Monthly Archives: May 2024

In the name of religion

Editor, Can the statements "The day I start doing Hindu-Muslim, I won't be fit to live in public life," "The nation wants to know whether...

Tribute to Ram Mohan Roy

Editor, Buddha taught the middle way, and Socrates told us to know "how to choose the mean and avoid the extremes on either side, as...

Britain should return the Kohinoor to India

Editor, The British got a five-year-old Indian prince to gift the Kohinoor diamond to them. Hence, it's no longer morally defensible for the UK to...

At least 10 killed as Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine, 19 May (AP) — At least 10 people were reported killed in attacks in Ukraine’s war-ravaged northeast on Sunday as Russia pushed...

2 dead and 5 missing after a boat collision on the Danube River in...

BUDAPEST, Hungary, 19 May (AP) — Police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision on the Danube River...

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim...

BANGKOK, 19 May (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to...

Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people

ISLAMABAD, 19 May (AP) — More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north...

Elon Musk launches Starlink satellite internet service in Indonesia, world’s largest archipelago

DENPASAR, Indonesia, 19 May (AP) — Elon Musk traveled to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to launch Starlink satellite internet service in...

Chinese ambassador promises ‘friendship’ and ‘cooperation’ as 2 Chinese warships dock in Cambodia

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia, 19 May (AP) — Two Chinese warships docked Sunday at a commercial port in Cambodia, in preparation for joint naval exercises between...

Former South Africa leader Zuma promises jobs and free education as he launches party...

JOHANNESBURG, 19 May (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma Saturday lamented the high levels of poverty among black South Africans and promised...

SC to hear plea against new criminal laws

NEW DELHI, 19 May: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a petition challenging the enactment of three new laws that seek...

Philosophy could bridge gap between science and policy: Researchers

NEW DELHI, 19 May: Good evidence-based policy needs to also engage with philosophical questions, a new research work has suggested, adding that philosophers might...

Julian Assange facing pivotal moment

Brian Melley LONDON, 19 May: The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition fight wryly welcomed journalists last week to the...

Audiobooks can stimulate child’s interest in reading: Ruskin Bond

NEW DELHI, 19 May: Audiobooks can inculcate story listening habits in children and gradually attract them to reading books, said legendary author Ruskin Bond,...

Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says, and rescue is...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without...

Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel’s leaders are increasingly...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 19 May: (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with...

Sri Lanka strongly rejects UN rights report on enforced disappearances

Colombo, 19 May (PTI): Sri Lanka has questioned the timing and the mandate of a report issued by the Office of the United Nations...

Org demands cancellation of illegal appointments in PHE&WS

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 18 May: Members of the Arunachal Civil Society (ACS) at a press conference at the Arunachal Press Club here on Saturday demanded...

Pinjoli bridge closed to traffic

BHALUKPONG, 18 May: The West Kameng district administration has issued a prohibitory order, restricting the movement of all types of vehicles on the Pinjoli...

APFA summer football camp begins at RG Stadium

NAHARLAGUN, 18 May: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here was abuzz with excitement as the Grassroots Development Committee of the Arunachal Pradesh Football Association (APFA) launched...