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With a funny meme, DMRC urges commuters not to dance on Delhi Metro trains

April 25, 2023

Recently, it has become quite popular to film Instagram Reels inside Delhi Metro trains as people dance to songs. While such videos often go viral on social media, fellow passengers have complained they cause inconvenience to them. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has time and again raised awareness on Twitter and...

Twitter war erupts between Elon Musk, Stephen King over blue tick, Ukraine

April 25, 2023

Recently,Elon Musk admitted that he is paying for some prominent Twitter accounts to retain their blue ticks. Noted author Stephen King’s blue tick is apparently being sponsored by Musk and seems like he is not happy about it. In a tweet, Stephen King said the money spent on his verification...

Circus pioneer Gemini Sankaran dies at 99

April 25, 2023

Gemini Sankaran, whose Gemini Circus enthralled many generations of Indians with entertainment consisting of trained animal acts and exhibitions of human skill and daring, has died, family sources said on Monday. He was 99. One of the pioneers of the Indian circus industry, Sankaran, who was born in Kolassery, a...

Taiwan’s quest for legitimacy

April 25, 2023

On the heels of losing another diplomatically, Taiwan continues to win friends and influence others in the only way it knows how: through its soft power. For many countries, the concept of ‘One China’ represents a distant diplomatic stoush that is best left alone. For Taiwan, it’s an existential threat....

Afghans fear weakening book culture in country

April 24, 2023

Afghans on World Book Day said they fear the weakening of book culture in the country. They said economic challenges and the use of the Internet by youth are the reasons they are no longer interested in studying, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported. Ahmad, a book reader, said: “People have the...

Watchdog: World military spending up to an all-time high

April 24, 2023

Global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion, with a sharp rise in Europe, chiefly due to Russian and Ukrainian expenditure, a Swedish think tank said Monday. Spending globally increased by 3.7% in real terms, but military expenditure in Europe...

German climate activists block traffic in Berlin

April 24, 2023

German climate activists tried bringing traffic to a standstill in Berlin on Monday morning by gluing themselves to streets all over the capital. Members of the group Last Generation have repeatedly blocked roads across Germany in the past year in an effort to pressure the government to take more drastic...

Florida governor in Japan ahead of US presidential bid

April 24, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Japan on Monday to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other officials as part of his four-nation trade mission seen as an attempt by the expected Republican presidential candidate to improve his diplomatic profile. During their meeting Monday at the Prime Minister’s...

China boosts German business optimism, but more challenges ahead

April 24, 2023

A key measure of German business optimism rose in April for the seventh month in a row amid lower natural gas prices and the reopening of the Chinese economy after COVID-19 restrictions. The Munich-based IFO institute’s confidence index went up to 93.6 from 93.2 in March. Analysts said Monday that...

China’s overseas dissidents face renewed intimidation from regime

April 24, 2023

China has gone beyond its territory to harass and intimidate its citizens settled abroad, Geo-politik reported. The country uses surveillance and data collected on individuals for intimidation, blackmail and coercion of its opponents, based in foreign countries. According to Geo-politik, people who have received such threats are the ones who...

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