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Washington, July 28 (IANS) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has opened an investigation into the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department (MPD) to see whether there was a pattern of policing that violates civil rights.The investigation was propelled by the death of Tyre Nichols, a n African-American man who died in January this year after being beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, reports Xinhua news agenct.”The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by MPD. The investigation will focus on MPD’s use of force…

Singapore, July 28 (IANS) Singapore’s Indian-origin ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan have sent lawyers’ letters to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s brother, Lee Hsien Yang seeking an apology and damages for defamation.Yang, who is currently in self-exile overseas, had written posts on Facebook accusing the ministers of corruption over their rental of state-owned colonial bungalows. Home Affairs and Law Minister Shanmugam and Foreign Minister Balakrishnan had undergone anti-corruption investigations, which found no wrongdoing with their respective leases of the houses, The South China Morning Post reported. “Lee Hsien Yang has accused us of acting corruptly and for personal gain…

Washingt, July 28 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has announced a series of new measures to protect communities from the extreme heat wave which has led to record high temperatures across the country.The announcement on Thursday came after the President held a meeting with the mayors of Phoenix (Arizona) and San Antonio (Texas), as well as senior members of the administration “to discuss the existential threat of climate change”, according to the White House.In June, San Antonio hit an all-time heat index high of 47.2 degrees Celsius, while Phoenix has recorded high temperatures of 43 degrees for 27 straight days.”I…

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday said that Japan is a natural partner in India’s modernisation process.”What really does Japan mean to India? Japan is in many ways the exemplary moderniser. It is an example of relevance. Japan is a natural partner in India’s modernisation process. Japan has truly unleashed the revolution in India. The Suzuki revolution,” Jaishankar said while addressing the India-Japan forum.”The second revolution was the metro revolution. The third revolution is in the making, which is the high-speed rail. When we complete that project, people will see in India what an…

Madrid, July 28 (IANS) The number of jobholders in Spain has reached an all-time-high of about 21.96 million, the country’s Statistical Office said.In its quarterly Economically Active Population Survey (EPA), the office said that 610,000 new jobs were created in the private sector linked mainly to the tourism and service, reports Xinhua news agency.Meanwhile, the number of people registered as unemployed fell by 365,300 between April and June, meaning 2,762,500 people without a job. This corresponds to an 11.6 per cent unemployment rate.While the number of people working in the public sector has decreased by 6,200, the unemployment data is…

Seoul, July 28 (IANS) North Korea has staged a massive military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the armistice of the Korean War, displaying its latest intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and drones in a show of its military might, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Friday.With senior delegations from China and Russia present, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took to the reviewing stand to observe the military parade in Kim Il Sung Square late Thursday to mark Victory Day, according to the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).The Korean War, which started with an invasion by…

London, July 28 (IANS) A 28-year-old Indian-origin man in the UK has been sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding elderly victims of more than 260,000 pounds by impersonating as a cop and bank staff, police said. Kishan Bhatt of no fixed address was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday for committing nine counts of fraud by false representation after pleading guilty in November 2022 at the same court. It was established that between September 2020 and May 2022, Bhatt targeted nine victims — aged between 29 and 90 — who were approached whilst he posed as a…

Washington, July 27 (IANS) Indians don’t appear to be as negative about China’s foreign policy and its behavior on the international stage as the people of its Quad partner countries polled recently, and, remarkably, that is despite violent border skirmishes with the Chinese military in recent years including the one in Galwan Valley that caused the death of 20 Indian soldiers and possible loss of territory.A little more than a third of Indians polled for a global study by Pew Research Center — 67% said they had negative feelings about China foreign policy and global role, which was way below…

Kochi, July 27 (IANS) A 19-year-old sailor, hailing from Bihar, was found hanging on board the INS Vikrant on Thursday morning, officials said.The body was found hanging by another sailor and preliminary indications are that the young sailor committed suicide.The local police have registered a case of unnatural death and a probe has started. The sailor’s name has not been revealed as yet and the Naval authorities also have started a probe. –IANS sg/vd

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Tobacco and alcohol use is behind the increasing rate of head and neck cancers in India, said health experts here on World Head and Neck Cancer Day on Thursday.World Head and Neck Cancer Day is observed on July 27 every year to raise awareness about the disease that has become a major public health issue. According to the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) estimates, there were 19.3 million incident cancer cases worldwide in 2020 and India ranked third after China and the US.Overall, 57.5 per cent of global head and neck cancer cases occur in Asia…