Congress leaders pay tributes to Rajiv Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and members of the Gandhi family on Sunday paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary. Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were among a large number of party leaders who paid their tributes at Veer Bhumi, the memorial of Rajiv […]
UN chief says it’s time to reform Security Council
HIROSHIMA: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that it was time to reform both the Security Council and Bretton Woods to align with the “realities of today’s world”. Speaking at a press conference in Hiroshima, Japan, where the Group of Seven summit meeting had been held, Guterres said both institutions reflected the power […]
Rune knocks Djokovic out of Italian Open
ROME: World number seven Holger Rune beat a frustrated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 on Wednesday, sending the top seed spinning out in a dramatic rain-interrupted quarter-final at the Italian Open. The Serb, who will drop to second on Monday in the rankings behind Carlos Alcaraz, admitted that he was outplayed in heavy, wet conditions […]
UN seeks $3bn for Sudan as fighting rages
GENEVA: The United Nations on Wednesday said $3.03 billion would be needed to provide urgent aid in conflict-ravaged Sudan and for over one million expected to flee into neighbouring countries this year. Needs have soared since a bloody conflict erupted in Sudan last month, the UN said, dramatically revising up its response plan. “Today, 25 […]
Land-for-jobs scam: CBI conducts searches at nine locations
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of RJD MLA Kiran Devi and Rajya Sabha member Prem Chand Gupta at nine locations in multiple states in connection with the land-for-jobs scam, officials said. The searches were conducted after the alleged role of the two leaders emerged in the scam, they said. […]
Erdogan rival accuses Russia of interference in election
ANKARA: Kemal Kilicdaroglu, main challenger of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, claimed on Friday his party has concrete evidence of Russia’s responsibility for the release of “deep fake” online content ahead of Sunday’s presidential elections. Kilicdaroglu, who has a slight poll lead over Erdogan two days ahead of the election, told Reuters in an interview it […]
Canada, China expel envoys in escalating row
SHANGHAI: China said on Tuesday it was expelling Canada’s consul in Shanghai, in a tit-for-tat move after Ottawa announced it was sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a lawmaker. The expulsions have plunged the two nations into a fresh diplomatic row after years of souring relations. They follow an outcry in […]
Iran sports boss quits after women compete unveiled
TEHRAN: The head of Iran’s athletics federation resigned on Sunday over a sporting event featuring women without the mandatory headscarf, state media reported, as the Islamic republic toughens enforcement of hijab rules. “Hashem Siami resigned from his post due to the controversies that arose from the endurance (running) race organised in Shiraz” in Iran, official […]
Riots in Kenya as opposition protests ‘cost of living’
NAIROBI: Kenyan riot police fired tear gas on opposition MPs on Tuesday as sporadic violence erupted during fresh anti-government demonstrations over a cost-of-living crisis and last year’s disputed election. Tear gas canisters were launched at members of opposition leader Raila Odinga’s Azimio la Umoja (One Kenya) coalition near President William Ruto’s office in downtown Nairobi, […]
PM reiterates commitment to bring back national heritage from abroad
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated his government’s commitment to bring back national heritage from abroad. He said this while responding to a tweet by Union Minister G Kishan Reddy saying that a metal idol of Lord Hanuman that was stolen from a Vishnu Temple of Ariyalur district, dated back to the […]