World
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China’s structural reforms mean more power to Xi Jinping
New Delhi: Structural reforms by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership could bring government security and intelligence branches under the direct control of the ruling party, rather than the country’s cabinet,…
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UK Foreign Secretary raises IT searches at BBC offices with Jaishankar
New Delhi: UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Wednesday raised the issue of tax searches at BBC offices in India with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar. The issue was raised during their…
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Rahul Gandhi sports new look on UK visit
New Delhi: After sporting a flowing salt-and-pepper beard all through the recently concluded Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was seen in a new look with a trimmed beard. Gandhi landed in…
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Australia to reintroduce cap on working hours for student visa holders
Australia is going to reintroduce a cap on working hours for student visa holders. It is scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2023. From July 1, those who are on…
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Iran releases Spanish woman detained amid anti-hijab protests
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have released a Spanish woman imprisoned for three months on charges of espionage after her arrest during anti-government protests. 24-year-old Ana Baneira Suarez, a Spanish civil activist, who…
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British chef Marco Pierre White’s son converts to Islam
British chef, restaurateur and television personality Marco Pierre White’s son has converted to Islam to stay off heroin, the Daily Mail reported. 28-year-old Marco Pierre White Junior, in August 2022, pleaded guilty…
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Canada’s GDP increases in January
Ottawa: Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) by industry increased 0.3 per cent in January, the national statistical agency said. Statistics Canada said on Tuesday that increases in the mining, quarrying, and…
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Indian Microsoft employee’s wife found dead in US: Report
New York: The wife of an Indian Microsoft employee, who went missing in the US, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances near a lake in Washington, media reports said. Soujanya Ramamaurthy,…
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Finland sinks into recession
Helsinki: Despite Finland’s gross domestic product (GDP) increasing by 2 per cent year-on-year in 2022, the country’s statistical department said that the Nordic nation has entered a recession, as GDP change was…
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Vote for Awami League to continue development efforts: Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina reiterated her appeal to the countrymen to vote for her party’s election symbol “Boat” to continue the current government’s endeavours to…
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About 15.5 mn children in US infected with Covid
Los Angeles: Almost 15.5 million children in the US are reported to have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report by the American Academy…
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US President announces pick for new labour secretary
Washington: US President Joe Biden announced that he’s nominating Julie Su to serve as his administration’s labour secretary. Su currently serves as the deputy secretary of labour and would replace Marty Walsh,…
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Nikki Haley reiterates US won’t be world’s ‘ATM’ if she voted to power
Washington: Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday reiterated that if voted to power, the US will not pay the “bad guys” like Pakistan hundreds of millions of dollars. “A weak…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak tours Northern Ireland to sell his new Brexit deal
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday said he is “over the moon” with the Brexit agreement inked with the European Union (EU) aimed at resolving long-standing trade issues in the…
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China urges US to stop trying to mislead the world on Taiwan
Beijing: The Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair. It is time for the US to stop walking on the edge, stop using the salami tactics, stop pushing the envelope, and stop…
