- Monday, May 05, 2025
CHINESE President Xi Jinping warned against "expanding" military ties on Wednesday in a speech ahead of a virtual summit with top leaders from Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa. Beijing is hosting the meeting of the influential club of BRICS emerging economies, which accounts for more than 40 percent of…
THE Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUGS), located in Bengaluru in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, has come under the scanner for allegedly using derogatory language against women in an examination question paper. The incident happened last week and a picture of the exam paper went viral online,…
BANGLADESHI ferryman Kalu Molla began working on the Buriganga river before the patchwork of slums on its banks gave way to garment factories -- and before its waters turned pitch black. The 52-year-old has a constant cough, allergies and skin rashes, and doctors have told him the vile-smelling sludge that has…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 28 to pay his condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, former president of the Gulf nation. This will also be his first visit to the Gulf after the Nupur…
SIX people were arrested in connection to the storming of the Galolhu National Stadium in Male, the capital of the Maldives, on Tuesday (21) when an India-backed event to celebrate the International Day of Yoga was underway. Many people, allegedly Islamists, entered the venue which was attended by high-profile guests…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi is known for producing magical steps now and then and that not only bamboozle his political opponents but also surprise experts. On Tuesday (21), his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) did something similar again by announcing the name of Droupadi Murmu…
KHALSA Television Limited has surrendered its licence to broadcast in the UK after an investigation by the country's media watchdog found its KTV channel breached broadcasting rules with Khalistani propaganda and issued a draft notice to revoke last month. The Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced on Tuesday that having received…
LEADING Indian-American scientist Dr Arti Prabhakar has been nominated by Joe Biden as a top science advisor to the US President, a decision hailed by the White House and the Indian-American community as "historic." If confirmed by the Senate, Dr Prabhakar would make history as the first woman, immigrant, or…
A MAHARASHTRA Shiv Sena minister, who is among the dissidents led by party leader Eknath Shinde, on Wednesday (22) said they do not have any complaints against the Sena leadership, but they have been upset with the style of function of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Indian National Congress…
AN earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 280 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday (22), officials said, adding that hundreds of people were injured and the toll was likely to rise as information trickled in from remote mountain villages. The quake struck about 44 km (27 miles) from the…
