Pedestrians walk under a television screen in Hong Kong showing a news broadcast of Chinese President Xi Jinping. WASHINGTON, DC: The United States on Thursday (May 21) urged China to respect Hong Kong’s autonomy, warning that its proposed national security law for the city would be “highly destabilising” and […]
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The court also observed that the presence of the Municipal Commissioner would be beneficial for adjudication and directed the petitioner to add the BMC commissioner as a party to the case. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought response from the state government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on […]
BEIJING: China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization (WHO) after the virus that causes the disease is brought under control, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday (May 18). Xi’s comments, made during a video speech to the […]
According to the deal, Ghani will stay as the President while Abdullah will helm the High Council of National Reconciliation with executive authority, and his team will have a 50 per cent share in the cabinet. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right and political rival Abdullah Abdullah sign a power-sharing agreement […]
The government launched the Aarogya Setu application more than six weeks ago. With the use of a phone‘s bluetooth and location data, it lets users know if they were near a person with Covid-19 after scanning a database of reported cases of infection. Aarogya Setu remains out of bounds for […]
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 […]
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 […]