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South Africa: Mahatma Gandhi’s great-granddaughter jailed for seven years in fraud case
Lata Ramgobin, the great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi sentenced for seven years in South Africa for securing loan based on fraud and forgery.
Did a pet hippo kill and eat his owner six years after he was ‘adopted’ as per viral message? Here are the details
The incident pertains to the tragic death of a farmer from South Africa named Marius Els, who was mauled to death by his pet hippo Humphrey.
After delaying India and South Africa’s proposal for months, USA to finally support TRIPs waiver on Covid vaccines at WTO
India and South Africa had brought a proposal at the WTO to lift IP restrictions for Covid vaccines and medicines back in October 2020. The proposal has been repeatedly blocked by the US, UK and EU.
USA, EU and UK block India and South Africa led proposal to temporarily waive intellectual property rights on vaccines to boost production
Western countries have blocked a proposal at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that would have boosted vaccine production.
Pakistanis and Islamists attack former England cricketer after he thanked ‘beloved country’ India for Covid-19 vaccines
Kevin Pietersen, former England cricketer, has expressed his gratitude towards India after Covid-19 vaccines reached South Africa.
Japan finds new strain of coronavirus in passengers arriving from Brazil
Japan's health ministry said its tough to immediately determine how infectious the strain is or the effectiveness of current available vaccines against it.
Threat to India’s national security: Shady links of Congress with Chinese Communist Party and African National Congress
The Congress party has dubious links with political parties and foreign entities abroad.
A South African anti-racism campaign, the inexplicable presence of Congress leader Anand Sharma and how Indian interests may be compromised
7 out of 8 of those panelists belonged to South Africa, however, there was one name that did not add up - Anand Sharma, Congress leader.
‘Eid has the potential of becoming a super-spreader of Coronavirus’: South-African Muslim body urges Muslims to avoid Eid ceremonies and prayers
Muslim Judicial Council of South Africa urged Muslims to avoid gatherings and ceremonies on Eid as it can become Coronavirus super-spreader
Coronavirus: Gita Ramjee, an eminent South African virologist of Indian origin succumbs to the infection taking the death toll in the country to 5
Gita Ramjee had returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms of COVID-19