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India asks Twitter to take down some tweets critical of its Covid-19 handling
The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local lawmakers, that…
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New Delhi extends coronavirus lockdown as India cases hit new record
India’s capital New Delhi on Sunday extended its lockdown, as the country’s Covid-19 crisis grew with infections and deaths hitting…
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‘Situation very critical’: India records world’s biggest single-day rise in coronavirus cases
India marked a grim milestone in the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday, reporting 314,835 new daily cases, the highest one-day tally…
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China tech stampede into electric cars sparks auto sector buzz
SHANGHAI: Thought Big Tech was taking over your life through smartphones? It may be coming for your car next as…
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India’s top seer dies from Covid after attending Kumbh festival
NEW DELHI: A Hindu seer has died from coronavirus and 80 other holy men have tested positive in India after…
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India’s vaccine maker tweets Biden to allow export of raw material
MUMBAI: The head of the world’s largest vaccine maker directly tweeted US President Joe Biden on Friday, urging him to…
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China fines Alibaba record $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations
China slapped a record $2.75 billion fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Saturday, after an anti-monopoly probe found the…
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India’s court paves way for Rohingya deportation
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court rejected a plea on Thursday to stop the government from deporting to Myanmar some 150…
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Modi gets 2nd vaccine dose as India hits record daily Covid-19 cases
India’s prime minister received his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as the country hit another peak on Thursday with…
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Taiwan vows to fight to the end in case of war as China sends more jets into island’s air defence zone
China sent more fighter jets into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Wednesday in a stepped up show of force around…
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