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Protest escalates at Tezpur University, students lock down campus

Tezpur: The student agitation at Tezpur University reached a new phase on Thursday, as the unified student body enforced a complete lockdown of the campus, marking the most intense escalation yet in the ongoing protest. The students are demanding the immediate presence of two key officials: Finance Officer Braja Bandhu Mishra and Chief Executive Engineer […] The post Protest escalates at Tezpur University, students lock down campus appeared first on NorthEast Now. Source link

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BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture

Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”. Rutger Bregman accused the BBC of cowardice after it decided to remove the line from the first of his Reith lectures, which he was invited to give by the corporation. The BBC said the decision was made after it received legal advice. Continue reading… Source link

Space

Roger Hunter Talks About Taking Big Risks with Small Satellites

A conversation with Roger Hunter, Program Manager for the Spacecraft Technology Program at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. Transcript Host (Matthew Buffington): You are listening to NASA in Silicon Valley episode 67. Kimberly, tell us about our guest today! Kimberly Minafra: Hey, Matt! Well, we have Roger Hunter. He’s the program manager for the NASA Spacecraft Technology Program, where he actually oversees the progress of technologies that are demonstrated on small satellites, we also call them CubeSats because they’re the size of a shoebox, for a variety of missions for NASA. Host:This is a fun thing, the…

World

Europol seizes 8m fake and harmful toys in pre-Christmas crackdown

Agency warns shoppers to be vigilant online and on the high street, with counterfeit items often posing health risks More than 8m fake and harmful toys have been seized from shops and markets across the EU in a pre-Christmas crackdown, Europol has said. Hauls of fake dolls, building bricks, toy cars, colouring sets, cuddly toys that could pose fire hazards and educational games were removed across 26 countries. Continue reading… Source link

Business

Venezuela bans six leading airlines as tensions with US escalate

Airlines accused of joining ‘actions of state terrorism promoted by US’ after they suspended flights to Venezuela Venezuela has banned six international airlines, accusing them of “state terrorism” after the carriers suspended flights to the country following a warning from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Venezuela’s civil aviation authority announced late on Wednesday that Spain’s Iberia, Portugal’s Tap, Colombia’s Avianca, Chile and Brazil’s Latam, Brazil’s Gol and Turkish Airlines would have their operational permits revoked for “joining the actions of state terrorism promoted by the United States government and unilaterally suspending air commercial operations”. Continue reading… Source link

China

UK retailers urge faster end to tax break on low value imported goods

Primark, Currys and Boohoo have criticised government for 2029 deadline to phase out exemption on customs duties British retailers including Primark, Currys and Boohoo have criticised the government for waiting until 2029 to end a tax break on low value imported goods which has allowed them to be undercut by the likes of Shein and Temu. The British Retail Consortium, which represents all the major retailers, said there were now 1.6m parcels arriving in the UK every day, double the number from last year, and “businesses cannot afford any delay on scrapping the existing rules”. Continue reading… Source link