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Indonesian TikToker Jailed For Video Showing Her Reciting Prayer Before Eating Pork

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Indonesian TikToker Jailed For Video Showing Her Reciting Prayer Before Eating Pork

Pork is forbidden under Islam, which is the dominant religion in Indonesia. An Indonesian TikToker has been sentenced to two years in prison after she posted a TikTok video where she said an Islamic phrase before eating pork, BBC reported. The verdict came after a resident reported Lina Lutfiawati, 33, for the video which gained millions of…

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PM Modi Invites Joe Biden As Chief Guest For 2024 Republic Day Parade

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PM Modi Invites Joe Biden As Chief Guest For 2024 Republic Day Parade

Joe Biden was invited to the Republic Day celebrations by PM Modi during the bilateral meeting. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited US President Joe Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, US Ambassador to India…

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White House supports Canadian probe into ‘serious allegations’ around Nijjar’s killing, urge India to cooperate: John Kirby

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White House supports Canadian probe into ‘serious allegations’ around Nijjar’s killing, urge India to cooperate: John Kirby

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. File. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden was “ mindful of the serious allegations” made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the White House’s strategic communications Chief, John Kirby has said, as he urged India to…

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”Speechless” Japanese Tourist Calls Police After Being Charged Rs 56,000 For Crab Dish

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”Speechless” Japanese Tourist Calls Police After Being Charged Rs 56,000 For Crab Dish

She has also contacted the Singapore Tourism Board about the incident A Japanese tourist who recently visited a restaurant in Singapore with her friends was left ”speechless” after seeing the food bill. After she was charged $680 (Rs 56,503) for a crab dish, she called up the police, saying she wasn’t properly informed of the meal’s…

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Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach cease-fire deal for breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh, officials say

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Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach cease-fire deal for breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh, officials say

A view shows a damaged residential building and cars following the launch of a military operation by Azerbaijani armed forces in the city of Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, on September 19, 2023. Photo: Siranush Sargsyan/Pan Photo via Reuters A cease-fire agreement with Azerbaijan was reached on September 20 to end…

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Explosion Rocks Cargo Ship Near Romania’s Danube Port

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Explosion Rocks Cargo Ship Near Romania’s Danube Port

Romanian authorities said an explosion occurred on a ship close to its Danube port. Bucharest, Romania: Romanian authorities said an explosion occurred on a ship close to its Danube port of Sulina on Wednesday, deploying a minesweeper ship with divers to scout the area for mines. Members of the Romanian rescue services evacuated 12 crew…

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Artificial Intelligence “Exciting, Scary” Threat And Opportunity For Journalists: Study

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Artificial Intelligence “Exciting, Scary” Threat And Opportunity For Journalists: Study

Journalists recognised the time-saving benefits of AI with tasks such as interview transcription. London: AI is both a threat and an opportunity for journalism, with more than half of those surveyed for a new report saying they had concerns about its ethical implications on their work. While 85 percent of respondents had experimented with generative…

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UK Woman Finds Book With A Message She Wrote 40 Years To Her Father

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UK Woman Finds Book With A Message She Wrote 40 Years To Her Father

Mrs Ford originally purchased the book in 1984 for her father. A woman received a pleasant surprise after she discovered that she received the exact copy of the book that she had inscribed and gifted her father 40 years ago. Ros Ford, from Alfriston, East Sussex, recently purchased a copy of Texts and Pretexts by…

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raises Kashmir issue during UNGA address

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raises Kashmir issue during UNGA address

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters, on Sept. 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the issue of Kashmir during his address to world leaders at the high-level 78th session of the UN General Assembly…

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