SynopsisThe Transparency International (TI) has contended that 51% of Indians have little or no trust in the government. Even the worst critic of Indian democracy would agree that it has stood the test of time. Corruption is a social fact, as it is difficult to find a society free of corruption. The latest ‘Global Corruption…...
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This week kicked off with a report of a GitHub worker who was fired after cautioning his coworkers in the DC area to stay safe from Nazis during the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Facebook created a new executive role pertaining to civil rights and California’s Proposition 22 faced its first legal challenge this…...
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Beginning on election night 2020 and continuing through his final days in office, Donald Trump unraveled and dragged America with him, to the point that his followers sacked the U.S. Capitol with two weeks left in his term. This Axios series takes you inside the collapse of a president.Episode 2: Trump stops buying what his…...
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Meena Harris. Meena Harris Meena Harris, niece of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, has written her second children's book, entitled "Ambitious Women." Illustrations were done by artist Marissa Valdez. In the book, a young girl watches a woman on television be called "too ambitious" and "too assertive." In response, she vows to become a persistent, assertive,…...
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On this week’s episode of Inside the Hive, Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro joins Emily Jane Fox to discuss what he’s doing to hold Capitol rioters accountable. “This was a violent insurrection that was predicated on a big lie that was told to these people by the sitting president of the United States and amplified…...
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Science, not politics, should rule Chinese vaccines donation — Pangilinan Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said the government’s task force against the COVID-19 pandemic should not use political goodwill as basis for approving a vaccine in the fight against the coronavirus. Senator Francis Pangilinan (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Pangilinan made…...
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Scammers are targeting those eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine through social media, email and phone calls. To avoid fraud, always begin your search on a county health department’s official website and never give out your bank information.Jan. 16, 2021...
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The Mumbai-based guitarist-producer infused his own voice as a fusion artist for the crime/drama biopic Anurag Tagat Jan 15, 2021 A decade ago, guitarist, vocalist and producer Achint Thakkar only had one EP to his name, as founder of psychedelic rock band Rosemary. Since then, he’d been slowly picking up more commercial projects as well…...
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The trial of the immediate past Chairperson of Kwara State Scholarship Board, Fatima Yusuf, and two others over N100 million Kwara bursary scam, has been adjourned due to the absence of Yusuf's lawyer, Y.O. Ahmed, in court. The court adjourned the case to January 26 due to the absence of the counsel to the first defendant.…...
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NPA amazon killed, another wounded rebel captured in Surigao del Norte BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) female rebel was killed while another wounded amazon was captured in a gun battle with elements of the 30th Infantry Battalion (30th IB) in the hinterlands of Barangay Camam-onan, in Gigaquit town, Surigao del Norte province…...
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