Daily Inshorts - 08 August 2025

Daily Inshorts - 08 August 2025

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Israel rejects international criticism of Gaza City takeover plan

Israel's defence minister says countries that condemn Israel and threaten sanctions "will not weaken our resolve".

Israel's plan means more misery for Palestinians and big risk for Netanyahu

Takeover raises the prospect of curfews, evacuation orders and exhausted civilians on the road once more.

'People are angry': Behind the wave of asylum hotel protests

The BBC visits sites of protests to hear the voices of those opposed to the hotels and others in support of asylum seekers.

Elon Musk's AI accused of making explicit AI Taylor Swift videos

Grok Imagine's "spicy" mode made explicit videos of Taylor Swift, according to The Verge and Gizmodo.

Police 'sat on information' before man, 80, killed

Officers had been investigating an attack on another Asian man, two weeks before Bhim Kohli died.

Attack on migrants has received national attention, will be sorted out, says WB Governor

The remarks by the Governor assume significance as thousands of migrants from the State have been detained and harassed in the BJP-ruled States

Mahayuti takes a dig at Uddhav Thackeray over last-row seating in INDIA Bloc meet

BJP says it reflects the importance given to Thackeray in the alliance, Shiv Sena holds satirical protest at memorial of its party founder Balasaheb Thackeray, asking for ‘forgiveness’ for his son

Let Election Commission itself submit an affidavit, says Ashok Gehlot

Mr. Gehlot said that the Election Commission had made an “absurd demand” despite knowing the fact that Mr. Gandhi was working under an oath to uphold the Constitution which inherently included strengthening the constitutional institutions.

In the name of a nation: The Bengali migrant worker and Indian citizenship

As thousands of Bengali-speaking migrants across some of India’s States are questioned on their citizenship, detained, or pushed into Bangladesh, a wave of fear has brought them back to West Bengal. Shiv Sahay Singh explores the reasons for the migration, as the controversy opens up the debate about Bengali identity. Political parties use the crisis as a plank for the Assembly elections in 2026

Have never banned books, never will, says J&K CM Omar Abdullah

L-G administration had forfeited 25 books by prominent authors