From creating fake alibi to mobilising thousands of Muslims against Hindus, read what Tahir Hussain did in his own words From the 24th of February to the 25th of February, Delhi burnt with perhaps one of the worst anti-Hindu riots that the country has seen in recent times. As many as 53 people were killed and hundreds injured in the riots that were planned, organised, masterminded and implemented with clinical precision by the Islamists. One of the main protagonists of the sinister story is Tahir Hussain, the AAP leader who spearheaded the Delhi riots in which IB staffer Ankit Sharma…
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Star Wars” Stormtroopers enforced mask-wearing and Mickey Mouse waved from a distance on Saturday as Florida’s Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state. Walt Disney Co welcomed a limited number of guests to parts of its sprawling Orlando complex, the most-visited theme park resort in the world, with a host of safety measures designed to reassure visitors and reduce the chances of catching the sometimes deadly virus. Executives felt confident they had developed a responsible plan for reopening in phases during the pandemic, said…
Army says 300 terrorists waiting at launchpads across border (LoC) in Naugam sector of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said about 250-300 terrorists are waiting at the launchpads across the border to infiltrate into India. At least two terrorists were gunned down in an ambush in North Kashmir’s Naugam sector, Kupwara on Saturday. Early in the morning, suspicious movement was detected by the troops along the LoC, defence spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said. Addressing a press conference, Major General Virendra Vats said the inputs have indicated that the launchpads across the border are “fully occupied” with about 250-300 terrorists. “Inputs…
US President Donald Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time Saturday, finally yielding to intense pressure to set a public health example as the coronavirus rampages across America. Trump had on a dark mask featuring the presidential seal as he walked through the corridors of Walter Reed military hospital outside Washington to meet with wounded veterans. Trump strode past reporters and did not stop to speak to them about what had become a hotly anticipated moment — would he have a change of heart on a practice recommended by the government’s own medical experts, even as…
Bengaluru will once again go into a lockdown from 8 pm on July 14 to 5 am on July 22 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Saturday. Detailed guidelines of the lockdown will be declared on Monday. All essential services including supply of milk, vegetables, fruits, medicines and groceries will continue uninterrupted, the chief minister said in a tweet. “I appeal to people to cooperate with the government, follow all guidelines, take all precautionary steps and help us contain the pandemic,” he tweeted. He said the decision was taken with suggestions from…
Nine days after they joined the Madhya Pradesh cabinet, 28 ministers, including significant number of former Congress leaders, will finally get portfolios on Sunday. The delay in assigning ministries had triggered speculation about a conflict in the ruling BJP over accommodating loyalists of Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose exit from the Congress along with 22 MLAs led to collapse of Kamal Nath-led government in March this year, in the cabinet. “I will do it tomorrow (Sunday),” Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told reporters in Gwalior when asked about the delay in allocating portfolios. After expanding his cabinet for the second…
Foxconn plans to invest up to $1 billion to expand a factory in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu where the Taiwanese contract manufacturer assembles Apple iPhones, two sources said. The move, the scale of which has not previously been reported, is part of a quiet and gradual production shift by Apple away from China as it navigates disruptions from a trade war between Beijing and Washington and the coronavirus crisis. “There’s a strong request from Apple to its clients to move part of the iPhone production out of China,” one of the sources with direct knowledge of the matter told news agency…
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan tested positive for coronavirus earlier on Saturday and are admitted to hospital, both of them revealed in tweets on Saturday night. An hour after Mr Bachchan’s tweet revealing his coronavirus diagnosis, Abhishek tweeted: “Earlier today, both my father and I tested positive for COVID-19. Both of us having mild symptoms have been admitted to hospital. We have informed all the required authorities and our family and staff are all being tested. I request all to stay calm and not panic. Thank you.” Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek are admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati…
PUBG Mobile went down for iOS users globally on Friday evening. Several users took to Twitter and Reddit to report the outage that has impact global users of the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, better known as PUBG Mobile. The developers of PUBG Mobile have acknowledged the issue and taken to Twitter to assure the impacted users that they are working to resolve the issues. Apparently, the outage is said to be not limited to just PUBG Mobile but it has also impacted other iOS apps, including Spotify, Tinder, and Pinterest among others. On Twitter, PUBG Mobile wrote: ” Dear…
Amazon employees last night faced something bizarre. First they were told to delete TikTok from their work phone. The employees were told about this in an email on Friday. The email was later leaked to the media and was shared on Twitter. Hours later, however, Amazon told the media in the US that the email was sent in error. “Due to security risks, the TikTok app is no longer permitted on mobile devices that access Amazon email,” the short email informed Amazon employees. “If you have TikTok on your device, you must remove it by 10-Jul to retain mobile access…