Colombo: Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe said he is mulling a regulation with which sports minister's power to appoint interim committees would be taken off.
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said he was ousted from the government in 1999 by (late) Gen Pervez Musharraf for opposing the Kargil misadventure, as he underlined the importance of having good relations with India and other neighbours.
Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Boy dies due to choking after eating more than three pooris together
Karnataka HM G Parameshwara blames EVM for Cong debacle in Maharashtra, backs ballot papers
Using power to create Hindu-Muslim rift not in state or country's interest: Rahul on Sambhal clashes
Hazrat Nizamuddin-bound Vande Bharat Express gets delayed by 11 hours; passengers protest
Woman in Himachal Pradesh bullies Kashmiri shawl sellers, video turns up on X
PWD, Google Maps officials booked in Bareilly bridge death case
France's TotalEnergies says no new investment in Adani till bribe charges cleared
Delhi's air remains hazardous, SC raps officials for 'serious lapse' in ensuring GRAP-4 curbs
GT buy Washington Sundar for Rs 3.20 crore; Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur go unsold
Navjot Sidhu issues clarification after doctors question his claim on cancer diet
Two of family die after eating roasted chickpeas in Bulandshahr, probe on
The US has vetoed a draft resolution on the Israel-Hamas war in the UN Security Council that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages taken by the Hamas.
A leading organisation representing journalists worldwide expressed deep concern Friday at the number of media professionals killed around the globe doing their jobs in 2023, with Israel's war with Hamas claiming more journalists than any conflict in over 30 years.
Jerusalem: In a scathing criticism of UN chief Antonio Guterres, Israel on Thursday said his tenure "is a danger to world peace" after he used a rarely exercised power to warn the Security Council of an impending "humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza and urged it to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
Colombo: At least 21 Indian fishermen have been arrested for allegedly poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters, the island nation's Navy has said, taking the total number this year to 195.
London: Britain's Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has resigned from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Cabinet over "strong disagreements" with the government's Rwanda policy of deporting illegal migrants.
Houston: Global political tensions are spilling fast into Seattle-based Starbucks Corporation, as the company has lost approximately 11 billion dollars in value, erasing 9.4 per cent of the company's total value.
London: An India-born media executive who has worked in UK broadcasting for over 40 years, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government's preferred candidate to take over as the new BBC chairman.
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said it is a duty of women to halt a fall in the country's births in order to strengthen national power, state media said Monday, as his government steps up the call for the people to have more children.
