In May 2019, Annamalai resigned from his post as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru South). Former IPS officer K Annamalai, popularly known as ‘Singham’ of Karnataka Police, is preparing the ground to contest in next year’s Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. On Sunday, during a Facebook live, Annamalai spelled out his […]
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WASHINGTON, DC: Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday (May 16) criticised the response to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging America, in what was widely regarded as a rare public rebuke of his successor Donald Trump. His remarks came as he spoke at two virtual commencements for high school and university […]
Punjab government announced on Saturday that curfew will be lifted from across the state but the statewide lockdown will continue. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s government in the state has decided to extend the lockdown till May 31. The state government has also appealed to the people of the state to […]
China’s Ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has been found dead in his apartment north of Tel Aviv, an Israeli official told BBC News. The official said Israeli police had launched an investigation but initial findings suggested no foul play. Mr Du, 57, was only appointed ambassador in February having previously […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday (May 16) his administration was considering numerous proposals about the World Health Organization (WHO), including one in which Washington would pay about 10 per cent of its former level. In a posting on Twitter, Trump underscored that no final decision had been […]
In 1995, a young Tibetan boy Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama. The United States has urged China to release Tibetan Buddhism’s 11th Panchen Lama, who was taken into captivity at the age of six […]
WASHINGTON: The US negotiator on Afghanistan blamed the Islamic State group Thursday (May 14) for the shocking attack on a maternity hospital as he urged the government and Taliban to stick to a faltering peace process. Zalmay Khalilzad said the US government had assessed that the Islamic State in Khorasan, […]
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s police watchdog will release a much-anticipated report on Friday (May 15) following a review of the handling of months of often violent anti-government protests last year that plunged the city into crisis. The Independent Police Complaints Council (IPCC) studied officers’ behaviour in the months after June […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signalled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus, saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the world’s second largest economy. In […]
The cold-blooded murders of 24 women, children and babies at a hospital in the Afghan capital was horrific enough. But as Frederic Bonnot made his way through the bullet-riddled maternity unit, he realised something more. Warning: Readers may find details in this story upsetting The attackers had walked straight past […]