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A boat carrying over 100 Rohingya refugees was spotted off Indonesia’s westernmost province, with at least one deceased individual on board, Arab News reported yesterday citing local officials. The Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority from Myanmar, often undertake perilous sea…

A groundbreaking report from the Global Commission on the Economics of Water warns that humanity has disrupted the global water cycle for the first time in history, leading to a severe water crisis, CNN reported yesterday. This disruption, driven by…

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2024 report highlights a significant shift towards an electric energy system, emphasizing the urgent need for strategic decisions from governments and consumers as energy dynamics evolve, Anadolu Agency reported in an article…

The daily scholarly session of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Hosseini Shirazi was held on Tuesday, the 10th of Rabi’ al-Thani. As in previous sessions, the Supreme Marja responded to attendees’ questions regarding various jurisprudential issues. Regarding the servitude of the…

In a concerning trend, joblessness among India’s minority communities increased in the fiscal year 2023-24, even as the overall unemployment rate in the country remained stable for the first time in five years, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. According to the…

Microplastic pollution is a pervasive issue, now confirmed to affect newborns, an article on Earth.com reported yesterday. A study published in Science of the Total Environment by Rutgers Health reveals that microplastics can cross the placenta and accumulate in fetal…

Leila Pakkala, Director of UNICEF’s Supply Division, completed her first official visit to India, emphasizing the country’s significant contributions to UNICEF’s mission of improving child health. From 2016 to 2023, Indian suppliers provided nearly $6 billion in goods and services,…

A new AI-powered tool, Ask Silver, has been launched in the UK to help users identify safe text messages and combat online scams, the Express Tribune reported yesterday. Accessible via WhatsApp, Ask Silver functions as a regular contact after users…

In a controversial ruling, Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly Additional District Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar sentenced 25-year-old Mohammad Alim to life imprisonment for raping a 20-year-old student, who alleged he deceived her by posing as Hindu. The judge claimed that groups lure…

On October 4, clashes broke out between police and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protesters in Islamabad, prompting the deployment of the Pakistan Army for security ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, Dawn reported yesterday. Police fired tear gas to…