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New Zealand world's first to announce paid leave for domestic violence victims

The NZ parliament has passed a new bill allowing domestic violence victims 10 days of paid leave and other benefits, without needed to prove their circumstances.

Jul 27, 2018

Mumbai rains damage Karan Johar's Kalank sets; shooting stalled

A part of Karan Johar's most-ambitious film Kalank's set, which was erected at Chitrakoot Grounds in Andheri, collapsed after suffering damage due to heavy rainfall.

Jul 26, 2018

French Prez Emmanuel Macron faces heat in bodyguard row; opposition asks for no-confidence motion

Emmanuel Macron is under fire in the biggest political crisis of his tenure after he failed to punish his bodyguard who was filmed hitting protesters during a May Day rally.

Jul 25, 2018

600 Indians working on the 2022 Football World Cup stadium stranded with no salary in Qatar

An Indian official explained that about 300 of these 600 workers in Qatar have been provided with other jobs and many have even been brought back to India, but there are scores of workers who have been struggling to make ends meet.

Jul 23, 2018

WhatsApp 'Suspicious Link Indicator' feature launch imminent: Now available in beta for Android

The Facebook-owned company will soon release 'Suspicious link Indicator' for both Google's Android and Apple iOS to warn users not to click URL links, as they might lead to a malicious website and try installing malware in the phone.

Jul 22, 2018

WhatsApp to limit forwards in India to tackle fake news, lynching

The Facebook-owned company has initiated a new test in India to limit the number of forwarded message a user can send in the country. Read to know how you can flag rumour or fake news to WhatsApp.

Jul 20, 2018

Threats of converting to Islam forced us to come to India: Afghan Sikhs

Hundreds of Sikh minorities of Afghanistan have fled to India owing to atrocities meted out on them by Islamic fundamentalists and Islamabad-backed insurgent groups.

Jul 19, 2018

VVIP racism: Kerala MLA PC George destroys toll plaza when asked to pay money [Video]

In an incident of VVIP high-handedness, PC George, a six-time and current MLA of the Poonjar constituency in Kerala's Kottayam district, broke the barrier at a toll plaza when he was asked to pay the fee.

Jul 18, 2018

Bengal worker lynched over suspicion of stealing hen in Kerala; succumbs to injuries after 3 weeks

On June 24, Manik Roy was mercilessly thrashed by an angry mob in a town near the state capital. He had sustained a severe blow to the head in the attack which proved to be fatal as he succumbed to the injury three weeks later.

Jul 17, 2018

About 1,400 people died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean in 2018, says a UN report

The International Organisation for Migration recorded 1,083 from Libya to Italy, the most amongst all routes from the middle east to Europe.

Jul 15, 2018

Global migration to get smoother after historic agreement on UN compact

In a historic move, the UN has agreed on it first ever global compact for migration. All countries part of the United Nations, except the US, have agreed for smoother pathways for legal migrants while cracking down on illegal immigrants and human traffickers.

Jul 14, 2018

Not just illegal immigrants, Trump admin may have separated even an American parent and child

The paperwork said that one child could especially not be reunited on the deadline as the "parent's location has been unknown for more than a year." And to add to this, "records show the parent and child might be US citizens."

Jul 11, 2018

WhatsApp rolls out new feature to tackle spam, fake news: Quick facts

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has launched a 'Forward Message Indicator' to help the user determine if their friend or relative wrote the message they sent or if it originally came from someone else. Read to know how the user can report the issue directly to the WhatsApp.

Jul 11, 2018

A child embraces a woman as people protest against Trump

US judge extends deadline for Trump administration to reunite separated children with parents

Federal Judge Dana Sabraw agreed to government's request for an extension after struggles to locate the separated parents. Over 3,000 children have been separated under Trump's highly criticised and now-defunct 'Zero Tolerance' policy.

Jul 10, 2018

A member of the Spanish Emergency Military Unit (UME) stands in front of the Spanish flag and the Mexican coat of arms and flag,

'Go back to Mexico': Elderly Mexican beaten up in US

"I didn't even bump into her kid," Rodriguez said. "I just passed her and she pushed me and she hit me until she was done."