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Steinmeier calls Rushdie stabbing an 'attack on freedom of speech'
Following the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has paid tribute to the writer's courage. The author made a conscious decision "not to let Ayatollah Khomeini's inhumane call for killings prevail and to oppose authoritarian rule with individual freedoms," Steinmeier said in a get well message to Rushdie published on Wednesday. "The truth of literature and freedom will always be stronger than the lies and the brute force with which religious zealots and authoritarian regimes try to gain control," the politician asserted The British-Indian author was attacked by...
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Narendra Modi says he'll turn India into 'developed nation within 25 years'
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he plans to transform the country into a developed nation over the next quarter of a century. Modi made the pledge in a speed marking the 75th anniversary of India's independence from British rule, saying he would encourage investment from private companies to achieve the goal. The Indian economy has been in crisis for years, and was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with GDP declining by 23.9% during this period. Living standards of the country's poorest plunged as a result, with the number of people living on $2 or less a day increasing by 75 mil...
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Rushdie to be made honorary member of German literary association
Germany's PEN literary organization is making author Salman Rushdie an honorary member, in a show of solidarity following Friday's attack on him in the United States. "As a sign of our solidarity with this brave fighter for freedom of the word, the executive committee of Germany's PEN centre is appointing Salman Rushdie as an honorary member," general secretary Claudia Guderian said in a statement on Sunday. Rushdie was stabbed onstage as he was about to deliver a lecture in New York State on Friday. A 24-year-old suspect is in custody. The Indian-born Briton, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" ...
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'Despicable act:' Germany's Scholz condemns Rushdie attack
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned a knife attack on famed author Salman Rushdie. "What a despicable act," Scholz wrote on Twitter on Saturday, adding that he wished the author strength for his recovery. "The world needs people like you who are not intimidated by hate and fearlessly stand up for freedom of expression," he said, addressing the author. Rushdie was seriously injured by a 24-year-old man on stage at a reading in New York state on Friday. Rushdie was sentenced to death by fatwa more than 30 years ago because of his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses. Iranian revolutionary leade...
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Photo From Thailand Viral As Poor Condition Of Indian Roads
By Srijit Das A 2019 photo of a damaged road from Thailand is being shared with a false claim that the picture shows the poor conditions of roads in India. According to news reports, newly-inaugurated Bundelkhand expressway developed deep potholes due to heavy rains just days after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 16. The image is being shared in this backdrop. The Hindi caption with the picture is sarcastic and translates to, "The first portable road has been inaugurated in India in collaboration with Israel. It will rotate automatically when the traffic is heavy. The ...
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Google Maps finally launches Street View in India after 11-year wait following rejection
Alphabet's Google Maps on Wednesday launched its panoramic Street View service in 10 Indian cities in partnership with Tech Mahindra and Genesys, 11 years after a first attempt ran into regulatory troubles. The feature, which offers 360-degree views of streets around the world using photos taken by cruising vehicles, has faced privacy complaints and regulatory scrutiny in many countries. The Indian launch comes after Google was denied permission at least twice in the last decade by the government over security concerns. Company executives said on Wednesday it was able to meet the regulatory re...
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IMF: Latest Data Show Gloom Ahead For World Economy As Growth Projections Cut
By Mohammed Kudrati New data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of its flagship World Economic Outlook (WEO) report shows the world economy facing increasingly precarious times ahead. It cut the global growth forecast by 0.3 percentage points to 3.2 percent compared to its April WEO projections. "The global economy, still reeling from the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is facing an increasingly gloomy and uncertain outlook", said new IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas in his blog, adding that all risks flagged by the IMF in April have begun to mate...
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En Inde, l'homme qui fait pousser 300 variétés de mangues
By Uzair RIZVI Malihabad (Inde) (AFP) - "Même dans un désert, je peux faire pousser des mangues", lance Kaleem Ullah Khan. Tous les jours, l'octogénaire indien se lève à l'aube, fait ses prières et parcourt d'un pas tranquille environ un kilomètre jusqu'à son immense manguier, vieux de 120 ans. Au fil des années, le vieil homme a réussi à produire plus de 300 variétés de mangues avec cet unique arbre. Son pas s'accélère à mesure qu'il s'approche, et ses yeux s'illuminent: il observe attentivement les branches à travers ses lunettes, caresse les feuilles et renifle les fruits pour voir s'ils so...
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From Abenomics To Quad: The Career Of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
By Mohammed Kudrati Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - the country's longest serving prime minister, and the architect of 'Abenomics' - succumbed to his injuries on Friday at the age of 67 after being shot while campaigning for ongoing elections. He served two distinct times as prime minister, which spanned four terms during which he is also linked to attempting to make amendments to the country's constitution, which has never been amended since it was imposed on the country by the Allies post the Second World War. He resigned in 2020 due to health concerns, as he was chronically ill ...
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Sidhu Moosewala: A prodigious life cut short but it’s not the end
Sidhu Moosewala during the shooting of his film Moosa Jatt. Photograph by Shekha Gill. Used with permission. The news of the death of the 28-year-old Indian Punjabi rapper, songwriter, and actor Sidhu Moosewala (Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu) took the global Punjabi community by surprise. He was shot dead in broad daylight by armed assailants on May 29, 2022, while he was driving in his car to a neighbouring village from his native village, Moosa), in the Mansa district of the Indian state of Punjab. The murder happened just a day after the Government of Punjab publicly announced the reduction and wit...
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