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जम्मू कश्मीर के दो भाइयों ने बनाया टिकटॉक जैसा शॉर्ट वीडियो ऐप, 60 सेकेंड तक की वीडियो बना सकते हैं यूजर

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जम्मू कश्मीर के बड़गाम जिले के दो भाइयों ने चीनी के शॉर्ट वीडियो ऐप टिकटॉक जैसा ऐप बनाया है। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के आत्मनिर्भर भारत दृष्टिकोण से प्रेरणा लेते हुए दोनों भाइयों ने यह शॉर्ट वीडियो ऐप बनाया है। लद्दाख की गलवान घाटी में सीमा विवाद के बाद सरकार ने इसी साल जून में टिकटॉक पर बैन लगा दिया था। ऐप डेवलपर और सॉफ्टवेयर इंजीनियर हैं दोनों भाई ऐप डेवलपर टीपू सुल्तान वानी और उसके बड़े भाई मोहम्मद फारुख ने मिलकर नूक्यूलर (Nucular) नाम का यह शॉर्ट वीडियो ऐप बनाया है। फारुख सॉफ्टवेयर इंजीनियर है। इससे पहले वानी ने चीनी ऐप SHAREit जैसा ऐप 'फाइल शेयर टूल' (File Share Tool) भी बनाया था। फाइल शेयर टूल ऐप 40 MB प्रति सेकेंड की गति से फाइल ट्रांसफर करता है। फाइल शेयर टूल ऐप को बनाने के बाद दोनों भाइयों ने टिकटॉक जैसा ऐप बनाने का फैसला किया था। एक महीने में बनाया नूक्यूलर टीपू सुल्तान वानी ने कहा कि शेयरचैट जैसा ऐप फाइल शेयर टूल बनाने के बाद हमें लोगों से बहुत अच्छा रेस्पॉन्स मिला। कई लोगों ने ई-मेल भेजकर कहा कि हमें टिकटॉक जैसा ऐप बनाना चाहिए। इसके बाद हमने नूक्यूलर ऐप बनाने...

आज एक दीया देश के वीर जवानों के नाम, जानिए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी का संदेश

देश के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) ने देशवासियों को दीपावली (Deepavali) की शुभकामनाएं दी हैं.  from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/32EI8lq

Scientific temper and humanism: Rereading Nehru during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s campaign urging the world to “listen to the scientists” to save the planet and the appeals from scientists to “save science from sabotage” by the US President Donald Trump have dramatically foregrounded the public role science could play in society. In many parts of the world, the raging Covid-19 pandemic has created a new collaborative urgency to manage disease control: scientists been working with social scientists, public health officials and politicians. In some places, there has been an attempt to establish new social contract by recognising the substantive advisory role of specialists. When this proceeded with transparency, open communication and public acknowledgement of the limitations of the data or changing knowledge of the virus, there has been greater public trust and better compliance with scientific advice. In India, though, this has not happened. The country has witnessed an endorsement of pseudoscience. It has also see...

फेसबुक का मैसेंजर और इंस्टाग्राम के लिए नया फीचर 'वैनिश मोड'; अपने आप गायब हो जाएंगे मैसेज

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सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म फेसबुक अपने मैसेंजर और इंस्टाग्राम यूजर्स के लिए नया फीचर वैनिश मोड लाॅन्च करने जा रही है। मैसेंजर यूजर्स के लिए इसे पहले रोलआउट किया जाएगा। इस फीचर के इनेबल होने के बाद जैसे ही आप मैसेज पढ लेंगे और चैट से बाहर आते ही वह खुद व खुद गायब हो जाएगा। वैनिश मोड में टैक्स्ट, इमोजी, इमेजेज, वाॅयस मैसेज और स्टिकर सभी रीड करने के बाद अपने आप गायब हो जाएंगे। कैसे करेगा यह फीचर काम फेसबुक के इस नए फीचर को यूज करना काफी आसान है। वैनिश मोड का अपडेटशन आने के बाद मैसेंजर चैट थ्रेड स्वाइप अप करते ही फीचर इनेबल हो जाएंगे। इसके बाद स्क्रीन डार्क हो जाएगी। वहीं, स्वाइप अप करने के बाद फिर से नार्मल मोड में आ जाएंगे। अगर आप इस फीचर को डिसेबल करना चाहते हैं तो आपको स्क्रीन के ऊपर दिखाई दे रहे टर्न ऑफ वैनिश मोड बटन पर टैप करना पडेगा। इसे जल्द ही रोलआउट किया जाएगा। वॉट्सऐप में आ रहा है डिसअपेयरिंग फीचर बता दें कि हाल ही में फेसबुक की स्वामित्व वाली कंपनी वॉट्सऐप ने अपने यूजर्स के लिए डिसअपेयरिंग फीचर को रोलआउट कर दिया है। डिसअपेयरिंग फीचर के जरिए यूजर्स को सात दिन बाद चैट से अपने ...

बिहार: नीतीश कुमार ने दिया इस्तीफा, 15 नवंबर को होगा नए CM के नाम का ऐलान

बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार (Nitish Kumar) ने राज्यपाल फागू चौहान (Phagu Chauhan) को अपना इस्तीफा सौंप दिया है और 16वीं विधान सभा को भंग करने की सिफारिश की है. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/2UrMbwU

On the Assam-Mizoram border, a territorial dispute acquires an ethnic tinge

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As darkness enveloped the one-street town of Lailapur on the evening of November 11, the trucks roared to life. They were finally good to go after being stranded for nearly two weeks. Loud, excited chatter rose from the hundreds who had gathered to see them off. Since October 29, scores of vehicles headed to Mizoram, many of them ferrying essential goods to the hill state, had been grounded along National Highway-54 at Lailapur, courtesy a road blockade by its residents. The town is part of South Assam’s Cachar district. It lies along the Assam-Mizoram boundary, where tensions have flared up since early October. After a controversial “eviction drive” by the Assam government, violent clashes, an alleged abduction that culminated in a custodial death in Mizoram, the bombing of two schools in the dead of the night and a blockade that lasted for the better part of three weeks, a relative calm was descending. The Centre mediated a truce between the two warring states on November 8. The ...

President Trump says might ‘stop by’ at supporters’ rally Saturday

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article author:  Agencies Fri, 2020-11-13 21:52 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Friday he might attend a rally planned on Saturday in Washington by supporters of his unsubstantiated claim that the US election was rigged against him. “Heartwarming to see all of the tremendous support out there, especially the organic Rallies that are springing up all over the Country, including a big one on Saturday in D.C. I may even try to stop by and say hello,” Trump tweeted. Main category:  World Tags:  US US President Donald Trump US2020Election from ArabNews https://ift.tt/3kot9SM

Pakistan says $150m allocated to buy COVID-19 vaccine from international manufacturers

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article author:  Aamir Saeed Fri, 2020-11-13 21:44 ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government has allocated initial funding of $150 million to purchase a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine directly from the international market by the second quarter of the next calendar year, to begin immunizing its population of 220 million people, a top government official said on Friday. Main category:  World Tags:  Pakistan Coroanvirus from ArabNews https://ift.tt/32ZPMar

Top Afghan negotiator questions point of Doha talks as Taliban attacks surge

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Author:  article author:  Sayed Salahuddin Fri, 2020-11-13 21:41 KABUL: The head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation on Friday questioned the purpose of intra-Afghan talks when the Taliban were making “no effort” to reduce violence and reach a peace agreement with the government. Taliban offensives in various parts of Afghanistan have escalated in recent weeks even as negotiators began meeting in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 12, hoping to agree on a cease-fire and a power-sharing deal to bring an end to the protracted conflict. Main category:  World Tags:  Taliban Afghanistan Special from ArabNews https://ift.tt/2IB9WQE

US criticism of religious freedom in Turkey stirs debate

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article author:  MENEKSE TOKYAY Author:  Zaynab Khojji ID:  1605289822508340200 Fri, 2020-11-13 21:11 ANKARA: A US statement saying that its Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to “promote our strong stance on religious freedom” during his visit to Istanbul next week has drawn the ire of Ankara. Pompeo’s visit is part of his planned tour of seven nations, including countries in the Middle East and the Gulf. During his time in Istanbul on Monday and Tuesday, the top diplomat is scheduled to meet the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, but no Turkish officials. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry criticized the US statement “as extremely inappropriate.” Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Turkey US Special from ArabNews https://ift.tt/2Iyjwno

France urges speedy government formation in Lebanon

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article author:  NAJIA HOUSSARI Author:  Zaynab Khojji ID:  1605289148558290300 Fri, 2020-11-13 20:58 BEIRUT: France urged Lebanon to “speed up the formation of an efficient government, accepted by all political parties” to enact badly needed reform and provide proper leadership amid tensions and a severe economic crisis. The adviser to the French president for the affairs of the Middle East and North Africa, Patrick Durel, held a series of meetings on Thursday and Friday, with officials and the heads of the eight parliamentary blocs, including the representative of Hezbollah, Mohammed Raad, and the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Lebanon France Saad Hariri Patrick Durel Special from ArabNews https://ift.tt/2K5RikC

Angry Tunisian football fans who set sail for Italy return

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Author:  AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1605277753187311200 Fri, 2020-11-13 14:27 TUNIS: Five fishing boats crammed with 300 Tunisian football fans who set sail for Italy to protest at sanctions against their club returned home Friday after a day at sea. The supporters of the Croissant Sportif Chebbien (CSC) team, returned after leaving their home town of Chebba on Thursday after “assurances” from the authorities, one of the leaders of the football supporters said. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Tunisia Italy from ArabNews https://ift.tt/3kpNEON

WPP announces merger between Grey, AKQA

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article author:  Zaira Lakhpatwala Fri, 2020-11-13 18:59 RIYADH: Advertising and media giant WPP’s AKQA and Grey are uniting to form a new network model, AKQA Group. The move follows other recent mergers of WPP agencies such as Wunderman Thompson, VMLY&R, and BCW. Grey is best-known for its creative storytelling and global brand building at scale, and AKQA for its innovation and experience design skills. Main category:  Media Tags:  media from ArabNews https://ift.tt/38GorNP

FOCUS: VACCINES AND CENTRAL BANKERS

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Author:  Zaynab Khojji article author:  Cornelia Meyer ID:  1605281994207687900 Fri, 2020-11-13 19:00 The week that was: Markets displayed the usual coronavirus disease (COVID-19) yoyo, rallying on news that a vaccine was 90 percent effective and losing some of their gains once the reality of manufacturing and distribution set in. The Eurozone economy grew 12.7 percent in Q3 according to Eurostat. This is hindsight; the new restrictions and lockdowns across the continent will adversely affect GDP numbers going forward. India’s GDP contracted 8.6 percent during 3Q, compared to 24 percent during 2Q, putting the economy into recession. Tags:  coronanomics Analysis from ArabNews https://ift.tt/3ltTFeU

Mohamed Salah tests positive for COVID-19, doesn’t have any symptoms

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Author:  Zaynab Khojji article author:  Arab News ID:  1605281069597616700 Fri, 2020-11-13 18:47 LONDON: Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has tested positive for COVID-19, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Friday. The international football star tested positive after undergoing a test along with the rest of Egypt’s national football team who all tested negative for the virus. The EFA added that Salah was asymptomatic and his diagnosis comes before Egypt face Togo in the African Cup of Nations Qualifiers game on Saturday. Main category:  Sport Tags:  Mohamed Salah Egypt Liverpool from ArabNews https://ift.tt/3pzirwH

Iranian TV quiz show slammed as ‘disgusting,’ ‘cruel’ over Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘spy’ question

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article author:  Arab News Fri, 2020-11-13 16:21 LONDON: An Iranian state television quiz show has been slammed over its use of images of jailed British woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in a question on espionage. A video clip from the “Rokhdad” history and current affairs quiz program, which airs on the newly launched Ofogh network, shows contestants being asked to identify individuals arrested on suspicion of spying in Iran. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Middle East Iran Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from ArabNews https://ift.tt/2IAWDzH

आपको भी सताता है बाइक-स्कूटर चोरी होने का डर, तब एंटी थीप डिस्क ब्रेक लॉक खत्म करेगा टेंशन

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टू-व्हीलर को चोरी से बचाने के लिए लॉक के साथ कंपनियों अब ट्रैकर का भी इस्तेमाल करने लगी हैं। हालांकि, इसके बाद भी टू-व्हीलर की सेफ्टी जरूरी हो जाती है। आपकी भी अपने टू-व्हीलर की चोरी का डर सताता है, तब आप एंटी थीप लॉक का इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं। ये लॉक बाइक या स्कूटर के डिस्क ब्रेक को लॉक कर देता है। क्या है एंटी थीप डिस्क ब्रेक सिक्योरिटी लॉक? इस लॉक का इस्तेमाल उन सभी बाइक, स्कूटर या उन सभी टू-व्हीलर में किया जा सकता है, जिनमें डिस्क ब्रेक दिया होता है। इसे ब्रेक में लगा दिया जाता है। जिसके ब्रेक लॉक हो जाता है। यानी कोई आपको गाड़ी को चोरी करने की कोशिश करता है तब वो उसे स्टार्ट तो कर लेगा, लेकिन आगे नहीं ले जा पाएगा। डिस्क ब्रेक सिक्योरिटी लॉक के स्पेसिफिकेशन ये पोर्टेबल लॉक होता है जिसे आप आसानी से अपने साथ लेकर चल सकते हैं। इसकी मैन्युफैक्चरिंग में स्टील, आयरन और जिंक अलॉय का इस्तेमाल किया जाता है। इस वजह से ये काफी मजबूत हो जाता है। इसकी चाबी भी फीमेल पोर्ट के साथ आती है। यानी इन लॉक में कोई दूसरी चाबी इस्तेमाल नहीं की जा सकती है। आप अपनी बाइक के कलर कॉम्बिनेशन के हिसाब से इस ल...

DNA ANALYSIS: हिन्दू धार्मिक मान्यताओं के अनुसार ये है धनतेरस का महत्व, जिसे हम भूल गए हैं...

 हमें लगता है कि आपको धनतेरस को उसके सही अर्थ में ही मनाना चाहिए क्योंकि, आपके पास चाहे दुनियाभर की दौलत ही क्यों न हो, वो अच्छे स्वास्थ्य की गारंटी कभी नहीं दे सकती और इसे आज आपको समझ जाना चाहिए. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/3lmZP0a

Dhanvantari Jayanti: पांचवे राष्ट्रीय आयुर्वेद दिवस पर आज देश को मिलेंगे ये दो संस्थान

 पांचवें राष्ट्रीय आयुर्वेद दिवस पर आज प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (PM Narendra Modi)देश को दो नए आयुर्वेद संस्थान ((Ayurveda Institutions)) समर्पित करेंगे. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/3kn8m1L

बिहार का अगला मुख्यमंत्री कौन? NDA घटक दल की बैठक में फैसला आज

माना जा रहा है कि इस बार भी नीतीश कुमार (Nitish Kumar) के नाम पर ही मुहर लग सकती है. फिलहाल हर किसी की नजर एनडीए की बैठक पर टिकी है.   from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/35r2iRS

राम मंदिर ट्रस्ट को लेकर सामने आया विवाद, महंत धर्मदास ने गृह मंत्रालय को भेजा नोटिस

महंत धर्मदास (Mahant Dharam Das) ने कहा है कि रामजन्मभूमि तीर्थ क्षेत्र ट्रस्ट का गठन सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के फैसले के अनुसार नहीं किया गया है और इसके निर्माण में बहुत सारी खामियां हैं. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/3ltGf2f

DNA ANALYSIS: JNU में विवेकानंद की मूर्ति के अनावरण पर विरोध क्यों?

भारत में रहते हुए भारत से ही आज़ादी तो मांगी जा सकती है. भारत के टुकड़े टुकड़े करने के नारे भी लगाए जा सकते हैं. लेकिन जब यहां स्वामी विवेकानंद की मूर्ति लगाई जाती है तो इसका विरोध शुरू हो जाता है.  from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/2JYhj57

Narak Chaturdashi: जानिए छोटी दिवाली पर क्यों होती है यमराज और बजरंगबली की पूजा

हिंदू पंचांग के अनुसार दिवाली (Diwali) का त्योहार इस साल 14 नवंबर यानी शनिवार को है. लेकिन उससे एक दिन पहले छोटी दिवाली (Choti diwali) का पर्व मनाया जाता है. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/3ppprfu

Ayodhya: दीपोत्सव पर जगमग राम की नगरी, CM योगी पहुंचेंगे आज; जानिए कार्यक्रम

राम की नगरी अयोध्या दीपोत्सव पर जममगा रही है, आज खास कार्यक्रम है. इस बार नया रिकॉर्ड बनेगा. 5 लाख 51 हजार से अधिक दीप जगमगाएंगे.   from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/36rlluu

Tale of two Mumbai epidemics: Striking parallels between 1896 bubonic plague and 2020 Covid outbreak

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In an interview with Pandemic Discourses Co-Editor and India China Institute Co-director Mark W Frazier, Associate Professor in Colonial Urban History at the University of Leicester, Prashant Kidambi, discusses the continuities and disjunctions between the 1896 bubonic plague and Covid-19 in Mumbai. Your history of colonial Bombay in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries ( The Making of An Indian Metropolis ) contains a fascinating chapter on the bubonic plague of 1896. The plague claimed 8 million victims in the Indian subcontinent between 1896 and 1914, including nearly 184,000 in Bombay. You describe how Bombay colonial authorities held a highly “localist” view of the plague, which attributed the disease to “unsanitary,” poorly ventilated urban spaces as the vectors of disease rather than a contagionist etiology that viewed human bodies as the carriers. This led to massive interventions to “disinfect” the city’s crowded neighbourhoods and “slums.” Is it fair to say that the ...

Paris Peace Forum: आतंक के खिलाफ एकजुट हो दुनिया- पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी

भारत ने आतंकवाद से जूझ रहे फ्रांस (France) के प्रति अपना समर्थन एक बार फिर दोहराया है. पीएम मोदी ने कहा कि आतंक के खिलाफ लड़ाई में भारत अपने सभी मित्रों के साथ खड़ा है. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/3nkQcj4

Twitter ने फिर की गुस्ताखी! गृह मंत्री अमित शाह की डीपी हटाई, बवाल बढ़ने पर फिर लगाई

ट्विटर के इस एक्शन पर सोशल मीडिया पर सवाल उठे कि आखिर गृह मंत्री अमित शाह (Amit Shah)  की ही तस्वीर पर कौन क्लेम कर सकता है? from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/2K4AfiQ

Why are inmates unable to access basic facilities in Indian prisons?

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On November 6, activist Stan Swamy filed an application in a special court in Mumbai requesting access to use a straw and a sipper. The 83-year-old Jesuit priest has been in custody in Taloja Central Jail since October in the Bhima Koregaon case , and has been unable to hold a glass due to Parkinson’s disease. When he was arrested in Ranchi, Jharkhand, he carried a small bag with himself that contained a few of his belongings as well as a straw and a sipper, said his lawyer Sharif Sheikh. However, after the arrest, the bag was left with the National Investigation Agency, which is probing the case. At the time of arrest, such personal belongings, apart from clothing, are not handed over to the accused when he enters jail, Sheikh said. But the straw and sipper are needed for medical reasons. Why did Swamy have to file an application in court to access a basic health requirement? The jail authorities asked Swamy to produce a court order to access the straw and sipper from his bag tha...

Belgium exempts gift-bearing St. Nicholas from virus bans

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Author:  AP article author:  AP ID:  1605203309598423800 Thu, 2020-11-12 14:08 BUIZINGEN, Belgium: To ensure the merriment of millions of Belgian kids, the government is offering a special exemption from the stringent coronavirus measures to beloved St. Nicholas, who always delivers bountiful presents on the morning of Dec. 6. Main category:  Offbeat Tags:  Belgium St. Nicholas COVID-19 from ArabNews https://ift.tt/3ksf3jk

Sweden plays down immunity hopes as second COVID-19 wave gathers force

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Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1605200878918224500 Thu, 2020-11-12 15:15 STOCKHOLM: Immunity to COVID-19 in Sweden is likely lower than previously estimated, the country’s top epidemiologist and architect of its unorthodox pandemic strategy said on Thursday, as daily deaths in the disease rose to their highest level in months. Chief Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, whose rejection of lockdowns and widespread use of face masks made Sweden a European outlier, also acknowledged the country was battling a second wave of the pandemic after suggesting in August such a scenario was unlikely. Main category:  World Tags:  Sweden Coronavrius from ArabNews https://ift.tt/2IAJOVN

Crown prince salutes ‘unprecedented’ Saudi achievements

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article author:  Arab News Thu, 2020-11-12 20:07 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has been able to achieve unprecedented economic and social advances in a short period of time, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Thursday. Commenting on King Salman’s address to the Shoura Council, the crown prince said that the Kingdom has experienced exponential economic growth in the past three years and he is optimistic that this will accelerate after the coronavirus pandemic ends. Main category:  Saudi Arabia Tags:  Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from ArabNews https://ift.tt/32DkpCg

Armenia detains critics of Karabakh peace deal

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Author:  Mariam HARUTYUNYAN | AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1605200646898204600 Thu, 2020-11-12 15:41 YEREVAN: Armenia on Thursday arrested 10 leading opposition figures for violently protesting against a Russian-brokered peace deal that ended weeks of fighting with Azerbaijan and sparked fury with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Prosecutors announced the arrests hours ahead of a fresh demonstration by the opposition against the accord that sees Armenia give up swathes of disputed territory in Nagorno-Karabakh to their long-standing foe. Main category:  World Tags:  Armenia Karabakh from ArabNews https://ift.tt/3f53EFb

UN: 74 migrants drown after boat breaks down off Libya coast

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Author:  By NOHA ELHENNAWY | AP article author:  AP ID:  1605199019258073800 Thu, 2020-11-12 16:28 CAIRO: At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship broke down off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the UN migration agency said, in the latest in a series of at least eight shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean since last month. The boat was carrying over 120 migrants, including women and children, when it capsized off the coast of the Libyan port of Al-Khums, said the International Organization for Migration. Only 47 people were rescued by the Libyan coast guard and fisherman and brought to shore. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Libya migrants from ArabNews https://ift.tt/2K3sJoo

Arab British Centre to hold digital art program for UK, GCC creatives

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article author:  Arab News Thu, 2020-11-12 18:30 LONDON: The Arab British Centre (ABC) has begun taking applications for the winter edition of a digital residency mentoring program for creatives in the UK and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The Connect ME Winter Residency, in partnership with the British Council, has been established in response to the coronavirus pandemic as a continuation of the ABC’s Making Marks creative exchange program, which promotes collaboration between UK and GCC artists. Main category:  Art & Culture Lifestyle Tags:  Arab British Centre (ABC)  Connect ME Winter Residency ABC’s Making Marks from ArabNews https://ift.tt/2K3HVSr

Morocco’s Hakim Ziyech joins Premier League and African elite

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article author:  Ali Khaled Thu, 2020-11-12 19:07 DUBAI: Riyad Mahrez, Mohamed Salah, and now Hakim Ziyech. It seems left-footed Arab forwards from North Africa are a must-have if you want to win the English Premier League. Chelsea and manager Frank Lampard are betting on it. Main category:  Sport Tags:  football soccer Chelsea Premier league Hakim Ziyech from ArabNews https://ift.tt/32H1Q02

UN says 11,000 have fled Ethiopia to Sudan, 50% of them children

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Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1605196144957829100 Thu, 2020-11-12 15:40 CAIRO: About 11,000 people have crossed from Ethiopia to Sudan fleeing the conflict in their home country and an estimated 50% of them are children, a UN refugee agency official said on Thursday. “They are coming with very, very little possessions and while most of them have actually come in in a healthy condition, we have had information on some who have been injured,” UNHCR representative Axel Bisschop told reporters in a virtual briefing. The agency had built a response plan for about 20,000 people, Bisschop said. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Sudan Ethiopia Tigray from ArabNews https://ift.tt/3np00sF

Jordan's interior minister resigns after outcry over breaches in COVID-19 lockdown

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article author:  Arab News Thu, 2020-11-12 18:29 CAIRO: Jordan’s interior minister announced Thursday his resignation after several COVID-19 curfew violations were committed in the Kingdom, state-run Petra News Agency reported. Jordanian Prime Minister Bishr Al-Khasawneh said that the minister, Tawfiq Al-Halalmeh, had resigned “out of a moral and political responsibility” due to curfew violations that occurred over the past two days as Jordanians celebrated election results. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Jordan Update from ArabNews https://ift.tt/2JUYeki

Why the pandemic will lead to a rush of new books on investment, personal finance and start-ups

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The words arrived slowly and deliberately over the phone. “But can’t you find it on Amazon?” During the pandemic I was working out of a foxy mountain town. My grandfather, who lives in Chennai, wanted me to procure for him a particular type of green tea grown in the hills. I didn’t want to go chasing after the tea so I fibbed that I couldn’t find it. My grandfather is 105 years old. He hasn’t bought anything on Amazon but he knows of it as a place where you can find anything. Eventually I found it on Amazon and shipped it to him. The pandemic has changed Indian publishing dramatically. As a discount and convenience hunting population, we had embraced e-commerce platforms, but there was a significant section of people who preferred buying offline. That behaviour has changed. Any offline establishment which isn’t essential (grocery, government office, airport) or doesn’t offer a social experience (mall, restaurant) is going to struggle. It’s common knowledge that bookstores have...

Bihar election results: Nitish Kumar thanks PM Modi for support as JD(U) tally falls to its lowest

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Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the National Democratic Alliance’s victory in the Bihar Assembly elections . Kumar’s party won only 43 seats out of total 115 it contested, its worst performance since the 2005 Assembly polls. “The people are paramount,” Kumar tweeted. “I am grateful to the people for giving the NDA a majority. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his continuing support.” Kumar posted the tweet at the same time when Bharatiya Janata Party was celebrating its victory at the party headquarter in Delhi. Ever since the election results were announced early Wednesday, Kumar did not address media persons or make any statement about it, triggering speculation that he might take some surprise steps because of his party’s poor performance. जनता मालिक है। उन्होंने NDA को जो बहुमत प्रदान किया, उसके लिए जनता-जनार्दन को नमन है। मैं पीएम श्री @narendramodi जी को उनसे मिल रहे सहयोग के लिए धन्यवाद करता हूँ। — Nitis...

बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट ने दी मुंबई के इन दो मंदिरों को खोलने की अनुमति, ये अपील की खारिज

बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट (Bombay High Court) ने दिवाली महोत्सव (Diwali Festival) के लिए मुंबई के दो मंदिरों को 5 दिनों तक खोलने की अनुमति दे दी है. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/32Aimih

Bihar: नीतीश कुमार के नेतृत्व में होगा नई सरकार का गठन, 16 को ले सकते हैं शपथ

चुनाव आयोग आज बिहार के राज्यपाल को नए विधायकों की सूची सौंपेगा, इसके बाद राज्य में नई सरकार के गठन की प्रक्रिया शुरू हो जाएगी. नीतीश कुमार ही मुख्यमंत्री होंगे, लेकिन उप-मुख्यमंत्री पर फैसला होना अभी बाकी है.   from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/2Uj5kRD

DNA ANALYSIS: बिहार चुनाव में जीत पर PM मोदी ने क्यों किया 'साइलेंट वोटर्स' का जिक्र?

बिहार चुनाव के नतीजों से साफ है कि कोरोना के मुद्दे पर लोगों को प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (PM Narendra Modi)  का कामकाज पसंद आया है. बिहार चुनाव के बाद अब देश में एक अलग ही माहौल बन गया है. नया माहौल ये है कि अब विपक्ष के नेता अपने भाषणों में प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की आलोचना करने से डर रहे हैं.  from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/3lpl5m7

Coronavirus: AIIMS director blames ‘super-spreader’ events in Delhi as daily cases cross 8,000

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that “super-spreader” events during the festival season may have contributed to the rise in new coronavirus cases in Delhi, ANI reported. The national Capital reported the biggest single-day jump with 8,593 new cases on Wednesday, according to a health bulletin released by the Delhi government. As many as 85 deaths were reported in a single day, taking the toll to 7,228. The toll was also the second-highest figure recorded by the city. It reported a higher number of deaths on June 16 with 93 fatalities. “Three times more tests are being done now as compared to the last peak...It is clear this is the third wave,” Health Minister Satyendar Jain told reporters. 🏥Delhi Health Bulletin - 11th November 2020🏥 #DelhiFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/IXgNxa49xm — CMO Delhi (@CMODelhi) November 11, 2020 Guleria said heavily crowded markets may have acted as “super-spreader spots” – where many people may h...

How can Indian cities collect more property taxes to strengthen their finances?

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Urban local governments in India have faced many challenges while coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. They need to strengthen their finances to meet the additional responsibility of handling the impact of the pandemic. Property tax is an important source of their own revenue, and given the fact that a large number of state and local sources of revenues have been subsumed under the Goods and Services Tax, there is a renewed emphasis on property tax. The Fifteenth Finance Commission in its Report for 2020-’21 states that for urban local bodies to qualify for grants from 2021-22 onwards, states have to notify floor rates for property tax and thereafter show consistent improvement in the collection in tandem with the growth rate of state’s own Gross State Domestic Product. The Ministry of Finance, as part of the additional borrowing of 2% of Gross State Domestic Product to states for 2020-’21 under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, has also called for states to reform property tax valuat...

कोरोना से जंग: WHO प्रमुख ने PM मोदी के प्रयासों को सराहा

कोरोना से मुकाबले को लेकर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के प्रमुख के बीच फोन पर बातचीत हुई. इसके बाद WHO प्रमुख ने ट्वीट करके PM मोदी की तारीफ की. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/3lBrkU5

बिहार के बाद यहां भी BJP-JDU ने मारी बाजी, हासिल किया बहुमत

बिहार विधान सभा चुनाव में जीत के बाद भाजपा (BJP) और जदयू (JDU) ने केंद्रशासित प्रदेश दादरा और नगर हवेली (डीएनएच) और दमन एवं दीव में अलग-अलग जीत दर्ज की है. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/3nfzOAr

अजवाइन है गुणों की खान, सेहत से जुड़ी कई परेशानियों का रामबाण इलाज

परिवार में किसी को छोटी सी स्वास्थ्य संबंधी परेशानी (Health Related Issues) होते ही हम परेशान हो उठते हैं. डॉक्टर (Doctor) को फोन मिलाने से लेकर कई बार तो खुद ही बुखार चेक करने तक की जतन हम कर डालते हैं. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/3pnY84S

BJP का मिशन बंगाल शुरू, पीएम मोदी ने कार्यकर्ताओं को दिया ये खास संदेश

बिहार विधान सभा चुनाव में एनडीए की प्रचंड जीत के बाद प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (Narendra Modi) ने कार्यकर्ताओं को संबोधित करते हुए बंगाल को संदेश दिया कि चुनाव आते हैं, जाते हैं. मौत के खेल से मत नहीं मिल सकता. from Zee News Hindi: India News https://ift.tt/35koNb4

Bihar results: Should regional parties limit Congress share of seats in assembly elections?

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Tuesday saw another disappointing performance from the Congress in a state where it is not the main opposition party. In the Bihar Assembly elections, the party won a mere 19 of the 70 seats it had contested as part of the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandan or the Grand Alliance. Its record was particularly dismal in contests with its main national rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 33 seats in which the two clashed, the Congress managed victories in only six . In a close election, its performance had a profound effect on the results. The National Democratic Alliance of the BJP and the ruling Janata Dal (United) won 125 of the 243 seats. The Grand Alliance finished with 110 – the Congress had pulled it down. Congress leaders tried to place the blame on others. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, slammed the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi for splitting the secular votes and helping the BJP in the state. The ...

Golf Saudi CEO: KSA is ‘open to the world’

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article author:  Chito P. Manuel Author:  Wed, 2020-11-11 23:02 KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY: As history beckons with the start on Thursday of the first-ever women’s golf tournament in Saudi Arabia, the man chiefly responsible for making it happen thanked the government for the opportunity and support to deliver the event despite the coronavirus pandemic. “First of all, we have to thank the crown prince for giving us the opportunity to deliver the event,” Majed Al-Sorour, CEO of Golf Saudi and the Saudi Golf Federation, told Arab News on Wednesday. Main category:  Sport Tags:  Golf Saudi Majed Al-Sorour Aramco Saudi Ladies International from ArabNews https://ift.tt/35nWbh0

Libya talks reach breakthrough on election roadmap, UN envoy says

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article author:  Reuters Wed, 2020-11-11 22:21 TUNIS: Political talks in Tunis on Libya's future have reached a breakthrough, the United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday, paving the way towards elections within 18 months. The participants reached a preliminary agreement on a roadmap to parliamentary and presidential elections that includes steps to unite Libya's institutions, Stephanie Williams said at a news conference in Tunis. She said Tuesday's "heinous killing" of dissident lawyer Hanan Al-Barassi in the eastern city of Benghazi showed there was a crisis of accountability across Libya. Main category:  Middle-East Tags:  Libya Tunisia elections Update from ArabNews https://ift.tt/2UfBPjN

Arab coalition intercepts two Houthi explosive-laden boats off Yemen

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article author:  Arab News Wed, 2020-11-11 22:18 RIYADH: The Arab coalition said on Wednesday that it had intercepted two explosive-laden boats south of the Red Sea launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia, Saudi Press Agency reported. Spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said the “coalition’s naval forces monitored an attempt by the Iran-backed Houthis to carry out a hostile and terrorist act in the southern Red Sea by using two remote-controlled booby-trapped boats, launched by the militia from Hodeidah.” Main category:  Saudi Arabia Tags:  Arab Coalition Col. Turki Al-Maliki Houthi Yemen Hodeidah Red Sea Update from ArabNews https://ift.tt/36q51Kt