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London: Britain's Royal Mint has produced its biggest ever coin to mark Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, a 15 kilogram (33.07 lb) giant commissioned by a private collector. The coin, which has a diameter of 220 mm (8.7 inches) and is made of fine gold, took 400
New York: The Amnesty International says 2021 saw a worrying rise in executions and death sentences as some of the world’s most prolific executioners returned to business as usual and courts were unshackled from Covid-19 restrictions. In its annual review of the death penalty, Amnesty estimates
Johannesburg: Environmental activists are gathering in South Africa this week to press governments and businesses to reduce the production of plastic because it is harming the continent’s environment. The conference, “Towards Zero Plastics to the Seas of Africa,” being held in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), South
Texas: An 18-year-old gunman opened fire on Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred
Seoul: North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan early Wednesday, Seoul s military said, just one day after President Joe Biden wrapped up his first Asia visit as US leader. South Korea s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that
Haryana: Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla and his officer on special duty were arrested for demanding Rs 1.16-crore bribe from construction projects and a 1% commission in future contracts, according to the first information report, PTI reported. Singla, who was sworn-in just two months ago after
Faridullah Farid The last prophet and messenger of Allah, Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.W) said, "The believers in their love, mutual compassion and intimate relationships are like one body; when any section suffers, the whole body responds with alertness and fever. The faithful are like one man: if
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti has said there is tremendous competition among the Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states such as Gujarat, Assam and Uttar Pradesh in harassing Muslims because they want to replicate the models of these states across the country. She remarked that
Lucknow: Thirty-nine people lost their lives and three were injured in various rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in a day, the state government said. Most of these casualties were due to dust storms, lightning, thunderstorms and drowning, it said. “Owing to incidents of dust storms, lightning and
Faridullah Farid The BJP’s supported Bollywood’s recently released propaganda film ‘The Kashmir Files’ on migration of Kashmiri Pandits from IIOJK in 1990 has not only been declared tax-free in several states but also uploaded on youtube for widespread projection but the efforts has not yielded fruitful
New Delhi: The decision of the Andhra Pradesh government to rename the newly craved out Konaseema district after B.R. Ambedkar resulted in violent protests in Amalapuram town on Tuesday, May 24, injuring several protestors and policemen. Ruling YSRCP MLA from Mummidivaram P. Satish’s house, furniture outside
Srinagar: All political, religious, and human rights organizations have strongly condemned the unfair trial of Yasin Malik and Modi’s leg government plotting another judicial murder. According to the international media and statements of some political figures at social media all have unveiled the dirty face of