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Fate of 8 Indian spy Navy personnel in Qatar hangs in the balance

Fate of 8 Indian Navy personnel accused of spying in Qatar hangs in the balance

Maharashtra: In a shocking viral video, a Muslim man Adam Khan is seen being lynched by a Hindu mob in the Maharashtra region of India.

December 5, 2022

Husband in India gets wife killed for insurance money worth INR19 million

New Delhi: An Indian man allegedly got his wife killed to get her insurance money worth INR19 million by staging a road accident with a help of a history-sheeter, India Today reported.

December 5, 2022

UK could fast-track asylum claims from Syria, Afghanistan

London: The United Kingdom (UK) is to establish a two-tier asylum system to speed up claims from people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria and Afghanistan, in plans set to be announced next week.

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences

Bangkok: Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition, the UN high commissioner for human rights said.

Philippines’ largest prison holds mass burial for 70 inmates

Manila: The bodies of 70 inmates from the Philippines largest prison were laid to rest in a mass burial, weeks after their decomposing remains were discovered in a Manila funeral home.

US whistleblower Snowden gets a Russian passport

Moscow: Ex-United States (US) intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the scale of secret surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA), has sworn an oath of allegiance to Russia and received a Russian passport.

Migrant deaths ‘unacceptable and almost always avoidable’: Pope

Vatican City: Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean are "unacceptable and almost always avoidable," Pope Francis said, renewing a call for policymakers across the region to address the issue in a manner "beneficial to all."

Kharge slams Modi for stopping scholarships of minority students

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asked the Modi government what will it gain by "snatching away" the money from poor students after it stopped scholarships for minority students of classes 1 to 8.

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Media freedom under threat in Modi’s India

For years, whenever observers lamented the decline of press freedom in India, especially in its broadcast media, the country’s defenders could point to a welcome exception. New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV), a news channel with national reach, has long been a stalwart voice of independent