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India Sep 22, 2020

What is FinCen Files Leak? What Could be The Implications in India?

In India, the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) is the counterpart of US' FinCen. Whistleblowers are expected to ask whether the suspicious transactions in which domestic branches of Indian lenders were involved were also red-flagged before the FIU. If yes, was any action initiated?
India Sep 21, 2020

FCRA Amendment Bill Passed in Lok Sabha: What Is The Legislation? How Will It Regulate Foreign Funds?

The Opposition has condemned certain provisions of the FCRA Amendment Bill, calling it an attempt by the government to curtail funding of social organisations working for the upliftment of poor in tribal areas. Their criticism has primarily been centred on the provision that makes Aadhaar mandatory to receive the funds.
India Sep 21, 2020

How Will India Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine Once Developed? Will It End Coronavirus?

With a country of 1.3 billion, a concerted plan is required to enable all sections of the populace to be vaccinated. The focus of the government will be to develop a supply chain that can take the vaccine to the remotest parts of the nation, including the Ladakh belt of Himalayas and the villages of India's Northeast.
India Sep 19, 2020

India Tops List of Countries With Most COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Last 2 Weeks; US, Brazil Stand 2nd and 3rd

Even as the country's cumulative tally is behind the United States, India has recorded more than doubles the cases registered in the US over the past 14 days. The numbers shared by JHU show the COVID-19 count rising in India by over 1.1 million in the past fortnight.
World Sep 19, 2020

COVID-19 Second Wave: UK 'Facing Perfect Storm' After Easing Curbs, Claims Top Epidemiologist Neil Ferguson

Speaking to reporters, Ferguson claimed that the current COVID-19 infection rate in the UK is similar to what it was in February this year. In the next couple of weeks - if tough measures are not enacted - the daily count of infections and fatalities would peak to "mid-March level", he warned.
World Sep 16, 2020

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates: AstraZeneca Overcomes Trial Hurdle, Sputnik V in India Soon, Indonesia Preferring Own Candidate Over China's Sinovac & More

AstraZeneca trials, that were halted last week after one of the participants in the UK fell ill, has been resumed in India, England, Brazil and South Africa. The United States has been reluctant to allow the trials resumption, with the country's top health regulator - National Institute of Health (NIH) - said the issue could be "very serious" if not thoroughly probed.
World Sep 15, 2020

Abraham Accords Signing: As UAE, Bahrain and Israel Ink Deal, Donald Trump Says '5 or 6 More Middle East Countries' Will Sign Peace Agreement

The Israel-Bahrain-UAE accord marks a "new dawn for Middle East", Trump said in his opening remarks. "Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain will establish embassies, exchange ambassadors, and begin to work together as partners. They are friends," he said.
World Sep 14, 2020

Israeli Strikes in Syria's Deir Ezzor Kill 10 Pro-Iran Fighters; A Timeline of Tel Aviv's Role in The Syrian Civil War

Cumulatively, the numbers compiled by observatory groups claim that 497 Iranian militants/soldiers have been killed in Israeli strikes so far in the region between 2018 to 2020 so far. Despite the losses incurred, the Iranian military has succeeded in gaining a strong foothold in the region.
World Sep 12, 2020

'Don't Mess With Turkey': Erdogan vs Macron War of Words Sharpen; 10 Points On The Mediterranean Crisis

France playing a major role in what is largely being viewed as Turkey-Greece conflict also comes amid its tensions with the Erdogan government's actions in Libya. While Ankara is solidly backing the Libyan government, Macron is suspected to be tacitly behind the rebellion of military strongman Khalifa Haftar.
World Sep 11, 2020

Bahrain, Israel Announce 'Historic Peace Deal', US President Donald Trump Shares Joint Statement

In the joint statement shared by him, it was noted that Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa spoke on phone today to finalise their agreement on inking a peace deal that will lead to the establishment of full bilateral relations between the two nations.
World Sep 08, 2020

What Is No-Deal Brexit and How Will UK-EU Relations Shape Out If Withdrawal Agreement is Ditched?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday claimed that his government would opt for the no-deal Brexit if a negotiation is not finalised by October 15. This was followed by an even more explicit statement by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, who told reporters earlier today that the no-deal Brexit is the most likely outcome if the EU continues its non-flexible approach.
World Sep 08, 2020

Taiwan Seeks 'International Alliance' to Ward Off China Threat; A Timeline of The Historical Taipei-Beijing Divide

"It is time for like-minded countries, and democratic friends... to maintain a strategic order that deters unilateral aggressive actions," Tsai Ing-wen said at the Asia-Pacific security forum. "This alliance will safeguard the values we cherish most: freedom, safety, human rights and democracy," she further added.
World Sep 07, 2020

Mali After Coup: West African Bloc Renews Call For Fresh Elections; 10 Points On The Raging Political Crisis

Over a fortnight after a military coup, the 15-member bloc of West African nations has called upon the new junta to restore civilian supremacy at the earliest. Here are 10 points to know on the crisis that erupted in Mali following the coup.
World Sep 07, 2020

Maria Kolesnikova, Face of Belarus Post-Election Uprising, 'Detained' by Unidentified Men: Who Is She?

According to Tut.By portal, a leading Belarusian news web portal, Kolesnikova was pulled inside a minivan by a group of unidentified persons. The Lukashenko government has denied arresting her. A statement issued by the police department claimed that she was not taken into custody, reported Russia's Interfax news agency.
World Sep 01, 2020

UAE-Israel Deal: Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei Says Emiratis Betrayed Muslim World, Particularly Palestine

Khamenei predicted that the "betrayal would not last long". In other words, he meant that Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv will fail to build a long-lasting relationship. The Iranian head of state added that the Islamic world, however, would forever remember the betrayal of Palestinian cause by the contemporary UAE leadership.
World Aug 29, 2020

'Coronavirus Is Hoax': Over 10,000 Anti-Vaxxers Join 'Unite For Freedom' March in London, Allege 'New World Order' Plot Behind Vaccination Plans

The 'Unite For Freedom' march comes two days after the UK recorded its sharpest spike since June 12. The country reported than 1,500 infections, highest in the past 11 weeks. The surge in COVID-19 numbers across UK and other parts of Europe has also raised speculations of a possible "second wave" of COVID-19.
World Aug 28, 2020

US Presidential Elections 2020: 75% of Top Executives See Joe Biden Defeating Donald Trump, Reveals Survey

In 1948, when the American economy was hit by recession, then President Harry Truman had succeeded in his re-election bid. In 1980, however, the then incumbent head of state Jimmy Carter lost in an election in which the voters marked their angst against the prevailing economic conditions.
World Aug 28, 2020

Shinzo Abe Resigns: What's Next For Japan? How Will Next PM be Elected? List of 5 Potential Successors

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will have to elect its new president - as Abe was heading the outfit apart from being the Prime Minister. As per the precedent, the head of the ruling party in Japan is also at helm of the government. Here are five potential candidates who can replace the ailing Abe.
World Aug 27, 2020

COVID-19 Second Wave? UK Records 1,522 New COVID-19 Cases, Highest In a Single Day Since June 12

The average per-day infections has been constantly increasing in August, signalling the onset of a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. After recording a daily average of 540 cases in mid-July, the same increased to 1,138 per day on an average in third week of this month.
World Aug 26, 2020

Kim Jong Un Alive? North Korea Shares Image As He 'Meets Officials to Warn of Typhoon Bavi, COVID-19'

Leading tabloids in the West, over the past few days, have claimed that the North Korean leader is in a state of coma and would be declared dead after the power is shifted to his sister Kim Yo-Jong. The basis for their claim was the social media post of a former South Korean diplomat.

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