NEW YORK: US authorities returned about 250 antiquities to India on Oct 28 in a long-running investigation of a stolen art scheme. The items, worth an...
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Parag Agrawal, latest to join long list of Indian-origin CEOs
- 01 Dec 2021
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has named IIT Bombay and Stanford University alumnus Parag Agrawal as his successor. At 37 years old, Parag Agrawal is the youngest tech executive to join the group of prominent Indian-origin CEOs in the US. He attended...
Uganda loses key airport to Chinese lenders
- 01 Dec 2021
Kampala: The Ugandan government has lost its major airport to China for failing to repay a loan, the African media reported. The government failed to reverse a loan agreement with the Chinese which had repayment conditions of attaching its airport....
IMF revives $6bn bailout for Pak economy
- 24 Nov 2021
Pakistan will ensure legislation is passed on central bank autonomy as agreed with the IMF, said Finance Adviser Shaukat Tarin, who is equivalent to the country’s finance minister. “God willing, we will get it passed,” he said. “We believe that...
Protests in Pak’s Gwadar amid growing backlash against CPEC
- 24 Nov 2021
Karachi: Massive protests have erupted in Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar against unnecessary checkpoints, part of a growing backlash in the country against China’s multibillion-dollar belt and road projects. The protests organised by workers...
Protests in Bangladesh as Khaleda Zia's health deteriorates
- 01 Dec 2021
Dhaka: Supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party have organised protests across the country demanding that their jailed leader be immediately allowed to go abroad for treatment. Khaleda Zia, the 76-year-old leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist...
7 killed in Bangladesh rural council election violence
- 17 Nov 2021
Dhaka: At least seven people have been killed in Bangladesh election violence as voters selected village council representatives in elections expected to further consolidate the governing party’s power amid concerns about the state of the country’s...
“NO BETTER ALLY THAN THE UK”
- 25 Nov 2020
Recently appointed Indian-American Chief of Staff to Acting Defence Secretary speaks about 9/11, Kashmir, safeguarding regional security in the Indian Ocean through the Quad and the UK-USA special relationship.
Harvey Weinstein rape trial begins in New York
- 08 Jan 2020
Dressed in a black suit, former film producer Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan court on Monday for the start of his landmark rape trial, met by celebrity accusers including Rosanna Arquette who helped fuel the #MeToo movement in the wake...
A gutsy and outdoorsy couple tale
- 29 Jun 2021
Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls for constitutional changes to curb minority parties
- 08 Jan 2020
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Trouble brewing in post-election Sri Lanka
- 11 Dec 2019
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
Floods, landslides kill 104 in Nepal
- 27 Oct 2021
Kathmandu: The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal climbed to 104 after 16 more fatalities were reported from various parts of the country, officials said. Forty-one people have gone missing and many have...
Nepal SC orders ouster of Oli as PM
- 14 Jul 2021
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Supreme Court on Monday reinstated its parliament, which was dissolved by caretaker Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli in May, and ordered that his rival Sher Bahadur Deuba be appointed as prime minister. The move deals a major...
UK diaspora and students protest against anti-Muslim violence in Delhi
Braving snow and rain, more than 200 members of the Indian diaspora and student communities in London gathered outside the Indian High Commission on Saturday 29 January afternoon, to protest the targeted anti-Muslim pogrom in Delhi which has...
Kerala Chief Minister opens trading floor at the London Stock Exchange
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rang the bell at the London Stock Exchange, opening the Market on Friday 17 May, marking the listing of Masala Bonds sold by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). It is a government owned...
New York: Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better "encompass" what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR).
Rome: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies agreed on a final statement on Sunday that urged “meaningful and effective” action to limit global warming...
- 03 Nov 2021
Toronto: Canada’s first Hindu cabinet minister Anita Anand made history by becoming the country’s second-ever woman defence minister by replacing fellow...
A 37-year-old Indian man who was arrested from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on January 16 after he spent three months undetected at a secure area at the airport, and drew comparisons to the 2004 Tom Hanks movie ‘The Terminal’, has...
Islamabad: The Pakistan government and the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have reached an agreement after lengthy negotiations following days of violent protests by the outfit’s members demanding release of their party chief and expulsion...
Abuja: Islamic religious police in northern Nigeria arrested a man who put himself up for sale to escape biting poverty, a local official said. Aliyu Idris, 26, was arrested by the morality police in Kano after pictures emerged on social media...
Nairobi: The family of a Kenyan woman who was allegedly killed by a British soldier in 2012, is crying foul as they are yet to receive justice almost 10...
Kabul: Amid renewed efforts by the government in Kabul to seek international recognition, the Taliban have said they are open to receiving Indian diplomats...
In a major blow to Nirav Modi, a bankruptcy court in the US has rejected a petition of the fugitive diamond merchant and two of his associates, seeking dismissal of fraud allegations against them by the trustee of three companies they previously...
