Click:plug valve supplier She had never protested a day in her life — but on December 15, that all changed. She saw images on television of police appearing to assault students protesting at the prestigious Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) in the Indian capital against a controversial law that fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim minorities from select countries. ### That night, Nisa and others headed to the residential Muslim area of Shaheen Bagh to express their solidarity with the students — and oppose the controversial law that was passed on December 11 and came into effect last week. She has come every day since — and even quit her job so…

In its annual report reviewing human rights standards in nearly 100 countries, the NGO warned that the Chinese government is carrying out an intensive attack on the global system for enforcing human rights. ### The report’s release comes after HRW executive director Kenneth Roth said he was denied entry to Hong Kong — with no reason given by immigration authorities. Roth had planned to launch the report in the city, which has been rocked by anti-government protests for over seven months. ### HRW echoed longstanding concerns about China’s use of an “Orwellian high-tech surveillance state” and sophisticated internet censorship system to catch and stamp out public criticism. The report also…

However, new research has found that the ginkgo tree, which can live more than 1,000 years, doesn’t really show any expected effects of aging — they appear to be primed for immortality. ### Researchers examined growth rings taken from inside the trunks of 34 healthy ginkgo trees in two Chinese provinces, Jiangsu and Hubei. The trees ranged in age from 15 to 667 years old. They found that the ginkgos didn’t stop growing as they aged, although the rings grew thinner. ### And increasing age wasn’t associated with changes in other indicators of tree health: leaf size, its ability to photosynthesize and seed quality. Researchers examined possible changes at the…

Antonio Brown launched into a profanity-laced tirade against Florida police officers and the mother of his three children on Monday. The former NFL star live-streamed the disturbing incident on Instagram. In the video, Brown accuses his ex-girlfriend Chelsie Kyriss of trying to steal a Bentley that was parked in his driveway after she picked up their kids. Police responded to the scene and began questioning Brown about the vehicle, which only seemed to spark his anger. WARNING: Video contains offensive language. In the video, the 31-year-old can be heard calling Kyriss a “broke-ass whore,” and a “white fishbowl,” while their three children looked on. He repeatedly referred to the police officers as “pussies,” “bitches ass n—s” and “crackers.” Brown…

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is now in Italian hands: the private fashion school has been taken over by the Luiss Business School in Rome on January 1, 2020. The spokesperson of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy confirms this by phone to FashionUnited. The academy had been looking for opportunities to strengthen its international network for some time and has now found a way to do so. “This new step strengthens the position of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy as a unique international fashion university,” says Deborah Pulleyblank, director of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy, in a supplementary press statement. The students of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy will not notice much of the takeover…

Manchester United progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Wolves but they had cause for concern as Marcus Rashford limped off in the second half. Juan Mata’s goal was enough to give the Red Devils the victory over Wolves at Old Trafford in their third round replay. Wolves were almost gifted the lead after 10 minutes when a poor pass from Fred bounced off Nemanja Matic and Raul Jimenez won a challenge with Harry Maguire. But the ball hit Jimenez on the hand before it reached Pedro Neto who stroked it into the net. Following a VAR review referee Kevin Friend ruled out…

The man who guided Scotland’s ‘Wembley Wizards’ to their famous 1967 win over England has died, aged 96. Bobby Brown, the former Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper, passed away on Wednesday, the Ibrox club announced. During his playing days Brown was a member of Rangers’ famed Iron Curtain defence, and he later went on to manage the national team to their greatest ever victory – the 1967 Wembley win over the reigning world champions. Dave King, the Rangers chairman, said: “All of us connected with Rangers are deeply saddened to hear that Mr Brown, a genuine Rangers and Scotland legend, has passed away. Our thoughts are with Mr Brown’s family at…

Manchester United take on Wolves in their FA Cup third round replay tonight. The Premier League rivals played out a dull goalless draw at Molineux meaning they’ll need a replay to decide who makes it into the next round. Either Watford or Tranmere await the winner in the fourth round. United smashed Norwich 4-0 while Wolves drew with Newcastle at the weekend and now both will be eager to keep their cup runs going. talkSPORT will bring you all the action tonight and here’s how you can tune in. Man United vs Wolves: How to listen The FA Cup third round replay will get under way at 7.45pm on Wednesday,…

Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen WILL join Inter this month, it’s just a matter of how much for, according to European football broadcaster Kevin Hatchard. Kev joined The Sports Bar on talkSPORT for a game of Transfer Deal or No Deal, as he offered an update on the latest rumours doing the rounds in the January window. One of the most talked about deals is Eriksen’s possible move away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to Serie A. The Dane’s contract runs out in the summer, meaning he is free to agree a free transfer to a foreign club this month, but Spurs don’t want to lose the 27-year-old for nothing. Reports…

The 20-year-old defender has impressed in consecutive games after his manager opted to promote the academy product to the senior team Click Here: cheap rugby league jerseys Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has saluted the performance of young defender Japhet Tanganga, who impressed for a second straight game on Tuesday. Tanganga started Tottenham’s 2-1 win over Middlesbrough in a third-round FA Cup replay, defending well and getting forward to join the attack a number of times from his right-back position. Mourinho surprisingly handed the 20-year-old his first Premier League appearance when he started against runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday. Though he was beaten by Roberto Firmino for Liverpool’s lone goal in a 1-0…