Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Stephen Colbert Wants Accountability for His Accused Boss, Les Moonves


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Narendra Modi and Imran Khan discuss regional peace in post-election call

  1. Narendra Modi and Imran Khan discuss regional peace in post-election call  Economic Times
  2. US warns against IMF bailout for Pakistan that aids China  Times of India
  3. Make no mistake, we are watching: US warns against IMF bailout for Pakistan  Daily News & Analysis
  4. Imran Khan may bat for friendly ties with India, but he could be stumped by the army  Hindustan TimesFull coverage

MH370: Everything we now know about aviation's greatest mystery

  1. MH370: Everything we now know about aviation's greatest mystery  Times of India
  2. Investigators can't rule out 'interference' in loss of MH370  Economic Times
  3. Malaysia Civil Aviation Chief Resigns After MH370 Probe Highlights Lapses  NDTV
  4. MH370 report a disservice to Australian victims  The AustralianFull coverage

North Korea developing new missiles: Source

  1. North Korea developing new missiles: Source  Times of India
  2. North Korea working on new missiles, satellite image shows efforts on to build ICBM: Report  Financial Express
  3. North Korea 'working on new missiles': report  Aljazeera.com
  4. How the Media Wove a Narrative of North Korean Nuclear Deception  38 North
  5. North Korea Reportedly Building More ICBMs  NPRFull coverage

All unselected H-1B petitions returned: US

  1. All unselected H-1B petitions returned: US  Economic Times
  2. H1B Visa update: US returns all unselected petitions  Financial Express
  3. Are Indians Being Ignored By American Govt? 42% Increase in H-1B Rejection For Indians!  Trak.in (blog)Full coverage

Indonesia earthquake: nearly 500 hikers evacuated from volcano

  1. Indonesia earthquake: nearly 500 hikers evacuated from volcano  The Hindu
  2. Volcano hikers tell of terror after Indonesia quake  Yahoo News
  3. More than 500 hikers evacuated from Indonesian volcano  Times of India
  4. Indonesia earthquake: 14 dead on tourist island of Lombok  BBC News
  5. More than 1000 hikers evacuated from Mt. Rinjani  Jakarta PostFull coverage

India gets a high-tech boost as US elevates India to most-important allies list

  1. India gets a high-tech boost as US elevates India to most-important allies list  Economic Times
  2. US Eases Export Controls for High-Tech Sales to India, Gives Same Status as NATO Allies  NDTV
  3. In Major boost to India, US eases export controls for high-tech product sales  The New Indian Express
  4. Commerce to allow more defense, high-tech exports to India  World Trade OnlineFull coverage

Vijay Mallya to appear for final extradition hearing in UK court today

  1. Vijay Mallya to appear for final extradition hearing in UK court today  Economic Times
  2. Vijay Mallya's extradition case reaches last stage, final hearing today  Deccan Chronicle
  3. Final hearing in Vijay Mallya's UK extradition case today  India TodayFull coverage

Wary of China's rise, US announces initiatives in emerging Asia

  1. Wary of China's rise, US announces initiatives in emerging Asia  Times of India
  2. Ties With US Better For Indo-Pacific Nations: Mike Pompeo's Jibe At China  NDTV
  3. Australia says US, Japan partnership doesn't challenge China  The Indian Express
  4. Mike Pompeo Indo-pacific strategy: US to spend $113m in Asia  BBC News
  5. Pompeo's Indo-Pacific strategy is just a start  CNNFull coverage

As Trump Says Open To Talks, Iran Advisor Seeks Return To Nuclear Deal

  1. As Trump Says Open To Talks, Iran Advisor Seeks Return To Nuclear Deal  NDTV
  2. Donald Trump says he will 'certainly meet' Iran President Hassan Rouhani  The Indian Express
  3. 'No preconditions': Trump offers to meet Iran's Rouhani  Livemint
  4. Trump Says Ready to Talk Directly with Iran's President  Voice of America
  5. Donald Trump says he is ready to meet with Iran 'whenever they want'  Telegraph.co.ukFull coverage

Afghan official: Roadside bomb kills 11 in western province

  1. Afghan official: Roadside bomb kills 11 in western province  Business Standard
  2. Roadside bomb hits bus in western Afghanistan, kills 11: officials  Yahoo News
  3. 8 Killed After Roadside Bomb Hits Passenger Bus In Afghanistan: Officials  NDTVFull coverage

'Solidarity!' French politicians praise woman who stood up to harasser

  1. 'Solidarity!' French politicians praise woman who stood up to harasser  The Guardian
  2. Viral Video Of Paris Woman Assaulted In Broad Day Light Sparks Probe  NDTV
  3. Wolf-whistler's shocking response after woman calls him out  Yahoo News
  4. Video goes viral of woman harassed, assaulted on Paris street  FRANCE 24
  5. Film of woman 'punched' for confronting wolf-whistler shocks France as fines set to be introduced  Telegraph.co.ukFull coverage

TMC questions 'insaniyat' as government says 'no more Rohingyas allowed in India'

  1. TMC questions 'insaniyat' as government says 'no more Rohingyas allowed in India'  Zee News
  2. Some Rohingya migrants involved in illegal activities: Rijiju  Business Standard
  3. Assam NRC sparks Rohingya debate, Modi govt says 'can't compromise on security'  Daily News & AnalysisFull coverage

Saudi king holidays in still unbuilt mega city NEOM

  1. Saudi king holidays in still unbuilt mega city NEOM  India Today
  2. Insights: Where does Saudi's $500bn NEOM stand today?  AMEinfo
  3. Saudi King Says KSA Will not Endorse Trump Deal if Jerusalem, Refugees Excluded  Al-Bawaba
  4. As US pushes for Middle East peace, Saudi king Salman reassures allies  The Indian ExpressFull coverage

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Invited To Asian Games By Indonesia

  1. North Korea's Kim Jong Un Invited To Asian Games By Indonesia  NDTV
  2. UPDATE 1-Two Koreas hold military talks as US detects activity at N.Korea missile factory  Reuters
  3. Koreas military talks overshadowed by missile development claims  Financial Times
  4. Commentary: Any peace treaty on the Korean Peninsula first needs an honest reckoning with history  Channel NewsAsia
  5. At South Korean beaches and swimming pools, a war against tiny spy cameras  Washington PostFull coverage

RIMPAC, Pitch Black: Soldiers, sailors, airmen battling for Australia — at home and away

  1. RIMPAC, Pitch Black: Soldiers, sailors, airmen battling for Australia — at home and away  Daily Telegraph
  2. Operation Pitch Black: IAF SU-30MKI, C-130 Aircraft Undertake Maiden Operations in Australia  Bharat ShaktiFull coverage

Nawaz Sharif's Party Demands Judicial Probe Into Alleged Pak Poll-Rigging

  1. Nawaz Sharif's Party Demands Judicial Probe Into Alleged Pak Poll-Rigging  NDTV
  2. Pak polls: Sharif's party demands judicial panel to probe rigging allegations  India Today
  3. Pakistan General Elections 2018: PML-N demands probe over 'poll rigging'  India TVFull coverage

Head of prosecution in treason case against Pervez Musharraf quits

  1. Head of prosecution in treason case against Pervez Musharraf quits  The HinduFull coverage

World's biggest toilet-building spree is under way in India

  1. World's biggest toilet-building spree is under way in India  Economic TimesFull coverage

Aid sector 'almost complicit' in sex scandal, say MPs

  1. Aid sector 'almost complicit' in sex scandal, say MPs  BBC News
  2. UN humanitarian aid workers rape poor women, buy child sex: UK International Development Committee report  International Business Times, India Edition
  3. Aid sector sex abuse 'endemic': British MPs  Business Standard
  4. Sexual abuse 'endemic' in international aid sector, damning report finds  CNNFull coverage

AP FACT CHECK: Russia probe about more than just 'collusion'

  1. AP FACT CHECK: Russia probe about more than just 'collusion'  Economic Times
  2. Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says 'collusion is not a crime', slams Michael Cohen  ABC News
  3. Trump's lawyer unsure if collusion with Russia is a crime  Business Standard
  4. Collusion of dunces: The real crime in the Russia-Trump story  New York Daily NewsFull coverage

Transaction Costs and Tethers: Why I’m a Crypto Skeptic


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Recovering Lost Photos of Life Before the Chernobyl Disaster


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What Do 525 Ventriloquists Do at a Convention? Ask Their Dummies


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A Migrant Boy Rejoins His Mother, but He’s Not the Same


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If an N.B.A. Workout Isn’t on Instagram, Does it Even Count?


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Lassie Got Help, Would Your Dog?


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After Doctors Cut Their Opioids, Patients Turn to a Risky Treatment for Back Pain


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Brexit, Russia, Mars: Your Tuesday Briefing


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What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Please Like Me’ and ‘Frontline’


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Ceramics Aren’t Enough. Bring on the Spaceships, Italian Town Says.


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Philippine Bombing Kills 10, Showing Insurgents Remain a Problem


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How Trump Allies Shifted Their Defense as Evidence of Contacts With Russians Grew


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Former FEMA Official Accused of Sexual Misconduct That Spanned Years


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Quotation of the Day: Why Global Greening Isn’t as Great as It Sounds


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Review: In a New Orleans ‘House,’ Wealthy Women Are Haunted by Slavery’s Ghosts


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With Trades, Yankees Pitching Staff Remains a Work in Progress


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Corrections: July 31, 2018


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The Third-Party Option


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New York City Is Thriving. Why Is Transport Such a Nightmare?


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Four People, Including a 5-Year-Old Boy, Are Shot and Killed in Queens


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Murder Suspect Used Dating Apps to Prey on Women, Police Say


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More to Come


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Bob Woodward’s New Book Will Detail ‘Harrowing Life’ Inside Trump White House


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Monday, 30 July 2018

Zimbabwe Election: Citizens votes for first time without Robert Mugabe on ballot

  1. Zimbabwe Election: Citizens votes for first time without Robert Mugabe on ballot  The New Indian Express
  2. Zimbabwe Votes In First Post-Mugabe Election  NDTV
  3. Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe poll, opposition cries foul  Reuters
  4. The Zimbabwe election isn't just about who wins, but how it's won  The Guardian
  5. Zimbabwe won't be voting for Robert Mugabe today. That's a big change.  Washington PostFull coverage

Doctor treating Nawaz Sharif suffers heart stroke, admitted to same hospital

  1. Doctor treating Nawaz Sharif suffers heart stroke, admitted to same hospital  Zee News
  2. Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif admitted to a hospital in Islamabad after his health deteriorates  Scroll.in
  3. Head Doctor Treating Nawaz Sharif Suffers Stroke; Hospitalised  India.com NewsFull coverage

Trump says his haters in 'dying newspaper industry' putting many lives at risk

  1. Trump says his haters in 'dying newspaper industry' putting many lives at risk  Business Standard
  2. Trump brands journalists 'very unpatriotic'  The Hindu
  3. Anti-press attacks 'dangerous and harmful': New York Times publisher tells Donald Trump  Daily News & Analysis
  4. Statement of A.G. Sulzberger, Publisher, The New York Times, in Response to President Trump's Tweet About Their ...  The New York Times Company
  5. CNN Reporter: White House Called My Questions 'Inappropriate,' Banned Me From Event  NPRFull coverage

Chinese media goes gaga over Imran Khan after his party tweets in Mandarin

  1. Chinese media goes gaga over Imran Khan after his party tweets in Mandarin  Times of India
  2. Pakistani rupee strengthens 5.4 percent on media reports of China loan  Reuters India
  3. Imran Khan to seek $12bn bailout from IMF to stabilise Pakistan's economy  The TimesFull coverage

Nearly 700 Trek Down Volcano After Indonesia Earthquake Horror

  1. Nearly 700 Trek Down Volcano After Indonesia Earthquake Horror  NDTV
  2. USGS: Magnitude-6.4 quake strikes Indonesia's Lombok island  Yahoo News
  3. Several hundred stranded on Lombok volcano in Indonesia after earthquake  The Indian Express
  4. Special Forces to join rescue operation on Mt Rinjani after earthquake  Jakarta Post
  5. Indonesian island earthquake leaves at least 14 dead, 160 injured  New York Daily NewsFull coverage

Why Iranians are paying a lakh for a dollar

  1. Why Iranians are paying a lakh for a dollar  Times of India
  2. Iran currency extends record fall as US sanctions loom  Zee News
  3. Iran's rial slopes downward as US sanctions loom  XinhuaFull coverage

Imran Khan will take oath as PM on August 11

  1. Imran Khan will take oath as PM on August 11  The Hindu
  2. Will take oath as Pak PM on Aug 11:Imran Khan  India Today
  3. Will take oath as Pak PM on August 11: Imran Khan  Economic Times
  4. View from the neighbourhood: After the polls  The Indian Express
  5. Pakistan: 2018 is the latest instalment of an army driven election heist  Business StandardFull coverage

'No deal' Brexit won't involve Army, Downing Street says

  1. 'No deal' Brexit won't involve Army, Downing Street says  BBC News
  2. Britons see Brexit turning sour, half want chance to vote again - poll  Reuters
  3. Downing Street Was Asked About A No Deal Brexit And Basically Replied With An Everything Is Fine Gif  BuzzFeed News
  4. We face the biggest peacetime decision in a generation – the public must have the final say on Brexit  The Independent
  5. Offering second Brexit referendum would strengthen PM against Tory Brexiters, says Mandelson - Politics live  The Guardian (blog)Full coverage