Wed 21 December 2022: As many as 16–20 Rohingya may have drowned or died of thirst and hunger off the coast of India’s Andaman Islands, according to their relatives and activists, at least 100 Rohingya are stranded in a boat. Five Indian ships approached the stranded boat late on Tuesday, a source told Reuters. “We […]
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Wed 21 December 2022: A billionaire becomes the largest shareholder in a news channel in India – what’s the worry? Plus, an Italian news website is challenging much bigger media players. Gautam Adani – India’s richest man with close ties to Prime Minister Narendra Modi – is in the midst of a takeover of NDTV, […]
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Wed 21 December 2022: The World Bank has approved $1.69 billion in financing for flood relief projects in Pakistan, it said in a statement issued according to Reuters. The funds will be distributed across five projects to support rehabilitation, housing reconstruction and the restoration of crop production for vulnerable communities. “World Bank’s Executive Board approved $1.692 […]
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Tue 20 December 2022: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday confirmed that “all the terrorists” of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who had taken hostages at a Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) centre in Bannu were killed in an operation conducted by the Pakistan Army. Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Asif said that […]
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Mon 19 December 2022: Two women and a man were arrested by the Babra police in Gujarat on Tuesday for assaulting and shaving the head of a woman who wished to remarry after the death of her husband. According to a police statement, the female accused 35-year-old Pudhaben and 25-year-old Sonalben were relatives of the […]
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Shah Rukh Khan effigies burnt in Indore. Mon 19 December 2022: Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Pathaan’ has landed in trouble, with the Madhya Pradesh Ulema Board raising objections to the release of the movie in the state. Speaking to ANI on December 15, the president of MP Ulema Board, Syed Anas Ali, said, “The sentiments […]
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Mon 19 December 2022: As members of the Muslim minority continue to flee the violence in Myanmar and the hardships in the refugee camps in Bangladesh, the Sri Lankan navy has rescued 104 Rohingya who were at sea off the Indian Ocean island nation’s northern coast, an official said on Monday. Every year, many Rohingya […]
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Sun 18 December 2022: Streets in major Chinese cities were eerily quiet on Sunday as people stayed home to protect themselves from a surge in COVID-19 cases that has hit urban centres from north to south. China is currently in the first of an expected three waves of COVID cases this winter, according to the country’s chief epidemiologist, […]
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Oktaviana Tas Grosir, a wholesale business selling women’s handbags, does daily streams on TikTok to sell its wares [Courtesy of Regi Oktaviana] Sun 18 December 2022: China’s social media platform has more than 106.9 million adult users in Indonesia. Bali, Indonesia – Like many in his village, Inggit Pambudi and his wife Mudya Ayu earn a […]
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Fri 16 December 2022: Pakistan’s foreign minister has called India’s prime minister the “butcher of Gujarat” after his counterpart accused his country of being the “epicentre of terrorism” as the nuclear-armed neighbours engage in a war of words at the United Nations. The heated exchange between Pakistan’s Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar came after […]
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