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Daily Archives: May 18, 2024

Elections: Bedrock of democracy

Editor, Elections are the bedrock of democracy, granting citizens the vital privilege to elect their representatives. It could also be termed the backbone of democracy,...

The law must punish all offenders equally

Editor, The child prostitution racket, which shocked and troubled every sane mind with the involvement of even sophisticated high-profile or 'naam wala' people - a...

Megalomania and brainwashing

Editor, Had Satyajit Ray been alive today, he would have shuddered in horror to hear the invocation of his 1980 classic Hirak Rajar Deshe (The...

Every day counts in matters of liberty: SC

NEW DELHI, 17 May: Every single day counts in matters concerning the liberty of citizens, the Supreme Court said on Friday while asking the...

Ladakhis united over 6th Schedule demand: Buddhist leader

LEH, 17 May: Even as the Lok Sabha elections for Ladakh appear to be divided on regional basis, it will not affect the unity...

Climate change linked to worsening brain diseases: Study

LONDON, 17 May: Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse, a new review has found. Conditions that can worsen as temperature...

‘Dictatorship’ going on in country unacceptable: Kejriwal

CHANDIGARH, 17 May: Attacking the BJP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the "dictatorship" allegedly going on in the country is...

Terrorism consuming those who practised it: EAM

NEW DELHI, 17 May: Asia is witnessing new tensions in land and sea as agreements were dishonoured and rule of law disregarded while terrorism...

Indian-American lawmakers for talks with India on human rights

WASHINGTON, 17 May: Lecturing India on human rights is unlikely to work, Indian-American lawmakers have said, as they favoured having a conversation with the...

South Sudan government and rebel groups sign ‘commitment’ for peace in ongoing peace talks...

NAIROBI, Kenya, 17 May (AP) — The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups on Thursday signed a “commitment declaration” for peace during...

Suspected militants bomb a girl’s school overnight in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 17 May (AP) — Suspected militants bombed a girl’s school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying the structure, police said Friday,...

Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 17 May (AP) — A man stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two police officers early Friday in what’s...

North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a...

SEOUL, South Korea, 17 May (AP) — North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said,...

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from...

WASHINGTON, 17 May (AP) — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China —...

Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security

PARIS, 17 May (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia fell slightly on Friday, a...

Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 17 May (AP) — Russia and China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian...

Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on

BEIRUT, 17 May (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired...

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv but has no plans...

KYIV, Ukraine, 17 May (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a...

US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US...

WASHINGTON, 17 May (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the...
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