translation: in the past, | the water level was basically more than three metres during this season. i ve been working for over a decade and i ve never seen such low water levels. after weeks of extreme heat, china issued its first national drought alert of the year last week. some authorities in parts of central and southwestern china have turned to cloud seeding an attempt to try and induce rainfall. there have been reports of rockets being launched into the sky carrying chemicals, but a lack of cloud cover has stalled efforts in some areas, and there s no let up in sight. a red heat warning, the highest level of alert, remains in place in large swathes of the country. katherine da costa, bbc news. britain s intelligence agencies are facing accusations of colluding in the abduction and torture of a british national by the indian authorities. jagtar sinthohal, a sikh activist and blogger from scotland, was seized
is the potential implications of completely discovering this deal and he will argue that if security exactly what he says in court and if i was twitter, i would be worried, you seem to share place slide a little silly terrible day for twitter. you ve seen the share price slide. britain s intelligence agencies are facing accusations that they tipped off the indian authorities about a british man who was later seized and allegedly tortured. jagtar singhjohal, a sikh activist and blogger, was snatched off a street by indian police five years ago and has been in prison ever since. india denies suggestions of torture. but why is india interested in the man in the first place? well, let s hear more on that from frank gardner. he isa he is a human rights activist, very much looking at seek cases of alleged human rights abuses against
more than three metres during this season. i ve been working for over a decade and i ve never seen such low water levels. after weeks of extreme heat, china issued its first national drought alert of the year last week. some authorities in parts of central and southwestern china have turned to cloud seeding, an attempt to try and induce rainfall. there have been reports of rockets being launched into the sky carrying chemicals, but a lack of cloud cover has stalled efforts in some areas, and there s no let up in sight. a red heat warning, the highest level of alert, remains in place in large swathes of the country. katherine da costa, bbc news. britain s intelligence agencies are facing accusations of colluding in the abduction and torture of a british national by the indian authorities. jagtar sinthohal, a sikh activist and blogger from scotland, was seized by indian police five years ago and has been in prison ever since. his case has been raised by successive prime ministers.
Clay Risen, The New York Times
Published: 10 Jan 2021 01:27 PM BdST
Updated: 10 Jan 2021 01:27 PM BdST A photo provided by the Kapany family, Dr Narinder Singh Kapany as a young man in the 1940s. Kapany, a physicist and entrepreneur who cut an imposing figure and did more than anyone to make optical research a priority in government and corporate budgets, died in Redwood City, Cali, on Dec 3, 2020. He was 94. Kapany family via The New York Times A photo provided by the Kapany family, Dr Singh Kapany with members of the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce at the opening of his company, Optics Technology, in 1960. Kapany family via The New York Times