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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: New York

New York bans TikTok on government devices citing ‘security concerns’

City agencies must remove the app within 30 days and employees will lose access to TikTok and its website from city-owned devices and networks.

China disputes US claims of Beijing setting up ‘secret police station’ in New York

China maintains a policy of non-interference in other countries and these alleged police stations do not exist, China foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told media.

New York to ban sale of dogs, cats & rabbits at pet stores in 2024

The move is designed to stop the supply of animals from so-called puppy mills. California, Illinois and Maryland are few US states that have instituted similar bans on such sales.

Karachi shares the high with New York—Cocaine, opium, hashish

Hashish from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan have deepened Pakistan’s drug problem.

Panelists exit JLF New York, BJP’s Shazia Ilmi says ‘cancel cancel-culture’

At least two panellists withdrew from the New York edition of Jaipur Literature Festival this week allegedly protesting BJP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi’s invite.

Draped in a sari, British-Indian artist’s sculpture in NY’s Central Park celebrates the ‘universal mother’

Titled 'Ancestor', the bronze sculpture by Bharti Kher embodies 'multiculturalism, pluralism, interconnectedness'. It will ultimately be housed in Delhi's Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.

2nd Gandhi statue targeted in New York, Queens lawmakers condemn ‘hate crime’

Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar — the first South Asian woman to be elected to the NY office — said the incident was a crime against the Hindu community.

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Brijesh Goel indicted for ‘insider trading’, released on $500,000 bail

He allegedly passed on information to longtime friend Akshay Niranjan, who used it to execute securities transactions. Illegal profits of $280,000 resulted from this arrangement.

New York police identify ‘person of interest’ as Brooklyn subway shooter remains at large

Keys found at the scene of the attack belong to a U-Haul van rented by Frank R. James, 62, who has addresses in Philadelphia and the Milwaukee area, police said.

16,600km: Cathay Pacific NY-Hong Kong flight set for distance record with route skipping Russia

The distance of 16,618 kilometres would surpass Singapore Airlines’ New York service, which totals 15,349 km, FlightRadar24 data show. The new Cathay flight will take about 17 hours.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?