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Shanghai Cooperation Organization brings Central Asia to center-stage
Central Asia emerges as a force led by Russia, China, and India
You may be eating a credit card’s worth of plastic each week
June 17 (Reuters) - Plastic pollution is so widespread in the environment that you may be ingesting five grams a week, the equivalent of eating a credit card, a study commissioned by the environmental charity WWF International said on Wednesday. The study by Australia’s University of Newcastle said the largest source of plastic ingestion was drinking water, but another major source was shellfish,...
Malaysian badminton icon Lee Chong Wei announces retirement after cancer battle
June 13 (AP) - Former World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei on Thursday announced his retirement from badminton after 19 years following a battle with cancer. The three-time Olympic silver medalist, hailed as a sporting hero in Malaysia, said it was a tough decision as he had hoped to only retire after the Tokyo Olympic next year but that he...
Salman khan delivers 14 consecutive Rs100 cr hits
June 10 (Hindustan Times) - Salman Khan’s box office success story has continued with Bharat, which surpassed the Rs 100 crore mark at the Indian box office on the fourth day of release itself, making it the actor’s 14th back-to-back film in the Rs 100 crore club, say trade experts. Bharat has also helped Salman add another feather to his...
Virat Kohli fined for washing car with drinking water
June 9 (IANS) - The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has slapped a fine of Rs 500 on Virat Kohli after his domestic help was found washing the India captain's car with drinking water. Kohli's Gurugram residence in DLF Phase-1 has half a dozen cars and ABP News reported that the 30-year-old's neighbours lodged a complaint, stating that thousands of...
Rajapaksa asks Lankan Muslims to stop Arabization of their culture
Rajapaksa also said that by resigning en-masse, the Muslim Ministers had further communalized the issue and increased the rift between the Muslims and other communities.
World Cup 2019: Dhoni told to remove “Balidaan” badge
June 7 (IANS) - India's opening game in the ongoing World Cup saw former skipper M.S. Dhoni once again profess his love for the security forces after he was spotted with regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces on his wicket-keeping gloves. But the International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India...
World Cup 2019: Batsmen are clueless against Bumrah, says Kohli
June 6 (India Today) - Virat Kohli is in awe of his wrecker-in-chief, Jasprit Bumrah. It seems as if Kohli empathises with the opposition batsmen when they are facing the India pacer. "One thing you have to do when you're facing Jasprit is you have to play good cricketing shots. You have to back your technique. If you're hesitant even...
You’re accidentally eating more than 50,000 plastic particles a year
June 6 (CNET) - Think you know what you're consuming each day? Think again. A recent study reports that the average American eats at least 50,000 particles of microplastic every year. Yum? The news comes from a report published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. The scientists behind the study used data from 25 earlier studies covering common...
OIC says anti-Muslim violence in Lanka has regional and global implications
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has said that it is extremely worried about the safety of Sri Lankan Muslims, including some foreign Muslim refugees.
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