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Bengaluru city in Karnataka is home to top technology firms
Backlash against job quotas for locals in India's IT hub
MUMBAI — The southern Indian state of Karnataka has paused a bill that mandated quotas for locals in private sector jobs after pushback from tech companies.The state cabinet approved the bill on Monday, triggering protests from top industrialists and opposition leaders.The bill requires firms to reserve 70% of non-management and 50% of management jobs for locals.On Wednesday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the bill would be reviewed in the next cabinet meeting before any decision was made.The announcement came a day after he posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the bill would reserve "100%" of jobs for Kannadigas (natives who speak Karnataka's local language Kannada).The post was widely shared on X and sparked criticism from business leaders.Siddaramaiah deleted his post...
July 18, 2024

Backlash against job quotas for locals in India's IT hub

Fire at shopping mall in southwest China kills 16 people
BEIJING — Sixteen people were killed after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in southwest China on Wednesday, according to Chinese state media.Dramatic images showed a huge column of black smoke billowing from the 14-story building in the city of Zigong, Sichuan province. Several people were also seen gathered on a balcony.About 30 people were rescued from the blaze after nearly 300 emergency workers and dozens of vehicles were dispatched from the local fire department to the scene, state broadcaster CCTV reported.Preliminary investigations suggest the fire was caused by construction work, CCTV said, citing local authorities.In a statement Thursday, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management urged rescue workers and provincial officials to determine the cause of the fire as soon as...
July 18, 2024

Fire at shopping mall in southwest China kills 16 people

Ravindran Nair says the incident has shaken him
Indian man trapped in hospital lift for 42 hours without food or water
NEW DELHI — A man from the southern Indian state of Kerala, who got trapped in a hospital lift for 42 hours without any food or water, has told the BBC he feared he would die there.Ravindran Nair, 59, entered the lift to meet a doctor on Saturday afternoon — he then remained stuck inside until Monday morning, when a lift operator found him. He is now in hospital and is being treated for dehydration and back pain.His family members initially thought he was at work, but later contacted police and began a desperate search for him.The incident has made headlines, prompting the state government to suspend three technicians and launch an inquiry. Officials from the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, and the state's health minister have apologized to Nair, says his wife...
July 17, 2024

Indian man trapped in hospital lift for 42 hours without food or water

Authorities at the Grand Hyatt hotel on Tuesday
Six people found dead in luxury Thai hotel, with police exploring possible poisoning
BANGKOK — Six people, including two Vietnamese Americans, have been found dead inside a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok, with Thai police exploring the possibility that they were poisoned.The bodies were discovered by staff in a fifth-floor room at the Grand Hyatt hotel, after the guests missed check-out time by more than 24 hours, according to Thiti Saengsawang, Bangkok’s Metropolitan Police commissioner.Police said the incident didn’t appear to be a robbery, and none of the bodies showed any signs of suffering physical violence. Police also believe “they didn’t harm themselves.”But Thiti said cups with traces of a white powder were located in the room, along with untouched food that had been ordered earlier. Poisoning has not been ruled out, Thiti said.Authorities are...
July 17, 2024

Six people found dead in luxury Thai hotel, with police exploring possible poisoning

Afghan residents shovel mud following flash floods after heavy rainfall at Pesgaran village in Dara district, Panjshir province, Afghanistan on July 15, 2024
Flooding in Afghanistan leaves about 40 people dead
KABUL — Flooding from heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan has left about 40 people dead and 347 injured, the health ministry said on Tuesday.The storms have destroyed many homes, the health ministry added, leaving about 1,500 children displaced, according to Save the Children.Save the Children also said the storms damaged a reception center in Torkham, which was set up to support some of the 650,000 Afghans who have returned to the country since September 2023, after being forced out of Pakistan in a crackdown on migrants.Many people have been stranded without access to basic needs, according to the International Rescue Committee (IRC).Emergency personnel have responded by providing health services “with full dedication,” the health ministry said.The IRC has deployed a mobile health...
July 17, 2024

Flooding in Afghanistan leaves about 40 people dead

Dozens of Indian nationals in Italy have been freed from ‘slave-like’ working conditions on farms, according to Italy's financial police
Dozens of Indian nationals in Italy freed from ‘slave-like’ working conditions on farms
ROME — Dozens of Indian nationals held in “slave-like” working conditions near Verona in northern Italy have been freed, a spokesperson for Italy’s financial police told CNN.Thirty-three Indian farm laborers were allegedly forced to work more than 10 hours a day, seven days a week, for wages of around $4 an hour that were sometimes withheld, a statement from the police said.The police spokesperson said they also confiscated more than $500,000 in cash and other assets from two Indian nationals suspected of being gangmasters. The money is believed to be tied to the alleged “sale” of the workers as “low-cost labor,” they said.This comes as Italian authorities were investigating the death of a 31-year-old Indian national who died after his arm was severed in an accident at a...
July 17, 2024

Dozens of Indian nationals in Italy freed from ‘slave-like’ working conditions on farms

Details on North Koreans defections often take months to come to light
Senior North Korean diplomat defects to South
SEOUL — A high-profile North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba has defected to the South, Seoul's spy agency has confirmed to the BBC.The political counselor is believed to be the highest-ranking North Korean diplomat to escape to South Korea since 2016.The diplomat defected in November, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said.Details about North Korean defections often take months to come to light as the defectors must take courses on South Korean society before they are formally integrated.South Korean media reports say the defector was a counselor responsible for political affairs at the North Korean embassy in Cuba. The NIS has not confirmed this to the BBC.The Chosun Ilbo newspaper said it was able to interview the diplomat, whom it identified as 52-year-old Ri Il Kyu.It...
July 16, 2024

Senior North Korean diplomat defects to South

Tourism is a key pillar of the South East Asian nation's economy, but it has not fully recovered from the pandemic
Thailand expands visa-free entry to 93 countries
BANGKOK — Thailand has expanded its visa-free entry scheme to 93 countries and territories as it seeks to revitalize its tourism industry.Visitors can stay in the South-East Asian nation for up to 60 days under the new scheme that took effect on Monday.Previously, passport holders from 57 countries were allowed to enter without a visa.Tourism is a key pillar of the Thai economy, but it has not fully recovered from the pandemic.Thailand recorded 17.5 million foreign tourists arrivals in the first six months of 2024, up 35% from the same period last year, according to official data. However, the numbers pale in comparison to pre-pandemic levels.Majority of the vistors were from China, Malaysia and India.Tourism revenue during the same period came in at 858 billion baht ($23.6bn; £18.3bn),...
July 16, 2024

Thailand expands visa-free entry to 93 countries

Indian security forces were carrying out a search operation in Jammu's Doda district when the gunfight began
Four Indian soldiers killed as Kashmir violence surges
KOCHI — At least four soldiers have been killed in a gunfight with suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir — the latest in a recent spate of attacks by armed insurgents in the disputed region.Security forces came under fire on Monday night when they were carrying out a search operation in the forests of Doda district in Jammu.Last week five soldiers were killed when their vehicle was ambushed in another part of the region, which is disputed by India and Pakistan.An armed insurgency against Indian rule has claimed thousands of lives in Kashmir since 1989, but violence has reduced in recent years.However, the relatively peaceful Jammu region has seen increasing bloodshed in recent months. At least eight attacks have been reported in the region since June.Last month, nine...
July 16, 2024

Four Indian soldiers killed as Kashmir violence surges

Alice Guo
Philippine police hunt town mayor accused of being Chinese spy
MANILA — A small town mayor in the Philippines who has been accused of being a Chinese spy has gone into hiding, officials said.Police could not carry out a warrant for the arrest of Alice Guo over the weekend as she was not at any of her known addresses.Scam centers were uncovered in Ms Guo's town of Bamban in March, concealed in online casinos that cater to mainland Chinese.Her story has played out like a TV drama, as she had also been questioned on her Chinese parentage and suspicions that she was working as an "asset" or spy for Beijing.Ms Guo's case has gripped the nation as Manila and Beijing continue to spar over reefs and outcrops in the South China Sea.The Senate ordered the arrest of Ms Guo and some members of her family last Friday after she twice snubbed...
July 15, 2024

Philippine police hunt town mayor accused of being Chinese spy

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