Polling Commences For By-Elections In West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra And Chhattisgarh
Polling began at 7 am on Tuesday for the by-election to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge assembly segment in West Bengal amid tight security arrangements, an election official said. Altogether 680 of the total 2,012 booths in Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district, and all the 300 booths in Ballygunge in south Kolkata have […]
Police fire tear gas to disperse protest at Indonesian parliament
JAKARTA: Indonesian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday to disperse hundreds of university students protesting high cooking oil prices and a mooted extension of President Joko Widodo’s stay in office. Crowds of demonstrators were seen running away from the scene outside parliament in the capital Jakarta, according to a witness, while Kompas […]
Telangana Chief Minister KCR leads protest in Delhi; gives 24-hour deadline to Centre for paddy procurement
Stepping up protest against the Centre’s paddy procurement policy, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday led a dharna in the National Capital organised by his party, and warned the Narendra Modi Government to respond within 24 hours if it will buy the grain from the state. If the Central Government failed to respond, […]
Australian prime minister calls elections for May 21
SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison called federal elections for May 21 on Sunday, launching a come-from-behind battle to stay in power after three years rocked by floods, bushfires and the Covid-19 pandemic. Morrison’s conservative government is struggling to woo Australia’s 17 million voters, lagging behind the opposition Labor Party in a string of opinion polls […]
Sri Lankan opposition threatens govt with no-trust motion
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main opposition party on Friday asked the government to resolve an economic crisis or face a no-confidence motion, as leaders of businesses from garments to tea and other industries warned that exports could fall up to 30 per cent this year. The heavily indebted country has little money left to pay for […]
Residents evacuate as floods threaten Sydney suburbs
SYDNEY: Heavy rain triggered evacuation orders in Sydney on Thursday, as swollen rivers threatened homes and flooded roads in the latest wild weather to lash Australia’s east. Residents in several suburbs of Sydney’s south and southwest were told to leave for safety as fast-flowing rivers rose. “We have seen exceptionally sharp, short bursts of rain […]
China reports highest Covid tally since start of pandemic
SHANGHAI: China reported more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic as millions in locked-down Shanghai began a new round of testing. The country’s “zero-Covid” strategy has come under immense strain as cases spike, with around 25 million residents of Shanghai — China’s largest city […]
Covid-19 : India Logs 1,086 New Coronavirus Cases, 71 Fatalities
With 1,086 new coronavirus infections reported in a single day, India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,30,925 while the active cases dipped to 11,871, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,487 with 71 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery […]
Kuwait govt resigns as political crisis intensifies
DUBAI: Kuwait’s government resigned on Tuesday, just months after its formation, opening up new uncertainty as the tiny country grapples with a worsening political crisis that has blocked critical economic and social reforms. Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah submitted the cabinet’s resignation to the crown prince, state-run KUNA news agency reported, ahead […]
Air India scales down flights to Sri Lanka as demand plummets
Air India (AI) on Sunday said it will reduce its India-Sri Lanka services from 16 flights per week to 13 from April 9 due to poor demand in view of the worst economic crisis in the island nation With long lines for fuel, cooking gas, essentials in short supply and long hours of power cuts, […]