Indian, Chinese troops clash along LAC in Tawang sector; minor injuries on both sides

AP, 13/12: Three months after the last round of troop disengagement in eastern Ladakh signaling restoration of peace, soldiers from India and China clashed once again, this time in Arunachal Pradesh, leading to “minor injuries” to border guarding men from both sides.     Army sources on Monday said on December 9, Chinese People’s Liberation…

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Elon Musk’s Twitter disbands its Trust and Safety advisory group

New Delhi,  13/12: Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organisations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.     The council had been scheduled to meet…

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Actor Nora Fatehi files defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez for Rs 200 cr

Mumbai, 12/12: Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi has filed a defamation case against actor Jacqueline Fernandez, alleging that the latter made defamatory allegations against her for malicious reasons.     According to Fatehi, Fernandez sought to criminally defame her in order to destroy her career to further her own interests, since they are both working in…

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‘RRR’ nominated for best non-English film at Golden Globes

London, 12/12: S S Rajamouli’s period action film RRR has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the best picture non-English language category.     The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) shared the announcement on Monday evening on the official Twitter page of the Golden Globe Awards.     “Congratulations to the nominees for…

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If you reduce public debate to this level, you have to face consequences: SC tells Sisodia on Assam CM criminal defamation case

New Delhi, 12/12: If you reduce public debate to this level, you have to face the consequences,” the Supreme Court said on Monday while hearing a petition by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia challenging the Gauhati High Court order dismissing his plea for quashing a criminal defamation case filed against him by Assam Chief…

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Delhi court grants interim bail to Umar Khalid for attending sister’s marriag

New Delhi, 12/12: A Delhi court on Monday granted one-week interim bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a case related to the northeast Delhi riots, for his sister’s wedding.     Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted relief to Khalid from December 23 to 30.   Khalid, a former student leader of…

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Rahane, Ishant likely to lose central contracts, Surya, Shubman set for promotion

Mumbai, ,12/12: The BCCI is likely to remove out-of-favour Test specialists Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma from its annual central contracts while Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav may get promotion when the list for the 2022-23 season is finalised during the Board’s Apex Council meeting on December 21.     Hardik Pandya, who is being…

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