Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government’s request, the account’s founder said yesterday, denouncing the move as “censorship” as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan. Instagram users in India trying to access posts from the handle @Muslim — a page with 6.7 million followers — were met [&he...
•Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers stand guard All Pakistani citizens in India must leave the country by April 29, New Delhi’s foreign ministry said today, in the latest diplomatic measure taken after an attack it blames on Islamabad. “In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Government of India has decided to suspend […...
•NAFDAC Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is increasing efforts to block the entry of substandard and counterfeit products into Nigeria, particularly from China and India, the country’s two largest pharmaceutical trade partners. At a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday...
•Indian policemen A Nigerian woman, Margret Mgbudom, has been arraigned before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Navsari, Gujarat, India, on charges of importing cocaine valued at Rs 1.49 crore. According to The Indian Express, Gujarat’s State Monitoring Cell (SMC) intercepted the illicit substance — estimated to be worth N256 million — l...
•The suspects Three Nigerians have been arrested in Delhi and face a minimum of three years imprisonment for allegedly defrauding an Indian woman of over Rs 2.62 lakh. A report by The Times of India on Saturday stated that the cybercrime police apprehended Lezhu John, Gibril Mohammed, and Egboola Ekena in connection with a case […]
•India protest Thousands of people protested in the eastern city of Kolkata to condemn the rape and murder of a doctor in a state-run hospital that also provoked demonstrations across India demanding better safety for women. The protests were held at more than 100 locations across Kolkata and spread to surrounding towns in the state […]...
•India Hindu gathering At least 27 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with many more injured and fears the toll could rise, government medics said today. Deadly incidents are common at places of worship during major religious festivals in India, the biggest of which prompt millions of devotees [&hell...
Binance has been hit with a fine of 188.2 million rupees ($2.25 million) by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) as the crypto exchange firm battles for its reputation in an ongoing court trial in Nigeria. In India, virtual digital asset service providers like crypto exchanges are required to be registered with the FIU as a […]
•Boat mishap At least 10 people, including nine children, drowned when a boat capsized Thursday in western India, officials said, with a search on to find more of the missing. The incident happened in Gujarat state as students were travelling to a picnic organised by their school, reports AFP. Dozens of people joined a frantic […]
India said today it had likely found wreckage from an Indian Air Force transport plane that went missing over the sea almost eight years ago with 29 people aboard. A Russian-built Antonov An-32 was carrying service personnel and six crew members during a routine courier service to India’s remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands in July […]
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