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Facebook To Pay $4.79mn Fine For Discriminating In Favour Of Foreigners Against US Citizens
In a case that turns on its head the common perception of foreigners suffering bias in the US, Facebook is to pay a fine of $4.75 million for discriminating in favour of foreign workers on H1-B visas and against American citizens and permanent residents, according to the Justice Department. ....
India Logs 18,454 New Covid Cases, Recovery Rate Maintained At 98.15%
India reported 18,454 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, and 160 deaths in the last 24 hours, even as the recovery rate continues to be 98.15 per cent as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data. ....
Mumbai Cruise Raid: Witness Claims Bribe Sought From Shah Rukh Khan, NCB Takes Cognisance
Sparking off a major controversy, a witness in the cruise ship rave party raid case on Sunday accused the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of allegedly demanding bribes from Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan to release his son Aryan Khan. ....
Don't Cast Doubt On Vaccination: SC Junks Plea Against Mass Vaccination Of Covishield, Covaxin
The Supreme Court on Monday junked a plea against mass vaccination through Covishield and Covaxin, saying that vaccination is the key to protect people from Covid-19. ....
Cruise Drugs Case: Mumbai Police Give Protection To NCB Witness Prabhakar Sail
Taking cognisance of alleged threats to his life after his revelations, the Mumbai Police on Monday granted protection to the Narcotics Control Bureau's "Pancha Witness" Prabhakar Sail, officials said here. ....
UP: Yogi Adityanath Govt Defends Anti-conversion Law In Court
The Yogi Adityanath government has strongly defended the anti-conversion law in its affidavit filed before the Allahabad High Court, stating that "since marriage is being used as an instrument to convert an individual's religion against his/her will, the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 seeks to remedy the malady". ....
T20 World Cup: Solid Pakistan Beat New Zealand By Five Wickets
Pakistan beat New Zealand by five wickets in a Super 12 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, here on Tuesday. ....
Tejashwi Yadav Attacks Nitish Kumar For Sending Youths To Jail
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said that Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister of Bihar through the back door and is sending youths to jail. ....
There Is No Shortage Of Fertilisers In The Country: Centre
Terming as "false and baseless," Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Bhagwanth Khuba on Thursday dispelled the rumours about the shortage in the country. ....
T20 World Cup: David Miller, Kagiso Rabada Help South Africa Edge Past Sri Lanka In Super Thriller
Back-end heroics from David Miller (23 not out off 13 balls) and Kagiso Rabada (13 not out off 7 balls) helped South Africa prevail over Sri Lanka by four wickets in a thrilling Group 1 match of Super 12 stage in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Saturday. T20 World Cup: David Miller, Kagiso Rabada help South Africa edge past Sri Lanka in super thriller....
