MADHYA PRADESH: In yet another incident of violence against women in India, a Muslim girl, a physiotherapist by profession, was molested and beaten up in the middle of a street by some men in the Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, Free Press Journal reported. The harrowing
WEST BENGAL: A couple in the Indian state of West Bengal reportedly sold their eight-month-old baby to purchase an iPhone and fund their travel for creating content on Instagram, Indian media reported. The Indian Express, quoting police officials, reported that local authorities sprang into action after
LONDON: AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot has said the company is “very encouraged” by interim data from a key lung cancer drug trial, but he did not explain why the company had not declared results as “clinically meaningful.” The drugmaker’s shares fell by as much as
SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal: The small mounds of sand that dot the beach in northern Senegal blend into the terrain. But thick rope juts out from beneath the piles. Pieces of black plastic bags are scattered nearby, and green netting is strewn on top. That’s how residents in
HONG KONG: The video game player population in China has reached an all-time high of 668 million, according to a state-run game industry association. The increase comes as the largest game market in the world recovers from a severe crackdown. The number of gamers, current as
COLOMBO: Three months after the Sri Lankan government flagged infections in at least 50 patients linked to an eye drop made in Gujarat, it is yet to receive a response from Indian drug regulators. But Sri Lankan health officials have confirmed that they have stopped procuring
TAMIL NADU: Muthiah, a Dalit teen, was murdered on Sunday, July 23, in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu in a case of suspected ‘honour’ killing. The 19-year-old, who belonged to the Arunthathiyar community, categorised as a Scheduled Caste community in Tamil Nadu, was a resident
MANIPUR: Schoolboys turned militia fighters stare towards their enemies from their hilltop outpost, as the vigilante gunmen dig in for a long fight in India's troubled Manipur state. Three months ago, 16-year-old Paominthang was a student from the farming Kuki people who dreamed of being a
LONDON: The UK is set to face a future of more frequent and intense heatwaves due to the escalating impacts of climate change, warns the latest study released by Britain's Meteorological Office. The report highlights the alarming trend of rising temperatures and the increasing likelihood of
RAS JEDIR (Libya): African migrants pleaded to be saved from a desert zone between Libya and Tunisia, weeks after Tunisian authorities allegedly dumped dozens of them there with nothing. "We are dying. We are dying by the minute," a Nigerian who wanted to be identified only