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My job as a reporter in China included trying to ask questions in government press conferences where the authorities constantly sold lies and half truths. If someone had told me that two decades later, White House press meetings would also be like this, I would have accused them of selling dystopian science fiction. But here we are. My PTSD report …

Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud said the paperless hearing is a step toward modern courts. New Delhi: For the first time in their history, the three justices on a Supreme Court bench used laptop computers to review cases rather than bulky files. Judge DY Chandrachud, Judge Hemant Gupta and Judge Ajay Rastogi conducted the paperless hearings using laptops via videoconferencing. …

The “most comprehensive study to date” found that physical distance and perhaps wearing a mask were the two best ways to prevent transmission of the new coronavirus. The new study, published in the Lancet medical journal on Monday, found that people should stay at least three feet away and longer if possible. The review of several published studies, paid for …

Tropical Depression Three formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Monday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system is located in the Bay of Campeche, in the southernmost part of the Gulf of Mexico, about 50 miles west-southwest of Campeche, Mexico. Maximum winds with TD Three are currently 30 mph, but they are expected to strengthen in …

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said it has positioned nine teams in vulnerable districts. Mumbai With the cyclonic storm “Nisarga” expected to hit the Maharashtra coast on Wednesday, Mumbai and neighboring districts have been put on high alert. Union Interior Minister Amit Shah spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray via video conference and reviewed state readiness, the Chief …

On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops cracked down on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. An official death toll has never been released, but rights groups estimate hundreds, if not thousands, were killed. Hong Kong is the only place on Chinese soil where large mass commemorations are held for the event. Candlelight vigils have been held in Hong Kong’s Victoria …

Previously, both India and China rejected the United States’ intervention in their disputes. New Delhi: Elliot Engel, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives, said Monday that he was “extremely concerned” about the Chinese aggression against India along the Current Line of Control in Ladakh and urged Beijing to “Respect the rules and use …

During the nearly 30-minute conversation, which also aired on Limbaugh’s nationally syndicated show, “The Rush Limbaugh Show,” he expressed outrage at the death of George Floyd, the unarmed black man whose death in police custody in Minneapolis Minnesota last week sparked worldwide protests. But it was Limbaugh’s denial of systemic racism that sparked an astonishing exchange. “I don’t buy the …

India told Abid Hussain and another Pakistani spy to leave within 24 hours New Delhi: One of the two Pakistani spies captured in Delhi on Sunday and leaving India in 24 hours had attempted to monitor the movement of Indian trains carrying soldiers and military equipment, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Abid Hussain and Tahir Khan, who …

The number of people who pass through the airport security checkpoints. almost doubled over the course of the month. the Transportation Security Administration He says he screened nearly 949,000 passengers over the past weekend. It scanned 476,000 people during the first weekend of May. American airlines (AAL) He said more people traveled this past weekend than during Memorial Day, the …