India – Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA says ☞ ABC News
“Agency inspectors documented factory workers not wearing masks, gloves and gowns and working barefoot in areas that are supposed to be sterile. A manager told FDA officials ‘that this is their standard practice…’”
India – Kerala blasts: Man arrested after deadly attack on Jehovah’s Witnesses ☞ BBC News
“Hours after the explosions, Mr Martin posted a video on Facebook claiming to be a former member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses who planned the blasts because he was angry with the group’s teachings. But Mr Sreekumer told Reuters that Mr Martin was ‘not a registered member.'”
India – Judge who sentenced British mother to death for murdering her husband claimed she deserved the punishment because she shouted abuse at her mother-in-law during her trial ☞ Daily Mail Online – UK
“She should be given capital punishment because if she is not given strict punishment then every mother would think a thousand times before admitting her daughter in law into her home.”
India – Blasts at Jehovah’s Witnesses prayer meet in Kalamassery kill one, injure many; triggered by IEDs ☞ The New Indian Express
“State police chief Shaik Darvesh Saheb confirmed that the explosion was triggered by two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and a detailed investigation is on to crack the case.”
Qatar: Eight Indians sentenced to death over Israel spy charges ☞ Middle East Eye – UK
“Last year, Doha detained the eight men who worked for a private company providing training to Qatar’s armed forces on espionage charges. Neither Qatar nor India have revealed what the men were found guilty of, but a person briefed on the case told the Financial Times the men had been charged with spying for Israel.”
Afghanistan closes embassy in India citing lack of diplomatic support ☞ Al Jazeera – Qatar
“The closure follows reports that the ambassador and other senior diplomats had left India in recent months, with infighting among those remaining in New Delhi. But the embassy rejected speculations regarding internal infighting among its staff, stressing that these were ‘unfounded’ rumours.
India will take control of the embassy in a caretaker capacity, it said.”
Trudeau accuses India’s government of involvement in killing of Canadian Sikh leader ☞ CBC News – Canada
“Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty. It is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free, open and democratic societies conduct themselves. “
As you would expect, we have been working closely and co-ordinating with our allies on this very serious matter.”
India – ‘Nipah virus mortality rate is much higher than Covid-19’: ☞ Hindustan Times
“We do not know why the cases keep surfacing. In 2018, we found the outbreak in Kerala was related to bats. We are not sure how the infection passed from bats to humans. The link could not be established. Again we are trying to find out this time. It always happens in the rainy season.”
India – Karnataka man arrested for stealing buffaloes 58 years ago ☞ India Today
“Vittal and another accused, who is now dead, had stolen two buffaloes from a resident of Mehker village in Karnataka in 1965. In the same year, the cattle were tracked and returned to their owner by police.”
India – Blind women are screening patients for breast cancer – is it fake science or serious medicine? ☞ The Telegraph – UK
“The approach works on the assumption that blind people have a more acute sense of touch than the sighted, as demonstrated by several studies over the years.”