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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan must protect its sovereignty and know its own culture and history, President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, rejecting what he said was the previous mistaken belief the island could serve as a base to “retake” China. Mr. Lai, who took office in May, and his ruling…
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File photo of Geoffrey Boycott© AFP Legendary England cricket team batter and captain Geoffrey Boycott had to be readmitted to the hospital just days after undergoing surgery for throat cancer. An official statement was issued on social media from Boycott’s family that he has developed pneumonia after he was released from the hospital…
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China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile clashes at sea have sparked fears of larger conflicts that could involve the…
Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli arrived to ask for a vote of confidence in parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli comfortably won a vote of confidence in Parliament on July 22, nearly a week after he was sworn in to…
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MEA said Indian missions are in regular contact with remaining Indian students in Bangladesh (File) New Delhi: More than 4,500 Indian students have returned home from Bangladesh as the neighbouring country continues to reel under violent clashes that have killed over 100 people. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday that 500 students…
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Mahua Moitra’s plea is yet to be listed for hearing. (File) New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the directives by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display the names of their owners. In her plea before the top court, Ms…
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Police take position to disperse students protesting over the quota system, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 19. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: At least 130 people have been killed in the student protest clashes against quotas for government jobs in Bangladesh. In a new development, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court…
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Screengrab of viral video of house of Naorem Ibomcha Meitei being bombed in Churachandpur Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Naorem Ibomcha Meitei, 43, was born in southern Manipur’s hill district Churachandpur. He and his family fled from this Kuki tribes-dominated area when ethnic violence broke out in May 2023. Today, Mr Ibomcha said, he saw a viral video…
Protesters throw stones as they clash with police during the ongoing anti-quota protest in Dhaka. Dhaka: Grief-stricken widow Fatema Begum wept when hospital staff said her husband had been killed in the unrest that has roiled Bangladesh for nearly a week. She wept again when they refused to hand over his body. Islam is the…
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The Embassy of India in Myanmar reiterated its advisory against fake job rackets Yangon: Eight Indian nationals, who were working at a scam centre in Hpa Lu, Myawaddy, were successfully rescued and handed over to Myanmar police and immigration authorities yesterday. The Indian Embassy in Myanmar expressed gratitude to the Myanmar authorities and local support…