Tag: India
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India watchdog fines Google $21m for ‘search bias’
Google has been fined 1.36 billion rupees (21 million dollars) by India’s anti-trust watchdog for abusing its dominant position in online search services, officials and reports said Friday. In its 190-page ruling, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) found that users searching for flight details were directed to Google’s own flight search page. “Google was…
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Oil tanker with 22 Indian crew missing in Gulf of Guinea since Friday- Minister declares
A ship carrying 22 Indian crew and 13,500 tonnes of gasoline is missing in the Gulf of Guinea after contact was lost in Benin on Friday, India’s minister of external affairs said. The Gulf of Guinea has become an increasing target for pirates who steal cargo and demand ransoms, even as piracy incidents fall…
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Police arrest man for raping 8-month-old girl in Indian capital
Police in the Indian capital on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old man on charges of raping his eight-month-old female cousin. “The man has confessed, he was drunk when he attacked the girl,’’ a senior police officer said. The incident happened in north-west Delhi on Sunday. Delhi Commission of Women chief Swati Maliwal visited the child…
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Indian capital becomes country’s most polluted city: report
New Delhi, The Indian capital is the country’s most polluted city, while Uttar Pradesh is the country’s most polluted state, a new report has revealed. The report, titled Airpocalypse II, by global environmental organisation Greenpeace’s India chapter, has found that Delhi is the most polluted city in India, while with 15 of its cities among…
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Nigeria, India to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations as trade hits $9.4bn
Nigeria and India would mark 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2018 since the establishment of such relations in 1958. Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Nagabhushana Reddy, said this at an event to mark the 69th Republic Day of India on Friday in Abuja. Reddy said that both countries had over the years remained…
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Photos: Parents fly to US from India to beat their son’s wife for being disobedient
A man’s parents flew out to Florida from their native India to help their son beat his wife for being disobedient, police say. The woman was rescued by Florida authorities after they received a call from India that she was being beaten and held against her will by her husband and his parents. The Hillsborough…
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The Tragedy of Separation: The Story of India – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. The famous psychiatrist and Pan-Africanist, Franz Fanon after a clinical study, came to the conclusion that “Colonialism is a one-arm bandit” No colonial power better illustrated this than Great Britain which in its quest for power and colonies, invaded about 90 percent of the 195 countries in today’s world. In fact, only…
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Photos: Flood wreaks havoc in India, over 200 dead
More than 200 people have died and 10 million affected in recent floods and landslides across India as the country’s IT capital Bangalore was the latest to grapple with the torrential monsoon rains. “In the eastern state of Bihar, the floods have killed 56 people since Sunday and affected nearly seven million,’’ State Disaster Management…
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NITEC 2017: Top ‘take aways’ for Startups
The Nigeria International Technology Exhibition & Conference (NITEC) 2017 focused on especially startups is one of the best technology events to happen this year in Nigeria. NITEC is a yearly event that features experienced speakers with robust knowledge of the tech industry. It is specifically designed to showcase the best of the technology ecosystem and…
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India’s agriculture minister caught urinating in public
Indian Agriculture Minister Radha Singh was on Thursday caught on camera urinating in public, prompting angry reactions from citizens on social media with some calling for his ouster. In the photo that has gone viral, Singh was seen peeing on a wall of a compound, while his security guards stood close-by. Several people took to…