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DHAKA: Bangladesh interim government head Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought the cooperation of the religious leaders in collecting accurate information about attacks on minorities and bringing the perpetrators to justice amid reports of attacks on Hindus in the country. Speaking at a meeting of religious leaders of Bangladesh here, Chief Adviser Yunus said that the […]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a “state of inertia” that may cause “another tragedy”. Describing it as a “sorry state of affairs”, […]

Soon after Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister, his wife Amruta Fadnavis, who was trolled by a Congress leader for making reels on Instagram, was trending on X. “I am happy. Devendra ji has taken oath as Chief Minister for the third time today. He has served the people and will continue to […]

Judge Labour on six targets, Starmer says in major speech Sir Keir Starmer has set out six pledges which he says will allow voters to hold his government to account, in a major speech outlining his priorities. The prime minister said his “plan for change”, which includes six targets covering the economy, housebuilding, the NHS, […]

Starmer seeks to take control after bumpy start I have an overwhelming sense of deja-vu. The build-up music, the stage, the banners, the backdrop, the choreography made this feel like an election manifesto launch. The event looked like a manifesto launch, the document on all of our chairs looked like a manifesto and the speech […]

Parents guilty of causing buried boy’s death Both defendants had denied the charges at Coventry Crown Court The parents of a severely malnourished boy whose body was found buried in a garden in Birmingham have been found guilty of causing his death. Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 42 and 43, showed “breathtaking arrogance and cruelty” in […]

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday sought a new Prime Minister to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier’s government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote in parliament. Poised to be contemporary France’s shortest-serving premier, Mr. Barnier met Mr. Macron at the Elysee Palace to submit his resignation, after the defeat […]

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the third time, after Mahayuti’s landslide victory in the Assembly Elections 2024. Mahayuti, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance, includes Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP. Of the 288 seats, Mahayuti secured 230 seats – with BJP winning 132, Shiv Sena in […]

Join us for live coverage of the U.S. State Department’s critical media briefing addressing the ongoing protests and crackdown in Georgia. Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel will discuss the U.S. decision to suspend the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership in response to the Georgian government’s anti-democratic actions. The briefing comes after days of violent protests against the […]

Join us for live coverage of the shocking assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan. The 50-year-old executive was gunned down outside the New York Hilton Hotel at 6:45 a.m. during a targeted attack moments before an investor conference. Surveillance footage reveals the masked shooter approached Thompson from behind, shooting him multiple times […]

Is the killer of UnitedHealthcare a hired assassin or an aggrieved customer? Deny, depose and defend are the three words found engraved on live rounds and shell casings left behind by the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday. A social media post has now claimed to have decoded the encrypted message and divulged the […]

NCP chief Ajit Pawar takes oath as deputy CM of Maharashtra, in Mumbai on Thursday. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also present. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: In a career […]