Muslims say law and order has improved in western UP. ‘But voting for BJP against our religion' (theprint.in)
Muslims say law and order has improved in western UP. ‘But voting for BJP against our religion' (theprint.in)
‘Not ab ki baar 400 paar, it’s ab ki baar Tihar’ — Tharoor gives 3 reasons BJP ‘knows it’s losing' (theprint.in)
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/22840571...
Greece pledges to help islands of Crete, Gavdos handle surge in migrant arrivals (theprint.in)
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s conservative government promised on Monday to offer extra financial aid and more staff to help the island of Crete and its tiny neighbour Gavdos handle a steep rise in arrivals of migrants trying to cross to Europe from Libya....
Researchers argue that reducing inequality plays vital role in dealing with climate disasters (theprint.in)
‘Important bills coming up’ — 141 Oppn MPs suspended, Modi urges BJP MPs to attend Parliament (theprint.in)
Modi’s comments at the BJP parliamentary board meeting came amid an unprecedented crackdown in both Houses, which saw the suspension of as many as 141 MPs in the past week for ‘causing disruption...
Japan organizes international conference on human rights violations by China against Uyghurs (theprint.in)
Japan is the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to publicly condemn and acknowledge the ongoing atrocities against Uyghurs and other Turkic ethnic groups. Since 2019, during the second Abe administration, Japan has been the only non-Western country to sign a joint statement condemning the Uyghur Genocide at the United...
China bans Tibetan language in schools in two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern China (theprint.in)
The recent ban is part of China’s wider “Sinicization” program that has also restricted the language and culture of Uyghurs and other minorities in China – despite protections in China’s Constitution that permit minority groups to use their own language in their own regions....
Namibia is building a blue economy — turning fish waste into high-value products like oil (theprint.in)
Losses occur at sea from primary processing of the catch and on land from processing in factories. Much of this can go toward production of fishmeal or fish oil.nd increased the market value of the fishery to around $500. Fish by-product innovation is gaining traction in many other coastal countries, such as in Kenya, where...
'I feel like Salman Rushdie' – Bangladeshi atheist blogger on the run has been hiding in India (theprint.in)
Call details, messages show Monu Manesar ‘planned’ Junaid & Nasir killing, say cops (theprint.in)
Bajrang Dal worker Monu Manesar had 'elaborate discussion' with co-accused & the two 'ideated and planned' killing of Nasir and Junaid, say Rajasthan Police officers.
Brazil's Amazon forest deforestation falls 66% in August, lowest since 2018 (theprint.in)
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Manipur Police needs command, not combat leadership (theprint.in)
"But the bitter truth is that the security situation in 2023 Manipur is worse than it was in Kashmir for the simple reason that armed civilians were never brazen enough to mount attacks on neighbouring villages."
Brazil's Amazon forest deforestation falls 66% in August, lowest since 2018 (theprint.in)
The data give President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reasons to cheer as he has promised to end deforestation in the region by 2030.
Russia strikes western Ukraine in large-scale air attack which borders NATO member Poland (theprint.in)
‘Hurt sentiments,' Hindu outfit will give Rs 10 lakh to anyone who slaps actor Akshay Kumar (theprint.in)
Agra’s Rashtriya Hindu Parishad Bharat has warned of sustained protests if the movie is not taken off theatres....
'Not just financial issue' — why China's economic slowdown is also a reflection of its politics (theprint.in)
No written order but UP Police has shut Muslim restaurants in Sambhal for Kanwar Yatra (theprint.in)
'This is Sambhal. Things may turn [for the worse] any moment here,' is the UP Police's argument. But Muslim shop owners say the police isn't allowing them to open their restaurants and sell just vegetarian dishes either.
No one wants to talk about rapes in Manipur. There’s a silence at the heart of the violence (theprint.in)
In India, communal rioting includes revenge attacks based on fake news – from Muzaffarnagar riots to Delhi riots. Manipur's ethnic clashes witnessed 'revenge rape' following a false claim.
‘Do you eat beef? Did you study at JNU’ — Kappan’s first-person account of his arrest (theprint.in)
Speaking for the first time since he was released on bail, Siddique Kappan told a packed hall in Kolkata about how he feels like he is still in an open-air prison.
Erdoğan tries to play peacemaker in Middle east (theprint.in)
‘Cow vigilantes’ lynch 32-year-old on suspicion of transporting beef in Nashik, 11 arrested (theprint.in)
A police officer said that two victims were rushed to SMBT Hospital in Dhamangaon, where Afan Ansari was declared dead. The meat samples have been sent to forensic lab for testing.
Putin sees himself as a tsar. He’s even repeating their deadly mistakes (theprint.in)
Putin’s failures in Ukraine — material shortage, incompetent leadership, deserting soldiers — are the same as the tsar during World War I. The latter led to the Russian revolution.
