Indian election officials have given voters in Bihar state just weeks to prove their citizenship, requiring documents that few possess in a registration revamp set to be applied nationwide, triggering disenfranchisement fears. The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the revision of the voter rolls in June ahead of upcoming polls in the eastern state….
The principal and attendant of a school in India were arrested, while four teachers and two trustees were taken into custody for allegedly stripping around 10 girls to check if they were menstruating, Indian Express reported on Thursday. In a statement released on Wednesday, police said that school staff informed the teachers and principal of bloodstains in…
Price of a tola of 24-karat silver increases to Rs3,851 A day after a big decline, the price of gold in Pakistan and globally witnessed a massive increase on Thursday. According to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association, the price of 24-karat gold per tola saw a significant hike of Rs3,200 on Thursday…
Beverley Morris flushes her toilet using a bucket because of low water pressure When Beverly Morris retired in 2016, she thought she had found her dream home – a peaceful stretch of rural Georgia, surrounded by trees and quiet. Today, it’s anything but. Just 400 yards (366m) from her front porch in Fayette County sits…
Gugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in downtown Johannesburg. But when President Trump’s cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, she and thousands of other HIV-positive patients across South Africa suddenly faced an uncertain future. Gugu was lucky, the clinic where she got the medication that helps suppress her…
Paris St-Germain look like a team building a dynasty after Luis Enrique’s side dismantled yet another European giant – this time Real Madrid 4-0 – to reach the Club World Cup final. The French side bashed Inter Milan 5-0 five and a half weeks ago in the Champions League final – and they are showing few signs…
Wales boss Rhian Wilkinson says she has “never been prouder”, despite Wales being on the brink of Euro 2025 elimination. A 4-1 loss to France means Wales need a miracle to qualify for the knockout stages in Switzerland, requiring a five-goal victory over reigning champions England on Sunday in St Gallen and for France to…
With doubts circling and pressure increasing, England needed to step up at Euro 2025 – and they did. A 2-1 defeat by France on Saturday meant the defending champions had catching up to do in Group D. But England ensured their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals remained intact with a commanding 4-0 victory over the…
Paris St-Germain look like a team building a dynasty after Luis Enrique’s side dismantled yet another European giant – this time Real Madrid 4-0 – to reach the Club World Cup final. The French side bashed Inter Milan 5-0 five and a half weeks ago in the Champions League final – and they are showing few signs…
Before she was a Wimbledon semi-finalist, Amanda Anisimova was a teenage prodigy tipped to win Grand Slam titles. She reached the 2019 French Open semi-finals as a 17-year-old, stunning defending champion Simona Halep along the way, and moved inside the world’s top 25. But four years later, Anisimova knew she needed to stop. Struggling with…
