Explained: Why Elon Musk is under-fire for his emoji on British colonial rule in India; sparking social media fury | World News

Elon Musk has a habit of dropping cryptic emojis and letting the internet do the rest. On October 2, one such gesture — a “🤔” in reply to a post claiming that “there is no such thing as colonisation” — set off a storm in India. The post argued that if Indians in England became […]

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Man arrested for Oldbury rape gets bail, sparking anger in Sikh community

TOI Correspondent from London: The man arrested in the Oldbury “racially motivated” rape of a young British Sikh woman has been released on police bail without charge, sparking huge anger in the Sikh community.Crimestoppers, which is independent of the police, is offering a £20,000 (approx. Rs 24 lakh) reward for information they receive that leads […]

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Baghdad invites new Syrian president to a summit, sparking political division in Iraq

BAGHDAD: An official invitation to new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad has triggered sharp political divisions within Iraq. Al-Sharaa took power after leading a lightning rebel offensive that unseated his predecessor, Bashar Assad, in December. Since then, he has positioned himself as a statesman aiming to unite […]

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