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Australian newspaper cartoon of U.S. candidates Harris and Biden criticized as racist

1:10 pm August 24, 2020

Sydney: A cartoon in Australia’s biggest national newspaper was denounced as racist by some top government figures on Friday for a portrayal of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris that critics said was racist. The cartoon by Johannes Leak in The Australian newspaper, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s […]

Safety, efficacy main concerns with Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine: Nobel laureate Peter Doherty

2:55 pm August 17, 2020

Kolkata: Echoing the scientific community’s scepticism over Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine rolled out for emergency use, Nobel laureate Peter Charles Doherty says his “big worry” is there could be refusals for other vaccines if doubts over its safety turn out to be true. Russian President Vladimir Putin last week announced that his country has developed the world’s first vaccine against COVID-19, […]

The many highlights of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s glittering career

11:10 pm August 15, 2020

New Delhi: As Mahendra Singh Dhoni bids adieu to international cricket, here is a look at the career highlights of India’s most successful captain, who led the country to two World Cup trophies. December 2004: Dhoni makes his international debut against Bangladesh in an ODI at Chittagong. October 2005: Promoted up the order to accelerate scoring, Dhoni smashes an […]

Following captain’s footsteps: Suresh Raina retires from International cricket

11:02 pm August 15, 2020

Chennai: Suresh Raina, one of India’s prolific white ballplayers in the last decade and a half, announced his retirement from international cricket, following the footsteps of his favourite captain and mentor Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Raina’s message came minutes after Dhoni told his millions of fans “consider me retired” on his Instagram page. “It was nothing […]

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East Turkistan body urges US to end trade deal with China

7:23 pm August 15, 2020

Washington: A US based international organisation striving for the restoration of East Turkistan’s independence has urged the Trump administration to end its trade deal with China and take action to stop genocide of the Uyghur and other Turkic people in the communist nation. In a statement, East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM) has alleged that […]