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Oct262020 by News DeskNo Comments

Mohan Bhagwat Knows China Took Our Land, But Scared to Face it: Rahul Gandhi

INDIA

On Sunday, Rahul Gandhi the Congress leader said that the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat knew the truth that China had grabbed Indian land but was scared to face it. He took to Twitter to attack the Sangh leader, "Deep inside, Mr Bhagwat knows the truth. He is just scared to face it. The truth is China has taken our land and government of Indian and the RSS have allowed it," he tweeted.He also tagged a small video clip speech of RSS Chief. Rahul reacted to it after the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's assertion that India needed to be militarily better prepared against the Communist country. The Congress leader has been attacking the government on the China issue and demanding restoration of status quo ante on the LAC before March 2020. Bhagwat has also earlier dubbed China as "expansionist"...

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One Militant Killed in Ongoing Encounter in Tral

OTHERS

Mohammad Mufeez One Militant has been killed in the gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Noorpora area of Tral in South Kashmir's Pulwama district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of Army’s 42 RR and CRPF's 180 Battalion launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area on Monday evening The official said that, as the joint team of forces progressed towards the suspected identified spot, the hiding militants fired upon them which was retaliated triggering an encounter. During the exchange of fire, one Militant has been killed, who is yet to be identified. As per the sources, two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area.

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Book Review: Talal Asad’s ‘On Suicide Bombing’ deconstructs liberal discourse on war and terrorism

WRITE-UPS

In this monograph, Talal Asad stretches out new measurements to the investigations on contemporary methods of violence and terrorism, simultaneously deconstructing the liberal discourse on the classes of war and terrorism. The author takes the analysis of suicide bombing and terrorism to another level and asks the reader to think about much deeper questions. "Why is suicide bombing so much more terrifying than other acts of violence? What makes terrorism so much less morally justifiable than other attacks executed in a "just war?" Asad examines terrorism and elaborates on the continuities between secular modernity and its past. Asad addresses whether acts committed in wars are not similarly frightful and ridiculous. This book provocatively tends to these issues and offers ele...

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Encounter starts in Noorpora, Tral

SOUTH KASHMIR

Mohammad Mufeez A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Noorpora area of Tral in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday evening. An official told The Kashmiriyat that a joint team of Army’s 42 RR and CRPF's 180 Battalion launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. The official said that, as the joint team of forces progressed towards the suspected identified spot, the hiding militants fired upon them which was retaliated triggering an encounter. A senior police officer also confirmed the exchange of fire between forces and militants. As per the sources, two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area. One militant was reported dead.

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Lolab resident hit by wood log succumbs at SKIMS Soura

REGIONAL

The 28-year-old Lolab resident, who had received critical injuries after getting hit by a wood log, has succumbed at a tertiary hospital here on Monday afternoon. The deceased identified as Rafaqat Ahmad War (28) son of Mohammad Sidiq War, as reported by GNS, had received a major blow from a wood log during firewood collection in Compartment number 39 of Nagbal forest area in Lolab area of Kupwara. In the incident, Rafaqat sustained critical injuries and was immediately evacuated to nearby health facility wherefrom he was shifted to District Hospital Handwara, however upon sensing emergency, the injured was referred to SKIMS Soura for advanced treatment. However, hours after, the 28-year-old succumbed to his injuries at the tertiary hospital, reports said. Meanwhile, SHO Lalpora N...

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WHO Chief Warns Against Vaccine Nationalism, says it will only Prolong Pandemic

INTERNATIONAL

World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Sunday called for solidarity in advance, amid the talk of corona virus vaccine. The WHO chief noted that it was natural for the countries to want to protect their own citizens first but, he urged, "we must also use it effectively". The WHO chief warned, "vaccine nationalism will only prolong the pandemic, "not shorten it". The WHO chief also said the only way to recover from the coronavirus pandemic was together and by making sure poorer countries had fair access to a coronavirus vaccine, AFP reported. In a video address at the opening of the three-day World Health Summit in Berlin, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "It is natural that countries want to protect their own citizens first but if and when we have an...

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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister : No Scope for Talks with India until Kashmir is Relieved of Regressive State

INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, said that he does not see any atmosphere for talks with India at foreign office in Islamabad. Qureshi rejected suggestions that messages for talks have been sent from across the border. “There are some quarters who have been saying that talks should take place, but I do not think this the time, or the atmosphere is right for this, as the situation in Indian held Kashmir is very bad.” He also said that there are restrictions on movement of people and there are human rights abuses taking place, there is also a communication blackout. He said that India needs to rethink its decision of removing the special status for Jammu Kashmir. Adding that, the Indian action has been rejected both by Pakistan and the people of Kashmir. “India’s ...

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Chile Celebrates Landmark Referendum Victory

INTERNATIONAL

Celebration after people across Chile, overwhelmingly backed re-writing Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution that many see as the root cause of the country’s social and economic inequalities as tens of thousands of Chileans have taken to Santiago’s main square. In Santiago’s Plaza Italia, the focus of the massive and often violent protests last year which sparked the demand for a new charter, fireworks rose above huge crowds of jubilant people singing in unison late on Sunday as the word “rebirth” was beamed onto a tower above. Many have expressed hopes that a new text will temper an unabashedly capitalist ethos with guarantees of more equal rights to healthcare, pensions and education With more than three-quarters of the votes counted in Sunday’s referendum, 78.12 percent of vot...

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Melbourne Welcomes Exit from Covid-19 Lock Down

INTERNATIONAL

Home to 5 million people, Australia's second-biggest city, Melbourne has been in lockdown since early July after a spike of Covid-19 infections that began in hotels where people were in quarantine after arriving from abroad. From midnight Tuesday into Wednesday, Lockdown orders for Melbourne's residents will be lifted, while restaurants, beauty salons and retail stores will be permitted to throw open their doors to customers. "This has been a very difficult year. And Victorians have gien a lot and I'm proud of every single one of them," he told reporters in Melbourne. "Now is the time to open up," added Andrews. "We've been able to bring this under control, a day of zero cases is an amazing achievement." Social media users declared the return to zero new cases "Donut Day", with...

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Indian and Pakistani Diaspora Rally Together for US Election 2020

INTERNATIONAL

Shekar Narasimhan, Indian-American investment banker, recalls that he was at the White House for a party but the mood quickly turned sombre. He says everyone fell silent as details of the horrific attack emerged - 20 children, all under the age of 10, and six adults died in the shooting. It was also on that day that Mr Narasimhan first met Dilawar Syed, a Pakistani American. This is something Mr Syed and Mr Narasimhan hope to change through their organisation. It's unclear which way Pakistani Americans are leaning, but over 70% of Indian Americans plan to vote for Mr Biden in the upcoming election, according to the 2020 Indian American Attitudes survey. This suggests that the community will largely vote Democrat as always. In the US, the two communities are part of the same South ...