South Korea banned the launching of propaganda leaflets into North Korea, drawing the criticism of rights activists and defiance from a prominent North Korean defector who said he would not stop send
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World
Germany tightens COVID-19 lockdown till 10 January; schools, businesses to shutter in festive period
Most stores shut, tight limits on social contacts, no singing in church and a ban on fireworks sales: Germany is ratcheting up its pandemic restrictions in an effort to cut the stubbornly high rate of
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World
In blow to human rights activists, ICC in The Hague rules out investigating China’s detention of Muslims
The International Criminal Court has decided not to pursue an investigation into China’s mass detention of Muslims, a setback for activists eager to hold Beijing accountable for persecution of ethnic
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India
Tablighi Jamaat case: Delhi court acquits 36 foreigners of all charges, including flouting COVID-19 rules
A Delhi court acquitted 36 foreigners, who were charge-sheeted for attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation in New Delhi by allegedly being negligent and disobeying the government guidelines issued in w
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Entertainment
Sudha Kongara, Vetri Maaran, Vignesh Shivan, Gautham Vasudev Menon on ‘liberation’ they felt while making Paava Kadhaigal
Four films, four tales of “sin” and four tales of redemption (or not). Paava Kadhaigal, the Netflix anthology directed by Sudha Kongara, Vignesh Shivan, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Vetri Maaran, is a di
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Tata Group is seeking to board Air India again after nearly seven decades, with the salt-to-software conglomerate set to participate in the bidding process for the national carrier, sources said .The
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