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Indian student’s death in Tianjin is homicide, suspect held, says Chinese Foreign Ministry

Aman Nagsen, who hailed from Bihar’s Gaya, was a student of Business Administration in the Tianjin Foreign Studies University.

UAE lifts ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan

India and Pakistan are important markets for Emirates, Etihad Airways and other UAE carriers fly Dubai and Air Arabia.

Why some users are upset with Instagram’s new 'sensitive content' feature?

Instagram introduced a new ‘sensitive content control’ feature last month aimed at allowing users to control what they see in their Explore feeds. But some users are not happy.

China regulator targets auto chip distributors with price-gouging probe

The firms were suspected of driving up prices, based on price monitoring and reporting clues, it added in its statement, and vowed to investigate and punish illegal acts such as hoarding, price-gouging and collusion.

Tencent vows fresh gaming curbs after 'spiritual opium' attack zaps $60 billion

China's largest social media and video game firm saw its stock tumble more than 10% in early trade, wiping almost $60 billion from its market capitalisation.

Twitter partners with Reuters, AP to combat misinformation

Credible news from Reuters and AP will help Twitter contextualise developing discourse so that misinformation can be ruled out before it becomes viral.

Sanofi agrees to buy U.S. mRNA partner Translate Bio in $3.2 bln deal

Sanofi has agreed to buy U.S. biotech company Translate Bio in a $3.2 billion deal, as it bets on next-generation mRNA technology after setbacks in

Mao pins worn by Chinese athletes may test Olympic rules

The gesture — Mao pin badges worn by two Chinese gold medalists at their medal ceremony — risks being judged a breach of Olympic Charter Rule 50, which prohibits political statements on the podium at the Tokyo Games — and at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Games.

Pak clarifies Qureshi’s remarks on IS; says it has ‘no favourites’ in Afghanistan

Last week, Pakistan PM Imran Khan had said that the Pakistan government is not a spokesperson for the Taliban and Islamabad cannot be held responsible for the actions of the insurgent group in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of soldiers from the US and its allies.

U.N. creates permanent body to address challenges of racism

The new body's creation comes ahead of the 20th anniversary of the controversial September 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, which was dominated by clashes over the Middle East and the legacy of slavery.

By 2030, India might lead the world in almost every category: Richard Verma

India has the youngest workforce in Asia, says the former US Ambassador to India

IMF approves big increase in funds to alleviate pandemic impact

It is shot in the arm for the global economy at a time of unprecedented crisis, says MD

Three dead, one hurt in U.S. shooting in rural South Carolina

Three people were killed and one other person was hurt in a shooting in rural South Carolina, and deputies released the name and picture of a man

U.S., India share number of interests and values: Biden Administration

President Joe Biden is “very much looking forward” to a leader-level Quad summit later this year, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said

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Democrats call on Joe Biden to extend eviction ban

3.6 million Americans face the risk.

Death toll triples to over 300 in China flooding

Majority of victims are from Zhengzhou.

Military to help enforce Sydney lockdown

Troops hit Sydney’s streets on Monday to help enforce its prolonged lockdown, as stay-at-home orders in Australia’s third-largest city Brisbane were

Iran warns against any action over tanker attack

U.S., U.K. say they will work with allies to prepare response.

Millions under lockdown in China

Delta variant outbreak reaches over 20 cities, including Wuhan with 7 infections

Hong Kong Cantopop star charged for poll rally singing

Former lawmaker Au Nok-hin charged with ‘corruption’

Malaysia MPs protest Parliament closure

Opposition lawmakers call it ploy by PM

U.S. pullout worsened Afghan crisis: Ashraf Ghani

Security forces are up to the task to repel Taliban offensive in the next six months, says President

Pakistan polio vaccination team attacked, police officer killed

Third attack in two days on policemen aiding polio workers

Ex-Australian PM Abbott in Delhi in new trade role, effort to kickstart trade talks

Discussions ran into trouble over market access for Australian agricultural dairy products, tariffs etc.

Police block opposition lawmakers from marching to Parliament

The lawmakers consider this another ploy for the PM to dodge a no-confidence vote

Twitter to reward users spotting bias in its image-cropping algorithm

Twitter admitted in May the saliency algorithm displayed racial and gender bias, and ditched it stating cropping an image is a decision best made by people.

Twitter's Dorsey leads $29 bln buyout of lending pioneer Afterpay

The Afterpay founders said the deal marked "an important recognition of the Australian technology sector as homegrown innovation continues to be shared more broadly throughout the world".

Amazon hit with record EU data privacy fine

Globally, regulatory scrutiny of tech giants has been increasing following a string of scandals over privacy and misinformation, as well as complaints from some businesses that they abuse their market power.

Musk says "Epic is right," takes sides in battle with Apple

Musk late on Friday said that though he likes using Apple products, the iPhone maker is "overcharging with App Store".

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