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Make no mistake about it. The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, in its newest avatar, is a response to the new OnePlus 9 at least till the Galaxy S21 FE comes along. Samsung, in that regard, has perhaps finally decided that this is indeed a good time to refresh the Galaxy S20 FE line in India, […]
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Several banks, including State Bank of India (SBI), have been imposing excessive charges on certain services provided to poor persons having zero-balance or Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts (BSBDA), a study by the IIT-Bombay has revealed. The study observed that the SBI’s decision to levy a charge of Rs 17.70 for every debit transaction beyond […]
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When scientists need to understand the effects of new infant formula ingredients on brain development, it’s rarely possible for them to carry out initial safety studies with human subjects. After all, few parents are willing to hand over their newborns to test unproven ingredients. Enter the domestic pig. Its brain and gut development are strikingly […]
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Sony’s latest gaming console, the PlayStation 5 launched in India earlier this year, with the pre-orders for the disc version going live in early February. The first batch of the PlayStation 5 was sold out within seconds on all platforms and stores back in February, and ever since there has been no restock of the […]
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The FATF, the global body against money laundering and terror financing, is likely to carry out an evaluation of India’s established mechanism to deal with such financial crimes later this year. The mutual evaluation of country specific anti-money laundering and terror-financing mechanism by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is a routine ongoing process and […]
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Despite politicians in The Hague trying to turn the tide, first responders like police and paramedics are increasingly faced with violence, Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice and Security said to the Telegraaf. In 2019, the police received 2,750 reports of aggression and violence against people with a public task. Police officers themselves were attacked 10,624 […]
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Don’t sleep on Danny Ings in the race for the Premier League’s Golden Boot. We’d all have to call it the Gold-Ings boot, though, wouldn’t we? Saints young phenom Will Smallbone spotted Ings’ run inside the heart of Watford’s defense, cutting past a defender before drilling a low bounding shot on goal. The shot was […]
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When I was a student working at a supermarket, I set up my own blog talking about how racism affects my community. Aggrieved that I would make such bold comments, a white (male) colleague accosted me on the shop floor to ask why I would write such a thing that ‘divides people’. Four years later, […]
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Facebook is placing new restrictions on hateful content in ads, explicitly banning ads that encourage racial divisions. Specifically, the new policy will “prohibit claims that people from a specific race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, gender identity or immigration status are a threat to the physical safety, health or survival of others.” […]
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A “scumbag” burglar who preyed on the elderly and vulnerable during the Covid-19 lockdown mocked a judge after he was jailed for 10 years as he sneered: “Is that it? Should have made it 15.” Michael Alcorn, 55, of Accrington, Lancashire, made the comment after he was sentenced on Tuesday at Preston Crown Court for […]
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