World
News and updates from around the world, with Indian perspective.
Elon vs CBC: Read how Canadian public broadcaster got labelled ‘69% govt funded’ and stopped Twitter operations
Canadian public broadcaster CBC stopped Twitter activity after it got labelled as '69% govt funded media'.
Pakistan: Chinese engineer arrested for ‘insulting Islam’ after he asked his Pakistani subordinates to work faster during Ramzan
Pakistan police arrested a Chinese engineer working at a hydropower project in Kohistan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over alleged blasphemy.
USA: Six female teachers arrested for sexual misconduct after having sex with minor students
In the USA, at least six cases of female teachers being arrested for sexual misconduct have come to light
Uganda citizen informs EAM Dr Jaishankar he is thankful to the Indian man who taught him how to eat khaini
Consuming tobacco with lime is the most common practice among tobacco consumers in India and easy to adopt than the other mixtures.
UK MP Nicholas Stern lavishes praises on PM Modi over India’s growth and development, lauds him for climate change action
Nicholas Stern lauded PM Modi over growth and development witnessed in India and his commitment to tackling climate change.
Indian embassy in Sudan advises citizens to stay indoors amid clashes between army and paramilitary forces
The Indian Embassy in Sudan has asked Indians to stay indoors following army-paramilitary clashes.
UK: Five men who were earlier convicted in Huddersfield grooming gang case convicted in additional child rape and abuse case
Five men who had previously been convicted in Huddersfield grooming gang case have been found guilty of further offences.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans music, video games, and foreign films
Reiterating that the Taliban considers such activities un-Islamic, he added, "The films they were selling did not have women in hijab, which is against Sharia. This is why the sale of such films is prohibited."
Young man who threw a bomb at the Japanese PM Fumio Kishida in Wakayama detained, PM evacuated safely
The explosion that occurred on Saturday in Wakayama at a rally of the Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, did not result in any injuries. The leader was immediately evacuated and safely transported to an unknown location by the Japanese officials.
Kenya: Four people starve to death after a pastor told them it will get them to heaven quickly
Pastor Makenzie Nthenge is believed to have advised his followers in Kilifi's coastal region to starve themselves in order to enter heaven more quickly and meet Jesus.
