This week an article about India and the new Chinese app called Tik Tok, caught my attention and intrigued me. The article portrayed a young Indian man swaying while lip-syncing a song praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India. Tik Tok is the latest digital platform made by China which grabbed the attention of many Indian villages… Read more »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A video clip shot on a sparse rooftop of what looks like a low-rise apartment block shows a young Indian man swaying while lip-syncing a song praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Describing himself as a proud Indian with the online identity “garrytomar”, he is wearing ear-studs and shows a beaded necklace under a partly unbuttoned shirt… Read more »
CHACHWAL VILLAGE, India (Reuters) – India is building more than 14,000 bunkers suitable for families living along its border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir state, hoping to keep them safe near their homes instead of evacuating them as artillery shells scream over.Workers construct a concrete bunker in a residential area near the border with Pakistan in Samba sector near… Read more »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Airways International said on Thursday it had canceled more than a dozen flights to Europe after Pakistan closed its airspace amid rising tensions with India, with both claiming to have shot down the other’s military jets.A Thai Airways Boeing 777-300ER plane takes off from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport February 23, 2015. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo Thai flights to… Read more »
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan’s army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiraling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors.Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan captured by Pakistan is seen in this handout photo released February 27, 2019…. Read more »
This week I had a very interesting article about Facebook in India, regarding the south and central region of Asia. In India, Facebook is working to expand it’s fact checking network to stop the spread of miscommunication and fake news within the country. This is a crucial time to begin this process considering the general election for India in May… Read more »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An India state will give gold worth about $530 to every bride from a poor family, the latest budget giveaway ahead of a general election that must be held by May. The northeastern state of Assam is run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is facing a battle for re-election… Read more »
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, the spiritual message for the faithful is deep and profound. The political message for voters isn’t far behind. As many as 150 million people are expected to come to the festival city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence of… Read more »
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is expanding its fact-checking network in India to curb the spread of misinformation as the world’s largest democracy prepares for a general election that must be held by May, the U.S.-based social media giant said on Monday. “We are committed to fighting the spread of false news on Facebook, especially ahead of the 2019 General… Read more »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – More than 100 people died in two Indian states after drinking bootleg alcohol, police and media said on Monday, in the worst such case in years. Many of those who died in Haridwar in Uttarkhand state and two districts in neighboring Uttar Pradesh complained of stomach pains and respiratory problems, relatives and officials said. Police have… Read more »