BEIRUT: Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah has announced the death of one of its top commanders amid Israel’s intense bombardment of the country. Hezbollah confirmed that Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi had been killed in a post on Telegram early on Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said he had been “eliminated” in an air strike on Ghobeiri […]
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world leaders, gathered for the annual high-level meeting, that the world is edging towards the unimaginable – a powder keg – which risks engulfing the world. He said that the solutions to the crises require the reform of the international institutions, including the Security Council, and commitment […]
NEW YORK: Chief Advisor to the Bangladesh interim government, Muhammad Yunus, met US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly. President Biden congratulated Yunus on his recent appointment as the head of the interim government. The two leaders affirmed the “close partnership” between the United States and […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday evening, with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, lawmaker Vijitha Herath and himself taking on Cabinet portfolios. Dissanayake will now oversee defence, finance, economic development, policy formulation, planning, tourism, energy, agriculture, lands, livestock, irrigation, fisheries and aquatic resources, Xinhua news agency reported. […]
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday penned a letter to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, outlining five “key concerns,” including the alleged misuse of central agencies by the BJP. Kejriwal accused the BJP of deploying agencies like the CBI and ED against political rivals and […]
NEW DELHI: The heart and soul of judging is the need to be impartial and fair and it is important that every judge is aware of his or her own predispositions, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The apex court’s observation came while hearing a suo motu (on its own) matter over alleged objectionable comments […]
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy is projected to grow faster at 7.1 per cent this fiscal (FY25), Moody’s Analytics said, as the country continues to remain resilient amid global uncertainties. In its new Asia Pacific outlook, the global credit ratings kept the country’s growth forecast unchanged at 6.5 per cent for 2025 while projecting faster […]
NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices may be reduced after October 5, for the first time since March 2024, according to brokerage firm CLSA. The remarks came after the comments from India’s Oil Secretary, Pankaj Jain, suggesting a price drop last month and media reports indicating that Maharashtra’s state elections are expected in early November. […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed the BJP over its MP Kangana Ranaut’s remarks calling for bringing back the three farm laws that were repealed in 2021, and said poll-bound states including Haryana would give a befitting reply to the ruling party. Ranaut on Wednesday withdrew her remarks and expressed regret. She […]
NEW DELHI: Mozilla has been accused of tracking user behaviour and websites without consent, reports Reuters. Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection against the software company. NYOB has accused Mozilla of enabling a “privacy preserving attribution” feature that turned the browser into a tracking […]