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MIT develops novel polymer that is stronger than steel.
Researchers at MIT have developed a lightweight polymer that is tougher than steel and can be mass-produced “easily.” Although the so-called 2DPA-1 polymer has a density of one-sixth that of steel, it requires twice the force to break. As a result, the researchers believe the new material could be used as a thin but ultrahard…
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PM Modi Unveils Statue Of Equality
The Statue of Equality, dedicated to the 11th-century Hindu saint Sri Ramanujacharya, was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday in Hyderabad. PM Modi said the 216-foot tall statue is a “fitting tribute” to Sri Ramanujacharya, whose profound thoughts and teachings inspire us, just hours before the inauguration.
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China is opposed to “unilateral actions” in Kashmir.
As Prime Minister Imran Khan met with top Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jinping, on Sunday, China pledged closer cooperation with Pakistan under the USD 60 billion CPEC investment program and called for resolving the Kashmir issue properly and peacefully while opposing any “unilateral actions” that could complicate the situation.
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China prohibits publication of images of Tibetan expat lamas.
The Chinese government devised a range of strategies to stifle communication between Tibetans inside Tibet and Tibetans outside Tibet, some of which are implemented openly and others in secret.
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RBI to introduce digital rupee.
The RBI will launch the Digital Rupee in 2022-23, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, marking the first official pronouncement from the Union government on the much-anticipated digital currency’s introduction. The implementation of CBDC, according to FM, will further improve India’s standing as a digital economy. The central bank’s introduction of a digital currency will…
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Tibetan students are protesting the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
On Thursday, a group of Tibetan students protested the Beijing Winter Olympics in Mcleod Ganj’s main square. The protest was led by Students for Free Tibet, an exiled Tibetan organization. One demonstrator wore a mask picturing China’s President Xi Jinping, while others sat inside a mock jail with their faces and hands stained in red,…
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In Chinese custody, an Arunachal teen was tortured and subjected to electric shocks.
According to ANI who cited Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tapir Gao, an Arunachal Pradesh youngster who was beaten up and given electric shocks while in the custody of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is a serious concern. Gao, who represents Arunachal East in the Lok Sabha, originally tweeted on January 19 that the Chinese Army…
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Japanese parliament has passed resolution on China’s human rights situation.
As the Beijing Winter Olympics approaches, Japan’s parliament passed a resolution on the “severe human rights situation” in China, urging Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government to take action to alleviate the situation. Following a US-led diplomatic boycott over worries over China’s human rights situation, Japan has already indicated it will not send a government delegation…
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Chinese soldier who was involved in the conflict in Galwan Valley is now the torchbearer for the 2022 Winter Olympics
The three-day Olympic torch relay for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics began on Wednesday, with basketball legend Yao Ming and a Chinese soldier wounded in a violent border conflict with India among those carrying the symbolic flame. The soldier, known as Qi Fabao, is a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) regimental commander who was severely injured…
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Police continue to monitor Tibetan former political prisoner who is in poor condition.
Despite being crippled by beatings while in custody, a Tibetan monk incarcerated for six years for taking part in Tibetan independence movements is still being observed by police years after his release. According to RFA Geshe Tsewang Namgyal, a former monk at the Draggo monastery in Sichuan’s Kardze (in Chinese, Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was…