Monthly Archives: April 2023
Defying Centre, SC ruling, Punjab continues with officiating DGP
CHANDIGARH: It has been almost three weeks since the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had asked the Punjab Government through Chief Secretary...
Malaysian scraps death penalty
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable...
China says ready to boost ties with Russia, India
BEIJING: China responded positively on Monday to Russia’s new foreign policy concept, saying Beijing, Moscow and New Delhi are emerging as “major...
Finland’s left-wing PM loses poll as country prepares to join NATO
HELSINKI: Finnish voters have given a boost to conservative parties in a weekend election, depriving left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin of another...
UK PM creates new taskforce to go after ‘vile’ child abusers
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday vowed to do whatever it takes as he condemned the political correctness which has...
Chinese balloon collected data from US military sites: Report
WASHINGTON: A Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US was able to gather intelligence from several sensitive American military sites and...
US ex-President Donald Trump to appear before Manhattan court to face criminal charges
NEW YORK: Former US President Donald Trump is expected to appear before a specially secured Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday to be arraigned...
1 dead, several injured in train crash near The Hague
HAGUE: Dutch emergency services say one person has died and some 30 passengers have been injured, many of them seriously, when a...
Massive fire erupts at Bangabazar, biggest wholesale market in Dhaka
DHAKA: A massive fire erupted on Tuesday at the Bangabazar in Dhaka -- the biggest wholesale market in Bangladesh, officials said, adding...
Home deptt made ‘inadmissible’ payment of Rs 1.58 crore to Police personnel not deployed...
SRINAGAR: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report has pointed out that the Home Department paid one month additional salary to...