Tag: India
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US mounts pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil as Russia keeps bombing Ukraine
At least five civilians were killed today as the Russians bombed the city of Kramatorsk in the east of Ukraine. Russia is continuing its war effort in Ukraine under a looming 10th August deadline provided by US President Donald Trump to stop the war or face further sanctions. New US sanctions against Russia, originally presented…
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The online propagandists of Elon Musk
After feuding with the US President on his own social media platform, X.com (Twitter), Elon Musk admitted to using Twitter to wield political influence and is already discussing the prospect of a creating new political party. The split between allies appears to have been violent, with Steve Bannon alleging that Elon Musk was struck by…
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India strikes Pakistan: Pakistan vows to retaliate
India has struck 9 locations with airstrikes it described as terror camps in Pakistan earlier this morning. India described its operation “Operation Sindoor” which it says it is aimed at hitting back at terrorists after the Pahalgam terror attack which resulted in the death of 25 Indians and one Nepalese tourist. Large explosions were heard…
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Kashmiri separatists claim responsibility for Pahalgam terror attack
According to the Indian press, Kashmiri seperatist terror group The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Pakistan-based Laskar-eTaiba (LET), claimed responsibility for yesterday’s terror attack in Pahalgam. Yesterday around 2.30pm, at least four militants came out of the woods and started firing indiscriminately at tourists in the Baisaran meadow called “mini Switzerland” in Pahalgam…
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Joseph Muscat continues his Business India Tour With Shady Businessmen
Ex-Premier Joseph Muscat is continuing his business travels in India, promoting the businesses of his shady business partners, friends and associates in India. In the weeks to come, Joseph Muscat will be promoting a school in India through a TedX Talk for his friend Srijal Gupta who coincidentally, as a very serious businessman, is a…
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The real Asian centre stage
This may not be the best time to discuss strong markets during what seems to be a major and incoming market correction according to stock market indices options chains. However, when discussing Chinese stocks, there’s always a probability they will remain inferior in any situation. Those who do discuss Chinese stocks with enthusiasm as if…
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G20 Highlights
Hosted in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the conference by announcing a global alliance against hunger and poverty. The pledge was signed by 82 countries, including all G20 members except for Argentina. The statement can be found here. US President Joe Biden missed the family…
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Armenia ramps up its military budget
Armenia is ramping up its military budget for next year, following its loss of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the displacement of up to 100,000 Armenians last year. The Armenian military budget is set to rise by 20% next year and up to $1.72 billion. In contrast, Azerbaijan spends up to $5.5 billion per year on its…
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More footage and stories from the surreal BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia
The BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia ended with a meeting between the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin followed by a statement by the parties in the conferences with some points including a bizarre demand to nations “to adhere to the UN Charter”. Russia invaded Ukraine twice, first in 2014 and…
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Footage of Sheikh Hasina’s plane leaving Bangladesh to India
On the 5th of August I reported that Sheikh Hasina eft Dhaka to Ingia on a military helicopter. This was incorrect because Sheikh Hasina left on a helicopter, shortly before her official residence in Gonobhaban was stormed by priotestors to Kurmitola Air Base. There, at the airbase, Hasina boarded a Bangladesh Air Force C-130J Hercules…
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Vinesh Phogat defeats wrestling world champion Yui Sasaki and heads to the Wrestling Final in the Paris Olympics
Vinesh Phogat becomes the first female wrestler from India to win a Silver Medal in the Olympics after beating previously undefeated world champion, Yui Susaki from Japan in the Paris Olympics’ wrestling semi-finals. She will be facing-off Sarah Hildebrandt from the United States later today. Vinesh Phogat was one of the Indian wrestlers who lead…
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flees Dhaka to India in a military helicopter as her apartment is stormed
Bangladeshi’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled Dhaka to India in a military helicopter. Her apartment was stormed by protesters who are enjoying taking videos and photos on her bed. Protesters are jubilant in the Bangladeshi capital after they suffered weeks of repression and brutal violence from the police and armed forces. The…
