Protests across Indonesia as anger mounts over fuel price increase
JAKARTA: Thousands of people rallied in Indonesia’s biggest cities on Tuesday, demanding the government reverse its first subsidised fuel price increase in eight years amid soaring inflation. Under pressure to control a ballooning energy subsidy budget, President Joko Widodo on Saturday said he had little choice but to cut the subsidy and let fuel prices […]
Sheikh Hasina meets Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met her Indian counterpart PM Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House on Tuesday. Earlier, Sheikh Hasina laid a wreath and paid tribute at Rajghat. She received a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Soon after the welcome, Bangladesh Prime Minister said she feels happy to be in India every time while noting […]
Liz Truss named as Britain’s next prime minister
Liz Truss was named as Britain’s next prime minister on Monday, winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative party at a time when the country faces a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession. After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive leadership contest that saw the foreign minister face off against […]
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in India on 4-day visit
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on a four-day visit to India on Monday. Issues on top of the agenda are upgrading defence cooperation, expanding regional connectivity initiatives and establishing stability in South Asia. During her visit, the Bangladesh Prime Minister will meet President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. She will also […]
Floods claim 112 lives in Sudan
KHARTOUM: More than 100 people have been killed and tens of thousands of homes destroyed by flooding caused by torrential rain since Sudan’s wet season began in May, police said on Sunday. Heavy rains usually fall in Sudan between May and October, and the country faces severe flooding every year, wrecking property, infrastructure and crops. […]
SC notice to Centre on population control plea
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government on a petition seeking direction to the Centre to frame rules, regulations and guidelines to effectively mitigate the problem of overpopulation. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy sought a response from the government and tagged the matter along with similar pending […]
Taiwan tycoon to train three million ‘civilian warriors’
TAIPEI: A colourful Taiwanese tycoon unveiled plans on Thursday to train more than three million “civilian warriors” to help defend the democratic island in the event of a Chinese invasion, donating $33 million of his own money. Robert Tsao, 75, is one of Taiwan’s most successful businessmen and founded major microchip maker United Microelectronics Corp […]
Bihar governor accepts resignation of Kartikeya Singh
Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan accepted the resignation of Bihar Minister Kartikeya Singh, who was moved from the Ministry of Law to be the Sugarcane Industry Minister of the state on Wednesday morning. Singh has an outstanding arrest warrant against him in a kidnapping case for which he was granted interim protection till September 1 by […]
Trump team ‘may have moved secret papers’ amid probe
WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department said on Tuesday it had evidence that classified documents were deliberately concealed from the Federal Bureau of Investigation when it tried to retrieve them in June from former president Donald Trump’s Florida estate, prompting its unprecedented search of his home. In a 54-page filing, prosecutors laid out their evidence of […]
Congress MP Manish Tewari wants electoral rolls for party president poll to be publicly available
Congress MP and G-23 leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday raised objections to the party not making public the names of electors for the party president poll, and said it must be published on the AICC website to ensure transparency. He also asked why anyone seeking to contest the Congress president’s election should go to the […]