India

A powerful earthquake has struck north-east Afghanistan close to the border with Tajikistan. Strong tremors were felt in Pakistan, Tajikistan and India, as far away as New Delhi, with reports of casualties and damages. RT reports: The quake had a depth of 210km and took pace 39km from the town of Ashkasham, Afghanistan, the USGS reported. The China Earthquake Networks Center first measured it at 7.3 magnitude, with various centers then putting the magnitude anywhere between that and the USGS’ measurement of 6.6.

Vulnerable children, including survivors of last year’s earthquake in Nepal, are being sold to British families as domestic slaves, according to an investigation. An investigation by the Sun newspaper claims that boys and girls as young as 10 are being sold for £5,250 ($7,468) in India’s Punjab province, close to the Nepalese border. Black market gangs are preying on the children of Nepalese refugees and destitute Indian families, according to the newspaper.

Submitted by Dave Forrest of Pierce Points

The First Gold Buying In 3 Weeks Happening For This Critical Consumer

Major news in the gold market over the weekend. With the world’s largest gold-consuming nation reaching an agreement to resume metal sales for the first time in nearly three weeks.

That’s in India. A critical gold consumer globally, where buying had been idled since the beginning of March by a nation-wide strike by the jewelry sector. 

File this under “huh?” – According to The International Business Times, one of India’s highest elected officials, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, has announced that none other than Nostradamus predicted current Prime Minister Narendra Modi would lead india from 2014 to 2026: Rijiju mentioned Nostradamus’ “prediction” in a Facebook post, in which he also mentioned “amazing facts” about Lok Sabha seats, without explaining its relation with the prophecy about Modi.

Monsanto In India

India should kick the criminal corporationt out, but then the Indian government would have to forego Monsanto’s bribes.

https://www.rt.com/news/334605-monsanto-india-cotton-royalties/

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