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A file photo of Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree nominating Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah as crown prince, the state news agency KUNA reported on Saturday, June 1, 2024. “The Emiri decree comes into effect as of its issuance date and will be published…
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Diplomacy for a semi-autonomous city is tricky business. Do you woo investors, dispel democratic anxieties, or crack down on dissent? If you are John Lee Ka-chiu, you do it all, and you do it without mincing words. Last year, during the “Hello Hong Kong” campaign, the city’s Chief Executive was seen gesturing his arms open,…
The cause of the fire is not yet known. Further details about it are awaited. (Representational) Mumbai: Several people are feared stranded in a high-rise in south Mumbai’s Byculla area as a major fire erupted in the multi-story tower around midnight, a civic official said. According to preliminary information, the blaze erupted in a flat…
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Taking forward the research to potentially establish a relationship between the Harappan civilisation and the people of the Vedic age, a group of archeologists are now collaborating with Sanskrit scholars to decipher the text of the Rigveda. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Vasant Shinde, archaeologist and former Vice Chancellor of Deccan College, Pune,…
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“I changed Labour. I will fight for you and change Britain,” Keir Starmer, chief of the Labour party, wrote on X on May 28, as part of his campaign for the U.K. elections, scheduled to be held on July 4. Whether Mr. Starmer will fulfil the promise remains to be seen. However, the Opposition leader…
Khumujamba in Manipur’s Churachandpur is now an empty ground after buildings were razed Imphal/Guwahati: A group of people who tried to forcibly occupy a flattened residential area in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated hill district Churachandpur were stopped by the police before matters escalated, sources said on Saturday. Khumujamba, where many from the valley-dominant Meitei community lived, has…
Indian batter Rishabh Pant plays a shot against Bangladeshduring T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, Saturday, June 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI India ticked multiple boxes during their 60-run victory over Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup warm-up match here on Saturday, but none…
The main charge is that the video aimed to incite public agitation against the state. (File) Islamabad: The Pakistani authorities are set to probe jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and at least three senior leaders of his party over a controversial tweet accompanied by a video made from his account about the separation of…
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Fatty liver disease is a harmful fat buildup in the liver. New York: Kids who are sedentary for more than six waking hours a day have a significantly increased risk of severe fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis by young adulthood, a new study warned on Saturday. Fatty liver disease is a harmful fat buildup…
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Md Milan had left behind his wife and two children. Kolkata: Cyclonic storm Remal, which ravaged parts of India and Bangladesh recently, came as a blessing in disguise for at least one family. A man, presumed dead by his family in Bangladesh nearly four years ago, was traced to Namkhana in West Bengal’s South 24-Parganas…
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