Basit Aijaz

Boy Who Collected Garbage Got Into Harvard, But It's Not The Only Inspiring Education Story

“Never give up.” It’s probably as clichéd as it can get, but you’ll hear it a lot as you are building your career.  But there’s a reason these sayings are clichés – you never know when everything falls into place and life changes. While the thought of throwing in the towel and walking away is …

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Uttar Pradesh: With No Money Left, This Mother Sold All Her Jewellery To Feed Her Children

The coronavirus pandemic has brought upon a crisis like no other and has left Indian economy reeling under its effects, as unemployment soars and people struggle to make their ends meet. The COVID-19 crisis has comes a big jolt to already underprivileged who were dependent on daily wages as their means of livelihood. As the lockdown induced by coronavirus stretched, …

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After Becoming Covid Free, New Zealand Is Cutting Its Research In Antarctica To Keep It Virus Free

After successful overcoming the coronavirus, New Zealand will now be reducing its scientific projects in Antarctica to keep the virtually uninhabited continent free from COVID-19. Agencies According to BBC, the government agency, Antarctica New Zealand will be dropping 23 of the 36 research projects. The agency which is concerned with environmental research on the desolate landmass and the Southern Ocean, said limiting …

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Following Tragic Incident In Kerala, Man In Bihar Donates His Entire Land To Two Elephants

The cases of animal cruelty have been on the rise in India and in the past few weeks, many tragic incidents involving animals have come to light. The death of pregnant elephant in Kerala being one such example. The episode resulted in an outpouring of emotion with people calling for the accused to be brought to justice. While the whole …

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Police In US 'Take A Knee' To Show Solidarity With George Floyd Protesters In Emotional Scenes

The anti-racism protests are raging across the United States in the wake of George Floyd’s death, who was killed after a police officer was seen kneeling on his neck while he was pinned to the floor. In scenes both peaceful and violent across the country, thousands of protesters are taking to streets chanting “no justice, no peace” and “say his …

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UN Chief Appreciates India's Selfless Assistance To Other Countries During COVID-19 Pandemic

India’s fight against coronavirus pandemic hasn’t just been limited to its territorial area, but the country has also been providing aid to other countries around the world to fight the disease. Take note of the humanitarian aid provided by the country in these unprecedented times, UN chief Antonio Guterres has appreciated India’s assistance to other countries to combat the COVID-19 …

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Brazil Records 25,000 Covid-19 Cases In Last 24 Hours, Deaths Cross 26,000 As Country Struggles

After seeing low number of coronavirus case in the early stage of worldwide outbreak, Brazil is staring at a catastrophe as cases spike at apocalyptic rates with more than 25,000 infections recorded in last 24 hours.  Reuters The country reported a daily record of 26,417 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to the Health Ministry, bringing its total tally to …

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'He's A Fool, An Absolute Fool' – Joe Biden Slams Donald Trump For Not Wearing A Mask

In what will be a common theme as United States goes to elections later this year, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has called his Republican rival Donald Trump an “absolute fool” for not wearing a mask at a series of recent public events. Reuters The Democrat criticised Trump and said his lack of leadership on the issue is “costing peoples’ …

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Facing Discrimination & Racism, 185 Nurses Who Quit Jobs In Kolkata Return To Homes In Manipur

After facing discrimination and racism, 185 nurses from Manipur who had quit their job from hospitals in Kolkata last week, have finally returned home to their native places.  ANI One of the nurses, Cristella was quoted telling ANI, “We are not happy that we left our duties. But we faced discrimination, racism and people sometimes spit on us. Lack of …

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Recipe For Disaster? Over 125 People Perform Funeral Namaz In Public Despite Police Objections

At least 125 people were booked by police in Maharashtra‘s Dongri on Monday for allegedly performing a janaza namaz (funeral namaz) in public while showing total disregard for social distancing norms.  Representational Image/Twitter It came after repeated requests from police officials not to hold any funeral prayers with large gatherings, leading to case being registered against several members of Raza Academy …

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