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India’s ‘dosa king’ dies due to cardiac arrest
NEW DELHI: An Indian restaurant tycoon known as the “Dosa King” died in hospital yesterday, a week after beginning a life sentence for the murder of the husband of his love interest. P. Rajagopal, 71, was convicted for the murder
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Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Saudi Arabia yesterday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of China’s policies in its western region of Xinjiang, where the United Nations says at least one million ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims have been detained.
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Bullied by peers, India’s LGBT+ children drop out of schools
CHENNAI: The school bullies started by teasing six-year-old Shemba for walking in a feminine way, and graduated to stone-throwing when the transgender girl – initially raised as a boy – started wearing girls’ uniform, aged 10. So Shemba dropped out
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US slaps sanctions on Myanmar army chief over Rohingya abuses
The US yesterday announced sanctions on Myanmar military’s Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders accused of being responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them entry to the US. The steps, which also covered Min Aung Hlaing’s
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Plastic usage affecting protected wildlife
New Delhi: Till today we were concerned with how the use of plastic has badly affected our environment and impacted the health of humans. But a new threat has emerged recently where even the protected wildlife has not remained untouched
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Pro-China mayor to face Tsai for Taiwan’s presidency
TAIPEI: A populist mayor who favours closer ties with Beijing was announced as the presidential candidate for Taiwan’s opposition today, as it looks to unseat President Tsai Ing-wen in the upcoming presidential elections. Han Kuo-yu won the primary for the
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Vets remove arrow from cobra, miraculously recovering
PURI: A cobra pierced with an arrow made a miraculous recovery after being rescued by vets in India’s eastern Odisha state on Friday. Locals of Puri city attacked the cobra with an iron arrow which pierced the snake’s body and
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India’s space launch delayed by technical problem
The launch of India’s second lunar mission has been halted less than an hour before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical problem. The countdown stopped 56 minutes before the launch after a “technical snag was observed in launch vehicle
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Trade war bites on China’s second-quarter GDP growth
BEIJING: China is expected to report today that economic growth slowed to its weakest pace in at least 27 years in the second quarter, reinforcing the case for more stimulus as a bruising trade war with the US drags on.
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Heavy downpour and floods in Assam kill 10, displace one million
GUWAHATI: Heavy monsoon rains in India’s northeast Assam state displaced more than a million people from their homes and flash floods killed at least 10 in the past 72 hours, state authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen
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