Washington: In his first public remarks after leaving the White House, former US President Joe Biden Tuesday accused the Donald Trump administration of ‘deliberate cruelty’ in downsizing the federal agency that disburses post-retirement benefits to retirees. The former president looked his age -- he is...
Islamabad: A Pakistani court Tuesday approved two petitions filed by jailed former premier Imran Khan, granting him the right to undergo a medical check-up and to speak with his children living in the UK. Islamabad-based Special Court Judge Shah Rukh Arjumand approved both of Khan's...
Deir Al-Balah: An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people, a spokesman for the hospital said. The strike hit the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Muwasi area, where hundreds...
Bangkok: China's Xi is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China as a source of “stability and certainty.” He arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital, Tuesday, for a three-day visit and will end his tour with a...
Seoul: South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo will not participate in the People Power Party's (PPP) presidential primary for the June 3 election, the party's floor leader said Tuesday, amid lingering speculation over Han's potential presidential bid. Kweon Seong-dong confirmed Han's stance as the PPP...
Washington: Neela Rajendra, the Indian-origin head of NASA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, has been officially dismissed from her position in compliance with US President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order aimed at dismantling DEI initiatives across all federal agencies. Rajendra’s removal comes after weeks...
Washington: The White House's Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department's budget by almost 50 per cent, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, slashing the number of diplomatic staff, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United...
Boston: The federal government says it's freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won't comply with the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard Friday, the administration called...
Seoul: South Korea and China plan to hold working-level talks on maritime issues later this month, diplomatic sources said Monday, as Seoul seeks to reinforce calls for stability following a recent standoff with Beijing in overlapping waters. The two countries are fine-tuning the details to...
Seoul: Former President Yoon Suk Yeol defended himself during his first criminal trial on insurrection charges Monday, saying his attempt to impose martial law in December did not amount to an insurrection. Yoon arrived at the Seoul Central District Court in a black security vehicle...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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