Day: September 23, 2016

Police shootings of black men divides USA

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Police shootings of black men divides USA

Two more shootings of black men by police. More nights of riot-filled streets full of tear gas and faceless phalanxes of heavily armed police being showered with bottles and debris while looters run amok perverting peaceful protests. This is America only weeks before picking a new president.Eight years after the election of Barack Obama – the first African-American chosen president of the world’s sole remaining superpower – hopes that he heralded a post-racial era have faded. Defense attorney Toussaint Romain shouts during protests September 21, 2016 in Charlotte, NC. (Sean…

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Pakistan Jets Practice in Islamabad amid tensions with India

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Pakistan Jets Practice in Islamabad amid tensions with India

Pakistan Air Force closed the Lahore-Pakistan motorway on Thursday to let it practice landing jets on the road, in what it said was routine training not related to heightened tension with India after a deadly attack in the disputed Kashmir region. Reuters reports that, on Thursday, traffic on the motorway between Islamabad and Lahore was diverted to an older mountain road during the two-day air force exercise, dubbed High Mark. “They landed on the road in this (exercise), yes. That is something they have been doing for years,” PAF spokesperson…

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Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa hospitalised

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Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa hospitalised

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai on Thursday night after she complained of “fever and dehydration”. The 68-year-old All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief was taken to Apollo Hospitals where her condition is stated to be stable now, the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer Subbiah Viswanathan said, adding she is under observation. “The honourable chief minister of Tamil Nadu was admitted to Apollo Hospitals, Chennai with fever and dehydration,” he said in a release circulated to media by the state government. “The…

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Police Release Sketch of Terror Suspect in Mumbai

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Police Release Sketch of Terror Suspect in Mumbai

Police has released the sketch of one of the suspected terrorists who was spotted by the school children in Uran.A high alert was sounded along the Mumbai coast and adjoining areas on Thursday after a group of men were spotted moving suspiciously near a naval base at Uran in Raigad district, leading to massive search operations by multiple agencies. As per the sketch, the suspected terrorists appears to be in his early 20s. With long hairs moving backwards and slim-cut face, the suspected terrorists is seen in a pathani suit…

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