Fourth Indian arrested and charged in Canada over Sikh activist’s killing | Politics News

Fourth Indian arrested and charged in Canada over Sikh activist’s killing | Politics News

Amandeep Singh, 22, was already in custody for unrelated gun charges before being charged in Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder. A fourth Indian national has been arrested and charged by the Canadian authorities over the killing of a separatist Sikh activist in Vancouver last year – a case that has strained…

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 4: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 4: Who votes and what’s at stake? | India Election 2024 News

India is bracing itself for the fourth phase of its weeks-long elections on May 13 to elect 96 members of parliament to the Lok Sabha, or the lower house of parliament, as the world’s largest electoral exercise moves into its final month. The two main contenders for power are Prime…

Israel bans Al Jazeera ahead of Rafah invasion | TV Shows

Israel bans Al Jazeera ahead of Rafah invasion | TV Shows

Israel bans and blocks Al Jazeera as Rafah – Gaza’s ‘last safe space’ – is invaded. Israel rejects a ceasefire agreement, invades Rafah, and orders the closure of Al Jazeera – all in a week’s work for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Middle East’s so-called “only democracy”. Contributors:Diana Buttu…

Binance Registers With FIU as It Seeks to Resume Operations in India

Binance Registers With FIU as It Seeks to Resume Operations in India

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has registered with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a senior FIU official said on Friday, as the exchange seeks to resume operations in the country. The exchange was barred from operating in India in December for non-compliance with local regulations as part of the…

This Indian historian fights the far-right, one makeup video at a time | India Election 2024

This Indian historian fights the far-right, one makeup video at a time | India Election 2024

Ghaziabad, India – It is close to midnight. Ruchika Sharma sits in her makeshift studio at her home in Ghaziabad, a city just outside India’s capital, New Delhi, a small mic hooked to her shirt. The 33-year-old historian and former professor is getting ready for her latest YouTube video show….

This Indian historian fights the far-right, one makeup video at a time | India Election 2024

This Indian historian fights the far-right, one makeup video at a time | India Election 2024

New Delhi, India – It is close to midnight. Ruchika Sharma sits in her makeshift studio at her home just outside India’s capital, New Delhi, a small mic hooked to her shirt. The 33-year-old historian and former professor is getting ready for her latest YouTube video show. The recording hours…

In India’s Arabica coffee capital, an election protest is brewing | India Election 2024

In India’s Arabica coffee capital, an election protest is brewing | India Election 2024

Araku Valley, India – Gemmala Sita is proud of the coffee beans she grows on what is among the world’s largest organic, fair-trade plantations. Her Arabica beans end up as steaming cups of coffee in the chic cafes of Paris and Dubai, Stockholm and Rome. But the 29-year-old’s own life…

Government to Delay Digital Payments Market Share Cap, Helping Walmart-Backed PhonePe, Google Pay

Government to Delay Digital Payments Market Share Cap, Helping Walmart-Backed PhonePe, Google Pay

India will again delay caps on market share for a popular digital payments method, two sources told Reuters, benefiting Google Pay and Walmart-backed PhonePe as the authorities prioritise growth over concerns about market concentration. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the quasi-regulator, will extend by as much as two…

Zomato Unveils Weather Union, a Crowd-Supported Real-Time Weather Monitoring System

Zomato Unveils Weather Union, a Crowd-Supported Real-Time Weather Monitoring System

Zomato unveiled a crowd-supported real-time weather monitoring infrastructure on Wednesday. Dubbed Weather Union, the company highlighted that the system is first-of-its-kind in India and the largest private infrastructure in its space in the country. Announcing the platform, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said that its API will be made free-to-access for…

‘My vote snatched’: India election clouded by mysterious candidate pullouts | India Election 2024 News

‘My vote snatched’: India election clouded by mysterious candidate pullouts | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – Prince Patel cancelled his vacation plans after the dates were announced for India’s ongoing weeks-long elections. The 61-year-old retired engineer said he had waited patiently for five years to cast his vote in Surat, India’s diamond hub in the western Indian state of Gujarat, “to give…