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No criminal case; stuck on apology

Years went by, going by.

No sign of any criminal cases being filed. Media stuck over apology. 😔

“The Pope apologized for ‘deplorable abuses’ at residential schools when Indigenous delegations visited Rome in April, but the pontiff faced criticism for denouncing the conduct of some members of the Catholic Church, rather than taking responsibility for the role of the wider institution.

There is also concern in the First Nations community that the qualified apology did not address the issue of compensation, document disclosure or the extradition and prosecution of those known to have participated in abuse.”

Ref: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-30-2022-1.6468174/indigenous-communities-expecting-more-from-pope-s-visit-says-gov-gen-mary-simon-1.6468178

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Reactions in News Media on India banning new customers to MasterCard

  • Financial Times says the RBI’s action is justified
  • mint says bankers fear huge distribution due to the ban. Also indicates the mess and ways forward
  • Business Standard says the bank will hit 5 private banks
  • Edge Market MY, The Daily Star, NDTV Profit, REUTERS state company’s income and operations will be hit
  • American Banker says India’s ban escalates data ownership fight
  • WION provides insight in to the chronology of ban
  • BusinessLine says Yes Bank, Bajaj Finserv and RBL to be hit most

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Most Popular Newspapers Around the Globe

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Impact of COVID-19 on Education Evaluation for Canada Immigration

InstituteWebsiteCovid Info PageImpact
CES (Comparative Education Services by University of Toronto)LinkUpdates, FAQProcessing paused until further notice
ICAS (International Credential Assessment Services of Canada)LinkNews and UpdatesProcessing paused; expected timeline at least 30 weeks
WES (World Education Services)LinkNoticesIncoming mail processing taking 1.5 months (SLA post receipt of all documents is 35 business days) meaning total of about 4 months
IQAS (International Qualifications Assessment Service)LinkContactProcessing time after receipt of documents is 10 to 14 weeks
ICES (International Credential Evaluation Service)LinkProcessing TimesProcessing time after receipt of documents is 16 weeks
Processing times of each of 5 Canada Immigration education evaluation services during COVID19
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List of websites that restrict reading

Because I don’t like ads on internet while browsing, I despise and boycott the websites with predatory ads and those which allow access to content only after either of disabling ad-blockers or require subscription:

SiteApproachExample URL
Business InsiderSubscribe or disable ad-blockerExample Link
Daily Telegraph AustraliaSubscribeExample Link
Digital TrendsDisable ad-blockerExample Link
ForbesSign-in or disable ad-blockerExample Link
Nation Valley NewsDisable ad-blockerExample Link
The Economic TimesSubscribe to access some articlesExample Link
The HinduSign-in or disable ad-blockerExample Link
The TelegraphPay to subscribe to readExample Link
List of websites that hates ad-blockers with their approach of allowing content with example URL that gets blocked
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America Iran Conflicts – Major Timeline

  • Timeline
    • 2020-01-08
      • Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed Wednesday after takeoff from Tehran’s airport. The crash came hours after Iran fired missiles at Iraqi military bases housing US troops in retaliation for a drone strike at Baghdad airport that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
    • 2020-01-07
      • Iran claims to have attacked US and coalition force station at bases in Iraq. Trump says “All is Well!”
    • 2020-01-02
      • US military watched the general get on a plane in Beirut, Lebanon, and monitored his flight to Baghdad with drones — including one outfitted with air-to-surface missiles. Once Soleimani landed, the Reaper drone watched him for about 10 minutes before firing its weapons on the two-car convoy leaving Baghdad International Airport. The Quds Force commander, along with the head of Kata’ib Hezbollah, died in the strike.
    • 2019-Dec-27
      • Iranian-backed militia group in Iraq, Kata’ib Hezbollah, attacked a military base north of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing an American contractor and wounding several other US citizens and Iraqis.

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World coverage of #Balakot terrorist camp attack by India

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Saving wildlife while we drive

From – https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-government-sets-up-panel-to-avoid-roadkill-2706565

The Committee – bringing peace

committee will identify proposed road projects cutting through tiger corridors, study their impact on tiger dispersal and suggest mitigation measures

The current state of affairs

Road kills by speeding vehicles have taken a toll on wildlife, leading to demands for mitigation measures like underpasses and overpasses being incorporated in the designs of road projects.
In December 2017, Bajirao, the dominant male of the Bor tiger reserve died after being hit by a vehicle on the Nagpur- Amravati highway.
In April 2018, a leopard was found dead on the same highway after being run over.

  • In January 2018, tiger ‘Jaichand,’ the offspring of Maharashtra’s iconic tiger Jai, had a lucky escape he fell into the main canal of the Gosikhurd dam near Paoni in Bhandara.

What’s at stake from Humans is Development

  • Projects for construction of new roads in the Vidarbha landscape, which has most of the 203 tigers recorded in Maharashtra, had led to fresh concerns.
  • Similar concerns have been raised about other projects like irrigation canals and Greenfield and expansion of Brownfield railway lines.
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#FoE and #FoS are only for some

Ref – https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-petition-demanding-stay-on-the-accidental-prime-minister-trailer-filed-in-delhi-hc-2704541

Courting

Ever since the idea of the movie The Accidental Prime Minister became a sensation over internet, Indian National Congress has been in awe of the uncomfortable thing coming out so easily. The recent news is an attempt to engage court to hold the movie from getting screened. There have been attempts to shelve the book on which the movie is based on.

The movie

Trailer – https://youtu.be/q6a7YHDK-ik

It’s a scheduled to be released on Friday, 11th January 2019

FoE and FoS

While, the movie is surely scheduled to be released, the gangs have been acting up to gather arms to stop the movie from getting screened.

Why? Isn’t it artistic freedom to express what the country and the PMO folks felt during the UPA rule? Isn’t it a basic expression of speech to make a movie based on the thoughts.