EW DELHI: Maharashtra police have registered four FIRs and arrested 66 people following protests against the alleged sexual abuse of two minor girls at a school in Badlapur near Mumbai. The protest, which saw hundreds of demonstrators taking to the streets and disrupting train services, has prompted authorities to suspend internet services in the area […]
TEHRAN: Iran’s hard-line parliament on Wednesday approved all members of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian’s Cabinet, the first time in over two decades a leader has been able to get all of his officials through the body. All 19 officials won approval in an afternoon vote, the first time that’s happened in Iran since 2001. Among […]
DHAKA: A case was filed on Wednesday against Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 86 others on charge of attacking a procession in Sylhet citywhich left several people shot and injured during the recent mass protests on August 4, taking the number of cases against her after her ouster to 33. Juber Ahmed, acting […]
NEW DELHI: Two days ahead of his crucial visit to Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was looking forward to sharing perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict. The prime minister’s comments came shortly before he embarked on a two-nation trip to Poland and […]
MOSCOW: Russia has created three troop groups in the border regions as Ukraine continues its offensive there, local media has reported. The groups are named after the regions of Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk, TASS news agency reported, citing Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov at a defence coordination meeting. Ukraine started a military operation in the […]
CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly have discussed efforts to facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, the two ministers exchanged views on developments in the Middle East, especially the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Abdelatty reviewed […]
GAZA: Hamas has said a ceasefire deal must result in a permanent end to Israel’s war on Gaza, accusing the United States of “merely buying time for Israel to continue its genocide” by proposing an amended accord. As the Palestinian group revealed details of Israel’s new conditions, it urged the world to pressure Israeli Prime […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government on Tuesday said it will set up a foundation headed by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to take care of the wounded and the families of the deceased and injured who participated in the unprecedented student-led protest which led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. Over 600 people, including […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that India and Malaysia have decided to elevate their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership as the two nations signed eight accords and considered possibilities of defence cooperation between them. At a joint press statement with his Malaysian counterpart Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim here after wide-ranging […]
WASHINGTON: Aviation regulators in the United States have ordered airlines to carry out inspections of hundreds of Boeing 787 Dreamliners after a sudden midair dive during a flight in March injured dozens of passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday that the captain’s and first officer’s seats on certain 787-7, 787-9 and 787-10 […]