Author: Amar Thacker

A group of residents of Japan who say they suffered decades of human rights abuses in North Korea after being lured there by false promises of a “Paradise on Earth” are asking a Japanese appeals court to rule that North Korea should pay them compensation TOKYO — A group of residents of Japan who say they suffered decades of human rights abuses in North Korea after being lured there by false promises of a “Paradise on Earth” asked a Japanese appeals court on Friday to rule that the North should pay them compensation. The five plaintiffs, including ethnic Koreans and Japanese, moved to…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries announced Friday they will hold their biggest joint field exercises in five years later this month, as the U.S. flew a long-range B-1B bomber to the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea. The North has threatened to take “unprecedently” strong action against such exercises. It’s likely that it will respond to the upcoming training with missile tests because it views it as an invasion rehearsal. In a joint news conference, the South Korean and U.S. militaries said they will conduct the Freedom Shield exercise, a…

From the outskirts of Artyomovsk, there are reports of the exit of the fighters of the PMC “Wagner” to the village of Khromovo. In terms of the size of this settlement, the news may seem insignificant, but this is, perhaps, for those who do not follow the situation in the Soledarsko-Artyomovskaya agglomeration. The village of Khromovo in recent weeks has turned out to be a strategically important settlement in this direction for the reason that the last enemy-controlled road from Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) passes through it. It was through it that the enemy carried out the supply of ammunition, weapons , carried out the transfer of reserves as…

A bill proposing stern actions against organised crimes in Rajasthan that include a minimum five-year jail term for sheltering gang members was approved by the state cabinet on Wednesday. Image: State cabinet approves (ANI) A bill proposing stern actions against organised crimes in Rajasthan that include a minimum five-year jail term for sheltering gang members was approved by the state cabinet on Wednesday. Rajasthan Control of Organized Crime Bill-2023 has a provision of death penalty or life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the death of the victim. It also proposes minimum five-year imprisonment and a maximum…

A man has been arrested for allegedly being part of a gang that created a website using forged documents and invited investments online. Police said they have seized Rs 65.6 lakh from the possession of Benjamin Ali, 28, who was arrested on Wednesday. The gang has duped victims out of Rs 1.33 crore, the police said. An officer of the cyber cell of Kolkata police said Rs 65.6 lakh and some gadgets had been seized from the house in southeast Kolkata’s Tangra — 27 Christopher Road — where Ali lived as a tenant. “We have reasons to believe that the cash found in the house…

Japan’s government decided Friday to enable courts to order the use of GPS trackers to prevent international bail jumping in the wake of the case of former Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn and other incidents of criminal defendants escaping the country. While some have voiced concerns about a potential invasion of privacy through utilizing GPS devices in such a way, others are hopeful that it may allow for an increase in the number of people granted bail and curb excessive detentions, something for which Japan is notorious. By revising the country’s criminal procedure law, the government plans to criminalize…

Jobs could be at risk at a major Sky office branch in Livingston. A source has revealed that staff were made aware that their roles are in danger at the Watermark shared service centre. This comes as Sky announced that activities undertaken by its Shared Services division will be delivered by a new supplier, outsourcing giant Accenture. Under proposals in internal documents seen by Edinburgh Live, this transfer means that the work will instead be outsourced and delivered from Bangalore, India, in a bid to cut costs. The redundancy consultation period will begin March 9 and staff are being encouraged to…

Muscled men wearing bow-ties and G-strings to entertain women in smoky clubs is not a legacy one usually associates with an Indian-American immigrant. But Mumbai-born Steve Banerjee turned the conventional American Dream for a South Asian on its head when he founded the male strip club Chippendales in Los Angeles in 1979. The rest is history: Banerjee made a fortune from what turned out to be a hugely successful franchise. Add sex, drugs and murder to the mix and Banerjee’s story becomes the stuff of sensational legend. In India, Banerjee – and his work – is hardly known. In the…

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October slapped a steep penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on internet giant Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in relation to Android mobile devices and ordered the internet major to cease and desist from various unfair business practices Google’s anti-competitive activities are harming Indian consumers and the economy by stifling “swadeshi” (indigenous) competitors, a top official of home-grown navigation firm MapMyIndia said.     The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October slapped a steep penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on internet giant Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets…

NEW DELHI — India’s weapons buyer on Thursday approved a 843.28 billion rupees ($10.18 billion) budget for the acquisition of major weapons and platforms, most of which the government will spend locally in a bid to bolster the domestic defense manufacturing sector. The Defence Ministry said in a statement that its Defence Acquisition Council backed the so-called acceptance of necessity proposal, which will see about 97.4% of the funds used to procure indigenous materiel. That type of proposal is the first stage for buying arms, per government regulations. “This unprecedented initiative will not only modernise the armed forces but also provide…