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The crime took place on the night of 9 August, when the woman, who was a junior doctor at the city’s RG Kar Medical College, had gone to a seminar room to rest after a gruelling 36-hour shift. Her parents remembered how the young doctor, their only child, was a …

Dr Mansur said he was in conversation with the body to “augment” and “front load” this amount by an additional $3bn. He said Bangladesh was also seeking an additional $1.5bn from the World Bank and $1bn each from the Asian Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Internet blackouts …

Shakib is considered one of his country’s greatest sportsmen, with 4,505 runs in 67 Test matches. As a spin bowler, he holds the record for most Test wickets in Bangladesh’s history with 237. In January, he had won an uncontested election to become a member of parliament for the then-ruling …

When sentencing Craig on Wednesday, Justice Natalie Adams accepted that Craig had not intended to cause serious harm to Tillie, but said calling her death a tragedy would be “a gross understatement”. “She died at the hands of someone whose role it was to protect her,” she told the NSW …

Local reports say that some protesters also pelted stones at the police. Videos shared on social media showed huge crowds jostling against each other at a railway platform. The state’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to look into the matter and …

The infestation is now so widespread that an annual budget of 1.2m rupees ($4,300; £3,300) has been dedicated to making Pakistan’s halls of power rat-free. It seems most of the rats are located on the first floor – an area which not only houses the office of the senate opposition …

Since then, the impacts of global warming on Himalayan glaciers and lakes has only become more striking – and locals say some damages from floods are now irreparable. While the Thame river used to flow through the left part of the Khumbu valley, Friday’s flood has made it change course. …

As a young outspoken cadre he caught the eye of Mao who made him one of his personal secretaries in the mid-1950s. But the position was shortlived. When Li criticised Mao’s views at a political meeting, he was ousted from the party and spent years in prison. He was among …

Although the scissors weren’t located on Saturday, the day they went missing, security checks and flights eventually resumed that day. Hokkaido Airport, the operator of New Chitose airport, announced on Monday that the scissors had been found by a worker at the store on Sunday. Authorities explained that they held …

“Many more Muslims and Christians have left India than have moved there. People of other, smaller religions, like Sikhs and Jains, are also disproportionately likely to have left India,” Stephanie Kramer, a lead researcher of the analysis, told me. More than 280 million people, or 3.6% of the world’s population, …

“Equally [concerning] is that he operates in a media industry where he felt this was somehow okay,” Sarah Schwartz, the council’s executive officer, said in a statement on Monday. “It shouldn’t need to be said that the salute is an offensive and violent act not only for Jews, but also …

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing. Fayaz and his wife believed they were moments from safety when the bombs began to fall: “We were getting on the boat one after another – that’s when they started bombing us.” Wails and shouts filled the air around 17:00 …

Since the riots sparked by former prime minister Imran Khan last year, the government has blocked social media platforms and throttled connection speeds as the battle for public support spilled over from the streets to the digital space. The micro-blogging platform X has been blocked since the February elections due …

We have investigated one video shared by him. It shows a woman pleading for her husband’s life as her home is attacked. The post falsely claims the property is being targeted by “Islamists”. The original video was shared on 6 August, onde day after the property had been attacked. However, …

From the moment the final B-girl battle at the Olympics wrapped up, it was clear that breaking had indeed captured global attention – or, more specifically, Raygun had. Rumours and criticism of her performance spread like wildlife, particularly online. Gunn received a torrent of violent messages. An anonymous petition demanding …

The woman’s rape and killing has sparked a political blame game in West Bengal, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the governing Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) of orchestrating the attack. The TMC has refuted the allegation and has blamed “political outsiders” for stoking the violence. Tens of thousands …

Reese says they also relied on each other for support. “We’ve [the band] grown closer and closer over the last couple of months. Much as it was great to have welfare there, there was a lot of times when we didn’t need to go to them because we’re strong enough …

Videos show frothy, milky waters surging through the village in floods turned brown by mud and debris. A spokesman for the Nepalese army, Gaurav Kumar KC, told AFP about 15 homes had been swept away, while rescue teams were helping people to safety. Local authorities say bad weather did not …

Assembly elections are normally held after five years, but political uncertainty had delayed the polls. “After a long gap, elections are due and will be held in Jammu and Kashmir,” Mr Kumar told a news conference in Delhi on Friday. He added that Kashmir had voted “for ballot over bullet” …

Mr Padilla, who is leading a Senate probe into complaints of sexual harrassments and abuse in the media industry, made the comments in a hearing on Thursday. Speaking to Ms Kapunan, he asks if a husband can ask his wife for sex if he is “in the mood” and she …