actor Ricky Gervais has defended his trans jokes in his latest Netflix comedy special 'SuperNature' that sparked social media outrage upon release.
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Azam Khan skips UP assembly proceedings; sparks rumours of rift with Akhil
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 25 (ANI): Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan skipped Uttar Pradesh Assembly proceedings for the second day in a row on Tuesday amid growing speculation of a rift between him and party president Akhilesh Yadav.
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BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over meeting with UK leader Jeremy Corbyn known for
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's meeting with the UK's former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has sparked a new controversy as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been criticizing Rahul Gandhi and the grand old party ever since the meeting took place.
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PM Modi cautions against controversies over languages, says every regional
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday cautioned against the attempts being made to spark controversies on the basis of languages, saying that BJP sees a reflection of Indian culture in every regional language and considers them worth worshipping.
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Sri Lanka: Outrage after China distributes dry rations to foreign service
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): Amid a shortage of essentials in Sri Lanka due to a severe economic crisis, food rations distributed by China have sparked outrage among the Foreign Service Officers' Association (FSOA) of the country.
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Indian American student 'choked for four minutes' in Texas school, video s
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Texas [US], May 17 (ANI): Shaan Pritmani, an Indian American student, was assaulted and "choked for over four minutes" by a white student at Coppell Middle School in Texas.
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Tensions escalate between Pakistan's Punjab, Sindh provinces over water sh
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): Acute water shortage along with a searing heatwave have sparked tensions between Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan over their share of the nation's water resources.
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Tamil Nadu Guv rejects claims of imposition of Hindi, backs National Educa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 14 (ANI): After Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy's statement sparked the controversy over the Hindi language, state Governor RN Ravi backed the Centre's New Education Policy (NEP-2020), saying the impression of imposition of a language is
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Arrest of 90-yr old Hong Kong cardinal sparks outcry over Beijing's nation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 13 (ANI): Amid rising fears that Beijing would begin instituting closer control over the church in Hong Kong, the detention of a 90-year-old retired bishop of Hong Kong cardinal Joseph Zen, prompted an immediate outcry from international human rights leaders along with calls f
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Growing ties between Russia, China amid Ukraine war stokes worries for Wes
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 12 (ANI): In the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been hit hard by western sanctions, sparking the nation's increasing subordination with China.
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B-towners' New Hangout Spot: SHOTT - Asia's first SPARK Bowling and Gaming
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Andheri just levelled up with the launch of India's only full-scale first-class gaming heaven SHOTT, a family entertainment umbrella with the nexus of power, action, and gaming.
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