Good evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements from Manipur during his first visit to the state since violence broke out and the Trump administration asking G7 countries to target India and China over Russia links dominated the headlines on Sunday, September 13. But much more has happened in the worlds of politics, business, technology, sport, and entertainment. Don’t worry, Express Catch-up is here to bring you up to speed.
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Sikh woman raped in UK
A Sikh woman in her 20s was raped and racially abused in England’s Oldburry. She was told to “Go back to your country” and that she doesn’t “belong in this country, get out,” according to police accounts. Detectives are reviewing CCTV footage and have ramped up patrols to reassure the locals. The incident adds to the list of hate crimes in the UK, following recent assaults on Sikh taxi drivers.. Read more
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More bomb threats in Delhi
The menace of hoax bomb threats refuses to die. A day after Delhi and Mumbai High Courts had to be evacuated after hoax bomb threats, Delhi’s Hotel Taj Palace and two private hospitals, Max Shalimar Bagh and Dwarka, received bomb threats via email Saturday, which later turned out to be a hoax. The email received by the hotel warned all guests will be “sent to god” and that multiple IED devices had been planted inside the building. Read more
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Charlie Kirk’s wife makes first comments
Days after Trump ally and conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was killed, his wife Erika offered her first public comments. A day after the suspect in Charlie’s assassination was held, Erika took to social media platform Instagram to share a post along with pictures of her family and the casket. She wrote that the “world is evil,” before adding that “our Savior. Our Lord. Our God. Не…Не is so good”. Erika also said the world will never forget Charlie. Talking about the impact of Charlie’s death, she wrote: “They have no idea what they just ignited within this wife.” Read more
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Disha Patani’s father speaks up after house attacked
A day after unidentified gunmen fired shots outside actor Disha Patani’s home in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, her father has spoken up.While claiming responsibility, fugitive gangsters Goldy Brar and Rohit Godara had blamed the firing on an alleged “insult” of spiritual gurus Premanand Ji Maharaj and Anirudh Acharya Ji Maharaj by Disha’s sister, Khushboo. The father of Disha and Khushboo has now said that his daughter’s words were misrepresented Read more
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Replying on WhatApp chats may soon be a different experience
Texting on WhatsApp may change visually. The tech firm is launching beta updates to test out a visual tweak to replies. Replies in chats may soon be organised into threads that will show up one below the other, borrowing the design sensibilities of emails for easy follow through. This can come especially handy in group chats with multiple participants. Read more
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