Representative image (AI) A brain-dead pregnant Black woman in Georgia was kept on life support due to the state’s abortion restrictions but was removed from it after giving birth to a baby boy, according to a report by AFP.Officials stated that the woman, identified as Adriana Smith, gave birth prematurely to a baby boy weighing […]
This is a representative AI image (TIL Denny) In a rare case, a brain-dead woman in Georgia gave birth to a premature baby boy through a C-section while being kept on life support, her family said. Doctors kept the mother, Adriana Smith, on life support in line with the US state of Georgia’s abortion laws.The […]
BERLIN: The leaders of Germany, France and Poland on Monday criticised actions by the Georgian government which they said had undermined democratic institutions.In a joint statement marking Georgia’s Independence Day, the trio said they “condemn all activities of the Georgian authorities resulting in the democratic backsliding and the attacks against civil society, media and government […]
Georgian opposition leader Zurab Japaridze (Image: AP) A court in Georgia on Thursday put opposition leader Zurab Japaridze in pre-trial detention.The move comes as the government looks to crack down on its critics, following huge protests last year. Why has Japaridze been jailed? Japaridze is one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, which […]
Atlanta Police Department released the footage of the alleged shooter who killed Indian-origin tech student Akash Banerjee in Georgia. A 22-year-old Indian-origin tech student, Akash Banerjee, was shot in the head in the apartment he used to stay in near the Georgia Tech campus. This incident took place on May 18 and now the Georgia […]
UK teen, who disappeared in Thailand, resurfaces in handcuffs in Georgia over drug smuggling charges (Picture credit: X) An 18-year-old British woman from Billingham, Teesside, is facing a potential life sentence in Georgia after she was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 14kg (30lbs) of cannabis into the country. Bella May Culley, who had recently […]
Indian-origin engineer Mahendra Patel who was arrested on charges of attempt to kidnap said he read Bhagavad Gita in prison. Mahendra Patel, the Indian-origin man who was accused of trying to abduct a child at a Georgia store, said he read the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita inside jail. After spending 47 days Cobb County jail, […]
Republican race for Georgia Senate seat begins as US Rep. Buddy Carter becomes first GOP candidate (Photo: AP) US Rep Buddy Carter on Thursday became the first Republican to jump into the race to challenge Democratic US Sen Jon Ossoff in 2026, as other hopefuls maneuver following Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement that he won’t seek […]
In a significant ruling, the US district court (Northern District of Georgia) has granted temporary relief to 133 international students who faced sudden termination of their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) record. With their legal status terminated, had it not been for the district court’s intervention, the students would have had to deport.The […]
