Twelve people have died after record-breaking rainfall flooded underground railway tunnels in China, leaving passengers trapped in rising waters. Video shared on social media shows evening commuters just managing to keep their heads above water. Water is seen rushing onto platforms. More than 500 people were eventually rescued from the tunnels in Henan province, officials […]
China has denied allegations that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft. The US and other Western countries on Monday accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange – a popular email platform used by companies worldwide. They said it was part of a broader pattern of “reckless” behaviour that threatened global security. China […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has caused excess deaths in India to cross more than four million, a new study has found. Excess deaths are a measure of how many more people are dying than would be expected compared to the previous few years. Although it is difficult to […]
A celebrated South Korean climber who lost his fingers to frostbite 30 years ago has gone missing during his descent from a mountain in Pakistan. Kim Hong-bin had just scaled the 26,400ft (8047m) high Broad Peak in the Karakoram mountains before he is thought to have fallen into a crevasse. The climb made the 57-year-old […]
India’s parliament has begun a new session on Monday amid allegations that spyware from an Israeli firm was used to hack phones of MPs, businessmen and journalists. The targets’ phone numbers were on a database believed to be of interest to clients of Israeli firm NSO. The list was leaked to major news outlets. It […]
JOURNALISTS FEDERATION OF INDIA on Twitter TWITTER.COM JOURNALISTS FEDERATION OF INDIA on Twitter @narendramodi @PMOIndia @MIB_India @MEAIndia मैं भारतीय पत्रकार दानिश की इस दुखद मौत के लिए अपनी संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूं और उनके परिवार के लिए सरकार से वित्तीय और सामाजिक समर्थन की अपेक्षा करता हूं।शांति H K Sethi Secy. General Journalists federation […]
North Korean state media has urged its young people against using slang from South Korea and told them to speak North Korea’s standard language. There were also fresh warnings in North Korea’s official newspaper against adopting the fashions, hairstyles and music of South Korea. It is part of a sweeping new law which seeks to […]
I H K Sethi, as Secretary General of Journalists Federation of India, condemn the attack which resulted in the death of Indian Journalist Danish. His relentless commitment to the profession, & eagerness to unveil the truth, for the families of crime victims as well as for society at large, are commendable. I trust that the […]
The US has issued a warning to firms over the risks of doing business in Hong Kong after China imposed a new national security law there last year. A new business advisory tells multinational firms that they are subject to the laws and that their people could be arrested under them. Other risks may include having […]
WhatsApp has said it blocked over two million accounts in India in May and June for violating rules. The service said 95% of these users were blocked for violating the limits of the number of times messages can be forwarded in India. The submissions were made by WhatsApp in its first monthly compliance report under […]
