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Analysis | A megaphone for Trumpism that preceded Trump’s rise

Srinivasan Ramani

Limbaugh was a voice of ‘anti-establishment’ conservatism

Democrats set to unveil Biden’s immigration Bill

11 mn immigrants to benefit from law

President Joe Biden.

Anti-coup hackers target Myanmar government sites

Junta continues with Internet blockade, troops deployment

Protesters blocking a road with their cars, leaving their bonnets up in Yangon.

Bomb blast kills university professor in Afghan capital: Police

Another person was killed in the attack whose identity was not known yet, but media reports said he was a professor too

A Kabul University professor was killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, police officials said, the first attack in days after a series of such incidents in recent weeks.

Analysis | A megaphone for Trumpism that preceded Trump’s rise

President Joe Biden.

Democrats set to unveil Biden’s immigration Bill

Protesters blocking a road with their cars, leaving their bonnets up in Yangon.

Anti-coup hackers target Myanmar government sites

A Kabul University professor was killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, police officials said, the first attack in days after a series of such incidents in recent weeks.

Bomb blast kills university professor in Afghan capital: Police

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A combination photo shows deployments (top) and deployments removed on an area known as Finger 5, at Pangong Tso, in this handout satellite image provided by Maxar dated January 30, 2021 and February 16, 2021 respectively. Photo: Maxar Technologies via Reuters

China says disengagement of Chinese, Indian troops in eastern Ladakh going on smoothly

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken

India a critical partner, says Pentagon as Quad foreign ministers set to meet virtually on Thursday

COVID-19

As manufacturers struggle to ramp up production of vaccines, many countries complain of being left out and even rich nations are facing shortages and domestic complaints. (Image for representation)

Coronavirus | 130 countries have not received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, says U.N. chief Reuters

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an urgent Global Vaccination Plan to bring together those with the power to ensure equitable vaccine distribution.

Coronavirus | Pfizer-BioNTech to get EU 200 million more COVID-19 shots

Coronavirus | After delay, Israel allows vaccines into Hamas-run Gaza

New Zealand ends lockdown after deciding outbreak contained

Closing borders to Indian travellers over COVID will impact economy, says Singapore minister

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South Asia

Bhutan general, 2 judges held for ‘overthrow’ plan
AFP

Bomb blast kills university professor in Afghan capital: Police
Reuters

Top Pakistani climber, two other mountaineers missing on K2 declared dead
PTI

Sri Lanka to ‘re-acquire’ Trincomalee oil tanks
Meera Srinivasan

Europe

33 injured, 14 arrested in protests over Spanish rapper's jailing
AP

UK PM Boris Johnson warns no 'cast iron' guarantee over lifting COVID-19 lockdown
PTI

France votes on anti-radicalism bill that worries Muslims
PTI

U.K. media watchdog fines Khalsa TV for violence, terror references
PTI

West Asia

Coronavirus | After delay, Israel allows vaccines into Hamas-run Gaza
AP

Rockets strike near U.S. base in Iraq, killing 1, wounding 8
AP

Palestinians say Israel blocks shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to Gaza
AP

‘Israeli missile strikes in Syria kill 9’
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Analysis | A megaphone for Trumpism that preceded Trump’s rise

Democrats set to unveil Biden’s immigration Bill

China steps up online control over bloggers

Anti-coup hackers target Myanmar government sites

Bhutan general, 2 judges held for ‘overthrow’ plan

Bomb blast kills university professor in Afghan capital: Police

Top Pakistani climber, two other mountaineers missing on K2 declared dead

They went missing on February 5 on the K2 mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region.

China says disengagement of Chinese, Indian troops in eastern Ladakh going on smoothly

After nine months of border standoff in eastern Ladakh, the two armies reached an agreement on disengagement in the North and South banks of Pangong lake.

Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai denied bail again

Lai is one of several activists facing charges and possibly lengthy prison terms under the sweeping National Security Law that Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous southern Chinese city last year.

Georgia’s PM resigns over move to arrest opposition leader

Giorgi Gakharia said he believes that the detention of the opposition leader could spark tensions and expressed hope that his resignation would help “reduce polarisation” in the country.

Police rampage targets striking railway workers in Myanmar

The railway strike has received support from ordinary citizens who have placed themselves on railroad tracks to stop trains the military has commandeered.

U.S. reaches H-1B visa cap for 2021

“We will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has said

Coronavirus | 130 countries have not received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, says U.N. chief

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an urgent Global Vaccination Plan to bring together those with the power to ensure equitable vaccine distribution.

Texas energy freeze stretches to sixth day, raises Mexico's ire

The outages in Texas also affected power generation in Mexico, with exports of natural gas via pipeline.

India a critical partner, says Pentagon as Quad foreign ministers set to meet virtually on Thursday

Quad ministerial is an informal grouping of four countries, namely, Australia, India, Japan and the United States.

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad, 5 Indian-origin persons, feature in TIME magazine's list of 100 emerging leaders

Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta, Twitter’s top lawyer Vijaya Gadde and U.K.’s Finance Minister Rishi Sunak are among the list

Singapore’s Singtel says personal information of 1,29,000 users stolen in data breach

‘We have disappointed our stakeholders and not met the standards we have set for ourselves,,’ says the Group’s CEO Yuen Kuan Moon

U.S. will pay over $200 million in WHO contributions, says Antony Blinken

The U.S. is the largest funder of the WHO, contributing more than 15% of its total funds.

‘Next time, there will be no mistake’: Taliban militant threatens Malala Yousafzai on Twitter

Twitter has permanently suspended the account with the menacing post.

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform

International users outside Australia also cannot share Australian news

Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of American conservatism,’ dead

The staunch Republican, who was frequently accused of bigotry and racism, pushed the boundaries of what passes as acceptable public discourse

Protesters stage big rallies in Myanmar

UN warns soldiers deployment could lead to situation spiralling out of control

‘Political links’ led to China blocking Jack Ma’s record IPO

According to a media report, investment companies linked to former Communist party members and their family stood to gain from the IPO.

U.N. rights body to ''raise'' missing Dubai princess with UAE

Marcus Essabri, a cousin who lives in England, told the BBC that the videos stopped about six months ago and there had been no word from Latifa since then.

‘Xbox Wireless Headset’ promises to deliver customisable audio experience for gamers

The latest accessory in the Xbox family has dual beamforming microphone elements focusing on speech audio, and voice isolation tuning to help the microphone pick up voice instead of background noise

Gunmen attack school in north Nigeria, killing 1 pupil, abducting around 40

The gunmen, thought to be bandits, shot dead one student during the incident early on Wednesday at the Government Science College, Kagara

Sri Lanka to ‘re-acquire’ Trincomalee oil tanks

They were leased out to IOC subsidiary

Coronavirus | Pfizer-BioNTech to get EU 200 million more COVID-19 shots

The U.S. and German companies said in a statement that the doses come on top of the 300 million vaccine doses the bloc has initially ordered

Pakistan unlikely to exit 'grey' list of global terror funding watchdog until June

Pakistan was placed on the FATF 'grey' list in June 2018 and given a timeline to address global concerns by implementing 27 action points

33 injured, 14 arrested in protests over Spanish rapper's jailing

In the northeastern city of Barcelona, thousands of protestors set trash cans on fire and threw rocks at the police.

Coronavirus | After delay, Israel allows vaccines into Hamas-run Gaza

An Israeli defense official had earlier said that authorities approved the delivery, adding that it's ‘not in Israel's interest to have a Gaza health crisis.’

Union Cabinet clears trade deal with Mauritius

Agreement will cover 310 export items for India

U.S. President Joe Biden describes life at the White House: ‘A gilded cage’

“I find myself extremely self-conscious,” Mr. Biden added, saying he was unaccustomed to someone “handing me my suitcoat".

Facebook says AI helped reduce hate speech on its platform last quarter

The company said its multilingual systems helped moderate content in several languages including Arabic and Spanish, targeting nearly 27 million piece of hateful content last quarter.

India at U.N. says it fully supports Iraq’s request for U.N. observation of polls

India said it endorses any process that respects the Gulf nation’s sovereignty and strengthens the democratic exercise.

New Zealand ends lockdown after deciding outbreak contained

The nation's largest city was put into lockdown on Sunday after three unexplained cases were found in the community.

Kidnap capital Mexico eyes biometric phone registry, sparking privacy fears

Under the plan, America Movil, AT&T Inc and other carriers would be responsible for collecting customers' data, including fingerprints or eye biometrics, to submit to a registry managed by Mexico's telecoms regulator.

New Zealand, Australia quarrel over Islamic State suspect

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been arguing with Australian counterpart Scott Morrison over which country should take responsibility for the woman if she’s deported from Turkey.

China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers

Beginning next week, the Cyberspace Administration of China will require bloggers and influencers to have a government-approved credential before they can publish on a wide range of subjects.

Explained: Why are millions in Texas without power during a winter storm?

The answer lies in the differences between Texas’s independent power grid and the rest of the United States.

Sri Lanka cancels Imran Khan’s Parliament address a week ahead of visit

Senior government officials have cited ‘COVID-19 constraints’ for the decision

‘I’m a hostage’: Missing Dubai princess re-emerges in videos

Sheikha Latifa recorded the videos in a bathroom at the villa over months on a phone she secretly received about a year after her capture.

Closing borders to Indian travellers over COVID will impact economy, says Singapore minister

India and Indonesia are among the main source countries for the construction sector, and domestic workers for helping aged as well as children of working Singaporeans.

Victoria to lift lockdown, crowds likely to return to Australian Open from Thursday

But the crowd capacity might be reduced

21 dead as Texas deep freeze leaves millions without power

The brutal cold has engulfed vast swaths of the United States, shuttering COVID-19 inoculation centers and hindering vaccine supplies. It is not expected to relent until the weekend.

Trump urges Republicans to dump Senate leader McConnell

GOP leader had called the ex-President’s actions ‘a disgraceful dereliction of duty’

Nepal objects to Tripura CM’s claims

Formal objection has been already conveyed, says its Foreign Minister

Black franchise owner sues McDonald’s over racial discrimination

‘Black owners relegated to oldest and toughest neighbourhoods, leading to lesser success levels compared to white owners’

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Without referring to the relentless increase in retail fuel prices, which are linked to international rates, he said India imported over 85% of its oil needs in the 2019-20 financial year. Screengrab

42K | Petrol at ₹100 | PM Modi blames previous governments for not cutting import dependence

A South African woman is briefed before taking a COVID-19 test at the Ndlovu clinic in Groblersdal , 200 kms north-east of Johannesburg in South Africa.

31K | South Africa asks Serum Institute to take back 1 million vaccine doses, says report

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole. File

27K | Petrol at ₹100 | Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole threatens to stall films of Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar

SNN Raj Lakeview apartment in Bengaluru on February 16, 2021.

26K | 103 COVID cases at Bommanahalli apartment

Snowplows works to clear the road during a winter storm in Oklahoma City. Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the U.S. on Sunday, prompting cancellated flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas as far south as Texas’ Gulf Coast, where snow and sleet were expected overnight.

25K | 21 dead as Texas deep freeze leaves millions without power

Journalist Priya Ramani is seen with her lawyer Rebecca John in New Delhi on February 17, 2021 after a court acquitted her in a defamation case filed by former Union Minister M.J. Akbar. Photo: Special Arrangement

20K | #MeToo: Delhi court acquits Priya Ramani in M.J. Akbar's defamation case

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan (R) with Kiran Bedi. File

16K | President Kovind removes Kiran Bedi as Puducherry L-G

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut arrives at a police station summoned in connection with a sedition case, in Mumbai on January 8, 2021.

16K | Cannot compile cost of security for Kangana: MHA

A view of University Grants Commission (UGC), in New Delhi. File

14K | UGC asks universities to encourage students to write “cow science” examination