Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi to sleep in container for next 150 days
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who embarks on ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari today, will be staying in a container for the next 150 days. In what is being seen as a Congress’ “masterstroke” to take on the Narendra Modi government in the upcoming 2024 elections, Congress is launching the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ on […]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to inaugurate Rubber dam on Thursday
The Water Resources Department has completed the construction of Bihar’s first rubber dam a year before the scheduled time under the instructions of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to provide water throughout the year in the Falgu river near Vishnupad temple. This will be inaugurated on 8 September by Nitish Kumar. The foundation stone of this […]
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 […]