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India’s financial crimes agency has raided the house of an opposition MP over corruption allegations. Sanjay Singh, from the governing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Delhi, is the latest party leader to be interrogated by federal agencies. Authorities are investigating alleged fraud related to a now-scrapped liquor sale policy in the state. Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was also arrested in the same case in February. The AAP has strongly denied the allegations, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which runs the federal government, of playing “dirty politics”. Questions around financial misconduct are a sensitive matter for the AAP, which emerged…

At least 23 Indian army personnel have gone missing in the north-eastern state of Sikkim after a cloud burst triggered massive flash floods, officials said. The burst occurred in the upstream of a lake in the north of the state, which resulted in an alarming rise in water in the Teesta River in Lachen Valley. The situation worsened further after more water was released from a nearby dam into the river. Officials said that some army vehicles were submerged under the slush. A search and rescue operation has been launched and we are waiting for more information, the Indian defence…

Social media app TikTok is suspending its online shopping service in Indonesia to comply with new rules in South East Asia’s biggest economy. The move will take effect at 17:00 Jakarta time (10:00 GMT). The country’s government says the regulations are aimed to help protect local physical and online retailers. Indonesia was the first country to pilot the app’s e-commerce service in 2021 and became one of the biggest markets for TikTok Shop. Last week, Indonesia announced regulations that would force TikTok to split its shopping feature from the popular video sharing service in the country. Announcing the measures, Indonesia’s…

Parents of young children are scrambling to find still-scarce doses of the updated Covid-19 vaccine, which was recommended in mid-September for everyone ages 6 months and older. When they can find it, some say they’re running into additional barriers that prevent their children from getting the shot: Appointment scheduling snafus, age cutoffs at pharmacies, insurance reimbursement confusion and guidelines that discourage mixing and matching different brands of vaccines for younger children have all created headaches for families. The frantic search comes as Covid-19 hospitalizations among young children raised new concern. Since June, hospital admissions in people younger than 18 have…

A federal appeals court has expanded the scope of a ruling that limits the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies, saying it now also applies to a top US cybersecurity agency. The ruling last month from the conservative 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals severely limits the ability of the White House, the surgeon general, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the FBI to communicate with social media companies about content related to Covid-19 and elections that the government views as misinformation. The preliminary injunction had been on pause and a recent procedural snafu over a request from the plaintiffs in…

General Motors and Ford are laying off 500 additional workers between them, blaming the expansion of the strike announced by the United Auto Workers union at those companies on Friday. General Motors said it was laying off 164 workers at stamping plants in Parma, Ohio, and Marion, Indiana. Those plants normally send their stamped metal parts to the assembly lines that have been shut by the strike – the plants in Wentzville, Ohio, and the Lansing Delta Assembly plant in Lansing, Michigan. Among the vehicles made at those plants are Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups and the Chevy Traverse and Buick…

Instagram and Facebook users in the European Union may soon be able to opt out of targeted ads if they pay for a monthly subscription. A source familiar with the matter told CNN that Meta is evaluating a range of options to comply with multiple European regulations aimed at curbing US technology companies’ use of personalized ads. Over the last year, the EU has tightened regulations and will require big tech companies to ask users for their consent around such advertising. In July, a court ruled tech companies could use subscription models as a way of offering such consent, including asking…

Police in New Delhi have raided the homes of prominent journalists linked to a left-leaning news organization known for its scrutiny of the Indian government, part of an investigation using a sweeping anti-terror law, in a move media groups called an attack on press freedoms. Forty-six people have been questioned and digital devices and documents seized for examination, Delhi police said in a short statement following the raid on Tuesday. Those questioned include reporters, editors and contributors linked to NewsClick, an independent news website known for being fiercely critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Police said they had arrested the outlet’s…

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil fraud case issued a limited gag order after the ex-president made “disparaging” remarks about a court clerk. Mr Trump had attacked Judge Arthur Engoron’s clerk in a post on his social media site, Truth Social. The judge warned of “serious sanctions” if the order was disobeyed. Mr Trump has repeatedly made personal attacks on the judge and called him “deranged” and a “rogue adjudicator”. But Tuesday’s gag order is limited and restricted to public comments against members of court staff. Mr Trump on Tuesday posted a picture of principal clerk Allison Greenfield with…

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting at a luxury shopping mall in the centre of Bangkok, police say. The shooting happened at the Siam Paragon, one of the city’s most famous shopping centres. The victims were from China and Myanmar, Thailand’s police chief said. The suspect, whose motives are unclear – surrendered to officers and had been using a handgun, police said. Five other people – one Lao national, one Chinese and three Thais – were injured. One of the victims was Chinese and the other, who worked…