Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday appealed to the people to have “patience” as it is difficult to address the “mountain-like challenges” overnight while promising them a free, fair and participatory election after implementing key reforms in different sectors. In a televised address to the nation, his second since assuming charge on … Read more
2 hours ago By Maria Zaccaro, BBC News PA The new Health Secretary Wes Streeting says negotiations with junior doctors will begin next week in an attempt to end a long-running pay dispute. The Ilford North MP said he spoke with the British Medical Association (BMA) on Friday ahead of starting fresh talks, as he branded the … Read more
Arunachal Pradesh Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Ojing Tasing has asserted that he would check the misuse of funds in the two Departments mired in controversy over financial irregularities and make both of them the best in the State. Mr. Tasing, a first-time Minister, thanked Chief Minister Pema Khandu for entrusting him with the … Read more
Congress Party senior leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on May 22 said the “tempo of revelations about the Modani MegaScam has also picked up as the election momentum of the INDIA coalition accelerates”. An investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), reported … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country, calling it a “terror channel” that spreads incitement, after parliament passed a law clearing the way for the closure. Netanyahu’s pledge escalated Israel’s long-running feud against Al Jazeera but also threatened to heighten tensions with Qatar, which owns … Read more
Former Minister and BJP candidate for Malkajgiri parliament constituency, Eatala Rajender, releasing his ‘sureties’ at his residence in Shamirpet in the periphery of Hyderabad on March 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Former Minister and BJP candidate from Malkajgiri Parliament constituency Eatala Rajender has vowed to develop the area in all spheres with the … Read more
The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen’s Houthi forces on Friday, two officials told Reuters, after President Joe Biden’s administration vowed to protect shipping in the Red Sea. The latest strike, which one of the US officials said targeted a radar site, came a day after dozens of US and British strikes … Read more
More than 100 people were killed, while over 200 were left injured after twin explosions rocked a ceremony in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman on Wednesday. The blast hit while thousands had gathered to commemorate commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed by a US drone in 2020. According to Iranian state television, the second blast … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the foundation stone laying and inauguration of various projects, in Varanasi on Dec. 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday vowed to make India the third largest economy of the world in his third straight term. “When Kashi develops, U.P. develops, and when U.P. … Read more
Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Tuesday said if voted to power in the Assembly elections, the Congress will revive the project to construct Sita Mata temple in Sri Lanka even as he made a string of promises mostly concerning Hindu community. He also said the new government … Read more