Hong Kong political activist Finn Lau posted a long analysis on social media after a massive fire killed 128, pushing back against officials who blamed the disaster on bamboo scaffolding that was used in the tall buildings. Lau said that bamboo is fire-resistant and has been used safely for decades, so he believes it could […]
An online debate over Asian and Indian students in US universities has flared up after an American political influencer pushed back strongly against allegations of cheating in exams.The row began after an X user claimed that Asian, especially Indian, students routinely cheated during exams at Rutgers University. The user wrote that his father, who taught […]
Two major socio-religious groupings, Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) spearheaded a major campaign for Statehood status and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule list. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The story so far: Ladakh, which was carved out as a Union Territory (UT) without a legislature from the erstwhile State of J&K […]
Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed LONDON: Pakistan is demanding the extradition of political dissidents from the UK if Britain wants to deport freed Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed.UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to set out on Monday how she plans to change the law to allow him to be sent back.Ahmed […]
Complaint filed over alleged conspiracy to topple TVK-led Vijay government NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Police arrested 3 people over an alleged horse-trading bid aimed at destabilising Vijay-led government. The action followed allegations by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA N Ilaiyaraja, who claimed he was offered Rs 35 crore to influence his vote on a […]
Hungary’s parliament on Monday unanimously approved a sharp reduction in lawmakers’ salaries and allowances, backing Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s efforts to curb administrative spending and restore strained public finances.All 189 lawmakers present in the 199-member National Assembly voted in favour of the bill submitted by the ruling Tisza party.The legislation will reduce MPs’ monthly base […]
NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Nationalist Congress Party (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday (June 7) criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of gas and fuel price hike and said that it was being done in a phased manner to avoid public backlash while steadily disturbing household budgets. Hitting out at the Prime Minister, Mr. Pawar said, “He [Mr. […]
Mumbai, June 7: The West Bengal government’s directive to conduct a survey of madrasahs has sparked political reactions from Rajiv Rai, a Member of Parliament from the Samajwadi Party, and Maulana Sajid Rashidi, President of the All India Imam Association. In an interview, Rajiv Rai questioned the timing of the survey, stating, “When they (Chief […]
TOI correspondent from Washington: For Republican politicians in Donald Trump’s America, there are now only two career paths: obedience or obituary.On Tuesday night in Texas, the political undertaker came for Senator John Cornyn — a four-term Republican heavyweight, former Senate whip, longtime conservative stalwart, and co-chair of the Senate India Caucus — who was steamrolled […]
AIADMK political crisis: Speaker accepts fourth MLA’s resignation in a fresh setback NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Ambasamudram AIADMK MLA Esakki Subaya, further escalating the political turmoil within the opposition party.The speaker had initially rejected Subaya’s resignation letter and asked him to submit a […]
