NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, accusing them of “doling out pardons” instead of apologising to the students for the alleged police brutality against them during the protest march in Delhi on July 20.A day…
Trump administration faces court challenge over new US visa rules for international students A US district court has heard arguments in a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s decision to end the longstanding “duration of status” framework for international students and exchange visitors, with higher-education groups warning that the new rules could disrupt students’ academic…
The United States has warned shipping companies that they could face sanctions if they make payments to Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The alert, issued Friday by the US office of foreign assets control, comes amid rising tensions over control of the strategic waterway.The Strait of Hormuz, through which about a…
Prolonged tensions in the Middle East are expected to keep crude oil prices elevated well into the coming years, according to Asian Development Bank Chief Economist Albert Park, who warned that the fallout could weigh on India’s growth and push up inflation.“With a higher oil price expectation, we actually have it as USD 96 per…
Hui was once Asia’s richest person, Evergrande China’s top developer. Reuters China has sentenced Evergrande founder and former chairman Hui Ka Yan to life in prison for financial crimes linked to the property developer’s operations. The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court also ordered his assets to be confiscated.According to The New York Times, Hui pleaded guilty…
In order to strengthen the crucial strategic partnership with India, Australia’s deputy prime minister and defence minister, Richard Marles, co-chaired the second India-Australia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue in New Delhi. During the meeting, the defence ministers of the two countries discussed the progress of this pivotal relationship since the first such dialogue was held in Australia…
Newly launched Maa Hai Na hosted by Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra, features celebrity mothers along with their children. The show has been entertaining viewers with its fun-filled and action-packed episodes. One of the recent episodes of Maa Hai Na featured an emotional moment between Govinda‘s wife Sunita Ahuja and daughter Tina Ahuja. During the…
Taslima, forced to leave Kol in 2007, set to return this month KOLKATA: Eighteen years and eight months after being forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author-in-exile Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city she calls home to attend a literary meet at Rabindra Sadan on Aug 1.The organisers said Nasrin,…
NEW DELHI: As the World Health Organization on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), Indian health experts said there is no reason for panic as Ebola does not spread like Covid-19, though vigilance and early detection remain crucial.Health ministry officials said no Ebola case…
Netanyahu’s far-right allies in Israel are posing biggest challenge for him Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing an unusual threat ahead of the October 27 election: divisions within the far-right bloc that support his government.Smotrich’s Religious Zionism and Ben-Gvir’s Jewish Power, which ran together in the 2022 elections, have rejected Netanyahu’s calls for another…