New York: The Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the “centerpieces” of a roughly USD 2 billion deal of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear between India and Israel in 2017, according to a report in The New York Times. A massive controversy erupted last year when the NSO...
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Washington: American billionaire Elon Musk slammed US President Joe Biden after the latter left out the name of Tesla in a post that talked about the future of electric vehicles in America. Tesla CEO, Musk, apparently was miffed after the US President excluded the name of the electric vehicle...
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However, Beijing 2022 is causing a huge headache for the 13 official corporate partners of the Games. Stuck in the middle of a diplomatic spat between the US and China – many are choosing to stay silent. The US, UK, Australia and Canada are among the countries making a...
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Washington: US President Joe Biden was caught on a live microphone Monday calling a Fox News journalist a “stupid son of a bitch” on the sidelines of a White House photo op. As journalists were leaving the room after the event, a reporter from Fox News, the favorite channel...
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Taipei: China sent 39 warplanes — mostly fighter jets — into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Sunday, the island’s government said, in the second-largest daily incursion on record. Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees the self-ruled, democratic island as part of its territory...
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When Julian Barnes, author of A History of the World in10½ Chapters, wrote that “history isn’t what happened, history is just what historians tell us”, he was telling the truth, but only half of it. The reality is historians tell what their political masters/patrons often want us to be told....
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Yet another round of India-China military talks to defuse the almost 21-month-old border standoffs between rival forces has ended without any progress. This should come as no surprise: Stalling tactics, deception, information warfare and drawing out negotiations are integral to China’s negotiating strategy, so as to test the limits...
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Dubai: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Monday it had carried out an attack on the United Arab Emirates after authorities in the Gulf state reported two fires in the capital Abu Dhabi that were possibly caused by drones. Abu Dhabi police said three fuel tanker trucks had exploded...
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Fire engines were dispatched into service and after hours of effort they were able to douse the fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident. Established by the British in 1878, the Secunderabad Club is one...
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Australia’s government cancelled Novak Djokovic‘s visa for a second time Friday as it sought to deport the tennis superstar after he arrived in the country without a Covid-19 vaccine. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said he acted on “health and good order grounds on the basis that it was in the...
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