All you need to know about UAPA bill

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All you need to know about UAPA bill In what is likely to be a new beginning for India's fight against terrorism, the Rajya Sabha passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Ammendment Act. The bill is a cornerstone of Modi government's zero tolerance policy against terrorism. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on July 24. 'Chernobyl' mini-series sends curious tourists to Lithuania An HBO mini-series featuring Soviet-era nuclear nightmares has sparked global interest in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and boosted tourism in Lithuania. Rare Assam tea bags world record at auction A rare Assam tea has sold for a world record price at auction in India, highlighting a boom for speciality teas while the industry as a whole is in crisis. A two kilogram (4.4 pound) lot of Maijan Orthodox Golden tea sold for Rs 141,002 ($2,035) on Wednesday. Humanity's next test: Feed 10 billion without ruining Earth How do we grow enough food to sustain our booming population without wrecking our only home and plundering Nature's bounty? Next week the most detailed scientific assessment yet of how we use the land we need to survive will show in the starkest terms the unpalatable choices facing humanity. Money gifts to NRIs become taxable With the passing of the Finance Bill 2019 in Parliament, some changes have been made in the rule regarding the taxation of gifts given by resident individuals to non-resident Indians (NRIs). Amendments at the time of passing of Budget 2019 have specifically defined the 'person outside India' as a non-resident or foreign company. Phonebooth-sized offices debut in Japan for telecommuting masses People on the go will soon be able to find a quiet place to sit down and tap away on a laptop, thanks to phonebooth-sized offices that will be popping up at train stations, airports and skyscraper lobbies. Why some find it hard to digest Zomato's stance on bigotry Food aggregator company Zomato is winning internet after it refused to resolve a customer's complaint about being assigned a Muslim delivery executive for his food order. But some users on Twitter said they would boycott the company for hurting religious sentiments. 'Iceberg Corridor' sparks tourist boom on Canada's east coast At dusk, tourists marvel at the sensational collapse of an iceberg at the end of its long journey from Greenland to Canada's east coast, which now has a front row seat to the melting of the Arctic's ice. Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent Saudi Arabia published new laws early Friday that loosen restrictions on women by allowing any citizen to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that gave men control over women. Astronomers find that Milky Way is a warped and twisted galaxy Astronomers have created the most precise map to date of the Milky Way by tracking thousands of big pulsating stars spread throughout the galaxy, demonstrating that its disk of myriad stars is not flat but dramatically warped and twisted in shape.

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