TMC MP Derek O’Brien says Twitter deletes his post on BBC documentary critical of PM Modi

Kolkata, ,21/1: TMC MP Derek O’Brien has alleged that a tweet by him on a BBC documentary which he claimed “exposed” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stand on minorities has been deleted by Twitter. Posting a mail from the microblogging site which said his tweet was deleted on the request of the Indian government claiming it…

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Chris Hipkins to succeed Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand’s next Prime Minister

Wellington, 21/1: Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand’s next prime minister after he was the only candidate to enter the contest Saturday to replace Jacinda Ardern.     Hipkins, 44, must still get an endorsement Sunday from his Labour Party colleagues in Parliament but that is just a formality now.  …

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Wrestlers end protest after assurances, WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to step aside

New Delhi, 21/1: The aggrieved grapplers called off their protest late on Friday night after getting assurances from the government that their grievances would be addressed, the first step of which was the stepping aside of under-fire Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik…

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WFI chief compares wrestlers’ protest with Shaheen Bagh stir, refuses to quit

UP, 20/1: Under-fire Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday termed the protest by the country’s top grapplers “dharna of Shaheen Bagh” and reiterated that he won’t quit from the post.     The agitating wrestlers on Friday reached out to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), demanding the formation of…

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