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☆ Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a press conference following Canada's expulsion of six Indian diplomats, in Ottawa on October 14, 2024. Members of the Hindu Sikh Global Forum protest the clashes between Hindu and Sikh communities in Canada in New Delhi, India, on November 9, 2024. However, the Canadian prime minister recently acknowledged that Khalistan separatists “do not represent the Sikh community” in Canada. A downward spiral of relationsWhile the Khalistan issue has persisted for decades, relations between Canada and India have plummeted under Modi and Trudeau. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) walks alongside Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah outside a polling station during India's general election, in Ahmedabad, India, on May 7, 2024.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Dave Chang, “, Narendra Modi’s, –, Amit Shah –, Shah, Hardeep Singh, Cole Burston, Modi, Trudeau, ”, Michael Kugelman, Indira Gandhi, Stephanie Carvin, Sanchit Khanna, ” Carvin, Harsh Pant, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Adnan Abidi, ” Kugelman, Joe Biden, Biden, Eraldo Peres, ” Modi, Kugelman, Pant, Canada’s, ” Pant Organizations: CNN, Canadian, Sikh, Khalistan, Indian, Getty Images, Bharatiya Janata Party, New Zealand –, South Asia Institute, Wilson Center, Ottawa’s Carleton University ., Air India, Sikh Global Forum, Hindustan Times, Research Foundation, India's, Home, Reuters, Indian Army, CBC, Canadians, US, Observer Research Foundation Locations: Canadian, Brampton, Toronto, Canada, India, Indian, Ottawa, AFP, Delhi, New Delhi, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Pacific, New York City, Washington , DC, Mumbai, Montreal, Carvin, Local, Ahmedabad, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Modi, Brampton’s

☆ India's airlines have received 999 hoax bomb threats this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementIndia's airlines have received 999 hoax bomb threats this year, according to an Indian official. He said there were 500 bomb threats in the last two weeks of October alone, but all were hoaxes. India's airlines have already received 999 hoax bomb threats this year, Murlidhar Mohol, India's deputy civil aviation minister, said on Thursday. Mohol said that 12 people had been arrested in connection with 256 police complaints filed over hoax bomb threats up until November 14, and that more than 500 threats had been made in the final two weeks of October, more than in the rest of the year combined. AdvertisementAnother Air India plane flying from Mumbai to New York was diverted midair to New Delhi in October, The Indian Express reported at the time.

Persons: Murlidhar, Mohol Organizations: Reuters, Boeing, Air India Express, India, Indian Express Locations: India, Delhi, Chicago, Mumbai, New York, New Delhi

☆ Amazon workers plan global protests during the Black Friday shopping weekend for the fifth year in a row
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's the fifth year Amazon workers have protested during the major shopping weekend. The protests are part of the fifth annual Make Amazon Pay campaign, organized by a coalition of labor and progressive organizations. The Amazon Labor Union, which represents roughly 5,500 workers in a Staten Island warehouse, voted in June to affiliate with the Teamsters. AdvertisementWhat about Amazon's climate footprint? Significant delays haven't occurred as a result of Make Amazon Pay protests in prior years, and it seems unlikely they will impact shipping times this year.

Persons: It's, Amazon, Jeff Bezos, Eileen Hards, We've, Karen Ducey, Eliza Pan, Hards, Andy Jassy Organizations: Black, Workers, Retail, Wholesale, Department Store Union, Amazon, Teamsters Union, Amazon Labor Union, Teamsters, Amazon Employees, Climate Justice, Seattle Times Locations: U.S, New Delhi, New York City, Staten Island, California , Kentucky, Atlanta, Seattle

Amazon workers in more than 20 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, plan to hold protests or go on strike between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of the marquee shopping promotions of the year, according to organizers. ‘Make Amazon Pay Day’ is becoming a global act of resistance against Amazon’s abuse of power,” said Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union. In at least six German towns, thousands of Amazon workers are set to strike. In New Delhi, hundreds of Amazon workers are expected to rally to demand fair treatment. “Amazon is everywhere, but so are we,” said Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, co-general coordinator of Progressive International.

Persons: ”, Christy Hoffman, Eileen Hards, we’re, Jeff Bezos, Varsha Organizations: Black, UNI Global Union, Progressive, International Labour Organization, United, Seattle, Progressive International, “ Locations: United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, U.S, Germany, France, Japan, Brazil, Turkey, New Delhi, United Nations, Staten Island , New York, Alabama, New York, Spain, Italy

☆ It’s expensive to visit the Maldives. Now it’s more expensive to leave, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Maldives, with its sprawling white sand beaches and dazzling coral reefs, is one of the world’s most expensive holiday destinations. Now, though, this Indian Ocean archipelago nation has just increased the price it costs to leave. The departure tax is broken down per passenger based on the class of service they’re using to fly out of the Maldives. Located off the coast of India, the Maldives has a population of about 525,000 across more than 1,000 islands and atolls. Geography makes the Maldives an easy sell for high-end brands, as hotels and resorts can easily have their own private island.

Persons: MIRA, St Regis Organizations: CNN, Passengers, Maldivian Inland Revenue Authority, International, Ritz Carlton, US State Department Locations: Maldives, Delhi, London, Maldivian, MIRA, India, Malé

☆ Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 13-year-old becomes youngest player ever selected at IPL auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A 13-year-old Indian cricketer made history on Monday as he became the youngest player ever to have his rights purchased at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. The rights to Vaibhav Suryavanshi were bought for 11 million Indian rupees (around $130,000) to the Rajasthan Royals after a bidding spree between the Royals and the Delhi Capitals forced his price up. The IPL’s auction sees the league’s 10 teams compete via a bidding process to acquire players to fill out their rosters. “Incredible talent and, of course, you’ve got to have the confidence so he can step up to the IPL level. The Punjab Kings first won a bidding war to acquire batter Iyer for 267.5 million Indian rupees ($3.17 million) before Lucknow Super Giants secured Pant for 270 million Indian rupees ($3.20 million).

Persons: Vaibhav, “, Rahul Dravid, he’s, Suryavanshi, “ He’s, Jake Lush McCrum, you’ve, We’re, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Iyer Organizations: CNN, Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals, Royals, Delhi Capitals, ” Royals, Ranji, Australia, Reuters, IPL, Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Financial Times Locations: India, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ”, Bihar, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pant

☆ Analysis: Russia’s nuclear-capable missile is a clear departure from the Cold War doctrine of deterrence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday is the latest escalation in the Ukraine war. The use of what Vladimir Putin said was a ballistic missile with multiple warheads in offensive combat is a clear departure from decades of the Cold War doctrine of deterrence. Ballistic missiles with multiple warheads, known as “multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles,” or MIRVs, have never been used to strike an enemy, experts say. Aftermath of Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 21, 2024. Pakistan reportedly tested a missile with multiple warheads in 2017, and earlier this year India said it had successfully tested a MIRVed ICBM.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, MIRV, ” Hans Kristensen, Kristensen, Matt Korda, ”, Manish Swarup, Korda, ” Kristensen Organizations: CNN, West, Federation of American, Russian, Ballistic, Federation of American Scientists, Union of Concerned Scientists, Center for Arms Control, AP Locations: Ukraine, Dnipro, That’s, US, Ukrainian, Russia, United States, Europe, China, United Kingdom, France, Pakistan, India, New Delhi, North Korea

☆ I've lived in Delhi my entire life. The toxic smog is suffocating, but I can't bring myself to leave.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Badhwar has lived in Delhi for 40 years and, despite pollution concerns, has not moved out. He told BI he values the melting pot community and family he has in the city. I've lived in Delhi my entire life — for four decades now — and I've seen it grow over the years into the melting pot that it is today. I bought my first air purifier in 2016, when people started talking more and more about the Air Quality Index (AQI). It's a melting pot, and especially after the tech boom in Gurugram, people come from all over the world.

Persons: Badhwar, Varun Badhwar, It's, I've, —, purifier Organizations: Condé Nast Locations: Delhi, Condé, Condé Nast India, New Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Canada, Gurugram

☆ India: Doctor’s stabbing renews debate over hospital safety months after rape and murder of medic
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Esha Mitra | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Their main demand then was a federal law, known as the Central Protection Act (CPA), to protect doctors and medical staff at their workplace. Several doctors work in the capital New Delhi, but they say things are much worse at remote health care centers. The survey had 1,566 responses from doctors, nurses and other medical staff across the country. Protests by medical staff in Kolkata earlier this year lasted for weeks following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. The Supreme Court of India opened a case on the Kolkata trainee doctor’s rape and murder and formed a national task force to recommend measures to improve security at hospitals.

Persons: Balaji Jaganathan, ”, Abdul Hasan, –, barged, Samir Jana, medic’s, Kar, Anwesha Banerjee, Hasan, ‘, Banerjee Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Indian Medical Association, CNN, Central Protection Act, Hindustan Times, Health Ministry, Indian Ministry of Health, West, World Health Locations: New Delhi, India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Kolkata, Delhi, West Bengal

☆ Delhi's 15 times higher than safe toxic smog levels is disrupting lives, says consulting CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementNew Delhi reported severe levels of air pollution this week. Titus Koshy, CEO of United Consultancy Services Group, told BI his employees struggle to commute. Air pollution in India's capital, New Delhi, has become so severe that some people are struggling to commute to work. Titus Koshy, CEO of United Consultancy Services Group which has more than 150 employees, told Business Insider that the toxic smog engulfing the city had made it difficult for his staff to come into the office. AdvertisementA 2019 study by the World Bank estimated the global cost of health damages associated with exposure to air pollution to be $8.1 trillion.

Persons: Smog, Titus Koshy, Koshy, JP Morgan, Shubham Gupta Organizations: United Consultancy Services, BBC, World Health Organization, WHO, United, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Delhi's, KPMG, Cisco, Mondelēz, World Bank Locations: Delhi, New Delhi, United States, KPMG India, NCR

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Gautam Adani's U.S. fraud charges could have wider repercussions for India
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, following a Bloomberg Television interview at the company's headquarters in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The head of a $25 billion Indian energy company, the former CEO of a New York-listed energy firm, and one of Asia's wealthiest men were set to meet in New Delhi to discuss business. To prepare for the meeting, Vneet Jaain, chief executive of $25 billion Adani Green Energy , photographed a document on his cellphone. There are also concerns about whether Adani companies will be able to raise debt in the future in U.S. markets. Earlier this year, the stock market regulator's chair, Madhabi Buch, was accused of having a conflict of interest while investigating Adani group companies, according to short-seller Hindenburg.

Persons: Gautam Adani, Sumit Dayal, Vneet Jaain, Gautam, Jaain, James Dennehy, Adani, Adani Green, What's, firm's, Matt Orton, Raymond James, CNBC's Tanvir Gill, Orton, it's, India's, Rahul Gandhi, Madhabi Organizations: Adani, Bloomberg, Getty, Green Energy, Eastern, of, NYSE, U.S, Securities Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange, SEC, U.S . Department of Justice, Energy, Adani Enterprises, GQG Partners, firm's Sydney, Citi, State Bank of India, DBS Group, DBS, Regulators, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Central Bureau of Investigations, Securities and Exchange Board of India, CNBC Locations: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, New York, New Delhi, of New York, U.S, Foreign, Singapore, Madhabi Buch

☆ Zomato offers a job with a catch – you have to pay to get it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Esha Mitra | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The post sparked immediate backlash from Indian social media users and inspired several memes and spoofs. “Guys basically he is trying to uplift those who are already uplifted,” one user wrote, referring to Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal. Another said, “A job is supposed to help you pay bills and put food on the table. Deepinder Goyal, the CEO of Zomato, in an image dated June 30, 2015. “I hope that ‘pay the company to get a job’ doesn’t become a norm in this world – that’s not cool,” he wrote.

Persons: Deepinder Goyal, “, Goyal, ” Goyal, Ramesh Pathania, Soumya Bhowmick, ”, doesn’t, Zomato Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Hindustan Times, Getty Images, CNN, ” CNN Locations: New Delhi, India

☆ Kashmir: This disputed region of India has bread that rival France’s
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Smitha Menon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

While rice is the staple that’s cooked in households across Kashmir, bread is what drives the local community and economy. With so much traditional knowledge guarded and passed down through generations, Kashmir’s bread culture could qualify for a UNESCO intangible heritage listing and possibly rival France’s boulangerie tradition. Her father hailed from Kashmir so for her, summertime equals Kashmir, and Kashmir equals a warm, pillowy girda. When she returned years later, to learn more about Kashmir’s bread culture from her neighborhood baker, she was promptly told off. “Bread is really sacred in Kashmir and that relationship that a family has with their local kandurwan is really special.

Persons: Emperor Jehangir, Faisal Khan, Mukhtar Khan, France’s, Altaf, “, Mehvish, ”, AP Dal, Muzamil, Marryam, Reshii, roth, it’s, that’s, rogan josh, Roth, Jasleen Marwah, girda, I’d, Marwah, Tauseef Mustafa, Varun Totlani, tzir, Hussain Shahzad, morel, Vanika Chaudhury, Vanika, scoffed, Douglas McMaster, Chaudhury Organizations: India CNN, Silk, Anadolu Agency, Getty, UNESCO, CNN, AP, Folk, Silo Locations: Srinagar, India, Kashmir, Srinagar’s, Pakistan, kandarwans, Europe, East, Asia, Central Asia, pillowy, New Delhi, Goa, Portuguese, chai, “, Indian, Mumbai, AFP, India’s Himachal Pradesh, Masque, Mumbai’s, Lower Parel, London

As of last week, nowhere else on the planet has air so hazardous to human health, according to global air quality monitors. By evening it feels like I am lifeless.”Deepak Rajak, whose asthma has worsened in recent weeks, visits a pollution clinic in New Delhi. Anushree Fadnavis/ReutersCommuters step out in a foggy winter morning amid rising air pollution, on November 19, 2024 in Greater Noida, India. But analysts say governments are focusing more on the emergency response rather than sustained efforts to improve air quality. While stubble burning during the winter harvest season exacerbates pollution levels, to solve the crisis, pollution needs to be tackled year-round, Dahiya said.

Persons: Deepak Rajak, Rajak, ”, Ram Manohar Lohiya, It’s, Atishi, that’s, CNN Rajak, Kajal Rajak, they’re, ” Kajal, “, Vipin Kumar, Anushree Fadnavis, Sunil Ghosh, Mohammad Ibrahim, ” Ibrahim, Ibrahim can’t, Aditya Kumar Shukla, Delhi’s Batra, Shukla, Amit Jindal, Jindal, Gaurav Jain, Batra, Manish Swarup, Ajay Aggarwal, Sunil Dahiya, Dahiya, ” Dahiya Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, CNN, World Health Organization, Indian Ministry of Forest Environment, Hindustan Times, Getty, Indian Air Force, ”, Clean Air Program Locations: New Delhi, Delhi, Greater Noida, India

☆ Toxic smog covers Indian capital as pollution hits record levels
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI — Residents in India’s northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, and pollution in the capital, Delhi, remained severe. India battles air pollution every winter as cold, heavy air traps dust, emissions and smoke from farm fires started illegally in the adjoining, farming states of Punjab and Haryana. The Taj Mahal, India’s famed monument of love, has been obscured by toxic smog for nearly a week. Swiss group IQAir ranked New Delhi as the world’s most polluted city with air quality at a “hazardous” 489, although that was a significant improvement from Monday’s 1,081 reading. India’s weather department said a shift in the fog layer toward the northern state of Uttar Pradesh had helped improve visibility over Delhi.

Persons: Taj Organizations: Residents, Pollution Control, IQAir, New Delhi Locations: DELHI, India’s, Delhi, India, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, Swiss, New, Uttar Pradesh

☆ Biden’s major missile reversal complicates potential western diplomatic thaw with Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Kayla Tausche | Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But it also complicated the diplomatic dance leaders attending the G20 summit must partake in as they navigate the complex geopolitical dynamics of the bloc. Lavrov attended the G20 in place of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who faced questions about whether he could be arrested for war crimes on international soil. In his remarks at the close of the summit, Lavrov also hailed the German government’s refusal to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine as a “responsible stance,” TASS reported. There had been hope among western officials of a strong statement denouncing Russia’s invasion at the conclusion of the summit. American officials were unsurprised to learn Moscow had updated its nuclear doctrine following Biden’s decision on long-range missiles.

Persons: Russia “, Sergey Lavrov, Lavrov, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Putin, –, Biden, Donald Trump, Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron, It’s, Trump, Mike Waltz, “, ”, We’ve, I’m, Jon Organizations: Rio de Janeiro CNN, West, White House, ” TASS, Ukraine, NATO, Fox News, Trump Locations: Rio de Janeiro, United States, Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Rio ., Moscow, Rio, Florida, New Delhi

☆ We left stable careers in tech and consulting to open a cocktail bar in New York City. It was professionally risky but worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAvi Singh and Rishi Rajpal left their stable jobs to open a New York City cocktail bar in 2019. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Avi Singh, 30, and Rishi Rajpal, 34, the co-owners of Sama Street, and David Muhs, 40, the head bartender at Sama Street. We wanted Sama Street to be based on our upbringing and experiences. AdvertisementWe opened Sama Street in 2019David: We learned so much during that process. But Sama Street is in Greenpoint, a very close-knit neighborhood, so our regulars showed up for us.

Persons: Avi Singh, Rishi Rajpal, David Muhs, Jake, Kristyn Cook, Avi, Rishi, Alex Staniloff, David, We've, It's Organizations: Emory, Excel Locations: New York City, Sama, New Delhi, India, Atlanta, New York, Greenpoint

☆ Jhansi, India: Hospital fire kills 10 newborn babies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Lucknow, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city, Uttar Pradesh state. Brajesh Pathak, the deputy chief minister of the state, visited the hospital and met with families on Saturday. Rescuers had to break through windows to reach the newborn babies. In May, at least six newborn babies died in a fire at a children’s hospital in New Delhi, three years after a hospital fire in the western state of Maharashtra killed 10 newborns.

Persons: Bimal Kumar Dubey, Brajesh Pathak, “, ”, Naresh Kumar, Akhtar Hussain, CNN’s Manveena Suri, Kathleen Magramo Locations: Lucknow, India, Jhansi city, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Maharashtra

☆ India’s capital introduces stricter anti-pollution measures as toxic smog hides Taj Mahal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Views of the famed Taj Mahal in Agra, India, have been obscured by smog. New Delhi has a severe air quality level of 424, according to live rankings kept by Swiss group IQAir, the worst among global capitals. The city battles smog — a toxic mix of smoke and fog — every winter as cold air traps dust, emissions and smoke from illegal farm fires. Delhi flights faced delays, with tracking website Flightradar24 showing 88% of departures and 54% of arrivals were delayed as of Thursday afternoon due to smog. Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s eastern province of Punjab, was rated the world’s most polluted city on Friday, in IQAir’s rankings.

Persons: Atishi, Taj, Pawan Sharma, stubble, Manish Swarup, ” Sahab Ram Organizations: DELHI, Delhi, Getty Locations: New Delhi, Agra, India, Amritsar . New Delhi, Swiss, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab’s Fazilka, Lahore, Pakistan’s

☆ Video: Toxic smog chokes India’s capital New Delhi
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Nina Avramova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Helen Regan | Sophia Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can be seen in striking satellite imagery. Air quality worsens in the winter because colder and drier air traps pollution, rather than lifting it away, as warm air does when it rises. Satellite imagery from NASA Worldview shows Pakistan’s Punjab province and parts of northwest India on August 31, 2024. NASA Worldview/CNN Satellite imagery from NASA Worldview shows heavy smog over Pakistan’s Punjab province and parts of northwest India on November 10, 2024. Meanwhile, WHO says 6.7 million people die annually from the combined effects of ambient and household air pollution.

Persons: Arif Ali, Sajid Bashir, Khuram, Raja Jahangir Anwar Organizations: CNN, NASA, World Health, Associated Press, Getty, Traders, Protection Agency, ”, EPA, Environment, WHO Locations: Pakistan, India, Punjab, New Delhi, Lahore, Multan, Pakistan’s, AFP, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, “

☆ Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’ can be imported in India after court is told 1988 ban order can’t be found
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI, India — India’s three-decade ban on importing author Salman Rushdie’s controversial book “The Satanic Verses” has effectively been lifted after a court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban. The India-born British author’s novel was banned by India in 1988 after some Muslims viewed it as blasphemous. The Delhi High Court was hearing a 2019 case challenging the import ban of the book in India. Khan’s plea said he approached the court after being told at bookstores that the novel could not be sold or imported in India and then when he searched, he could not find the official import ban order on government websites. Even in court the government has been unable to produce the order, he said.

Persons: Salman Rushdie’s, “, ”, Uddyam Mukherjee, Sandipan Khan, Khan’s, Prophet Muhammad, Iran’s, Ruhollah Khomeini, Rushdie, Booker Organizations: Court Locations: DELHI, India, Delhi, New York

☆ Almaty, Kazakhstan: How a drab Soviet metropolis became Central Asia’s capital of cool
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Almaty, Kazakhstan CNN —Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty. Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia. “It’s an incredibly livable city,” says long-time American resident Dennis Keen, a historic preservation advocate and founder of Walking Almaty. Over and underground artThe Abilkhan Kasteev State Art Museum is filled with more than 20,000 works of art. Other good collections include the Ihlas Museum of Folk Musical Instruments (in a Russian-style wooden mansion built in 1908) and the ethnographic artifacts of the Almaty Museum.

Persons: It’s, “, ”, Dennis Keen, ” Keen, “ It’s, Jama Nurkalieva, Charles O, Cecil, Alamy, Auyl, James Talalay, Lukas Bischoff, Keen, Roshcha Organizations: Kazakhstan CNN, Walking, Central, Cathedral, Astana, Tselinny Center of Contemporary, Dynamo, Prix Versailles, Park, Art, Louvre, Art Museum, Ihlas Museum, Folk, Almaty Museum, Eiffel, of Contemporary, Academy of Science, Turkish Airlines, Air Astana, Ritz, Carlton Locations: Almaty, Kazakhstan, USSR, Kazakhstan’s, Central Asia, Walking Almaty, “, Central Asian, China, Europe, Russian, Soviet Union, Shan, Lower Kolsai Lake, There’s, Soviet, Zholy, Almaty Metro, Almaly, Auezov, Istanbul, Beijing, Seoul , New Delhi, Bangkok, Arasan, Otrar, Lanzhou, Novotel, Darejani, Ascension

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: How will the next Trump administration impact India?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Global trade changed considerably over the past four years — benefiting India — as President Joe Biden retained much of Trump's tariffs on China. EnergyOn the one hand, analysts expect Indian interests to be aligned with those of the United States regarding oil prices . Trump's previous term in office, whether intentionally or coincidently, saw moderate to low oil prices. As India imports over 90% of its oil needs, New Delhi will likely welcome any move by the U.S. to keep oil prices low. A quick resolution of the war in Ukraine — Trump's campaign promise — would also prove to be negative for oil prices.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Donald Trump, Narendra Modi's, Joe Biden, Macquarie, Aditya Suresh, Trump, Uncle Sam, Samiran Chakraborty, Baqar Zaidi, Ukraine —, —, Sanjeev Prasad Organizations: India's, U.S, Manufacturing, Global, Observer Research Foundation, Treasury, Indian, Citi, Companies, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Tech, Infosys, Energy, Suzlon Locations: Hyderabad, New Delhi, India, China, U.S, Mumbai, United States, Ukraine

☆ China is building new villages on its remote Himalayan border. Some appear to have crossed the line
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

“Knowing India has a strong presence in Bhutan, China naturally becomes vulnerable in the bordering region,” said Rishi Gupta, assistant director at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New Delhi. “None of the roads connect into Bhutan, they start from the Chinese border and end in forest areas. ‘No intrusion’Bhutan has repeatedly denied that Chinese construction has taken place in its territory. Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meet in Beijing in October 2023. They picked up formal talks last October for the first time since the Doklam standoff, with Bhutan’s foreign minister making a rare visit to Beijing.

Persons: ”, that’s, Xi Jinping, Robert Barnett, Lotay Tshering “, SOAS ’ Barnett, Barnett, Bhutan’s, ” Barnett, Doklam, Bhutan –, Rishi Gupta, Jieluobu, Jieluobu –, Yun Sun, “, SOAS’s Barnett, –, Damien Symon, Symon, relocatees, Lotay Tshering, it’s, Karma Phuntsho, Manoj Joshi, Tandi Dorji, Wang Yi, Xi Organizations: CNN, East China Seas, Planet Labs, SOAS University of London, Tibet Autonomous, Labs, Bhutan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SOAS, Gurinder, India’s Ministry, Affairs, Asia Society Policy, Beijing, Jieluobu, Stimson, Demalong ., Demalong . Tibet Federation of Industry, Commerce, Intel Lab, Chatham House, La, National, ” Observers, Observer Research, Trade, Foreign, Ministry Locations: Bhutan, China, Tibet, South, East, India, Tibet Autonomous Region, Demalong, Lhuntse, “ China, Indian, Chinese, Nathu La, Sikkim, Gurinder Osan, Delhi, Beijing, Siliguri, New Delhi, Doklam, Washington, Semalong, Luozha, WeChat, Demalong . Tibet, London, Jieluobu, Belgian, ”, Thimphu, Kula, Bhutanese

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