Sri Lanka is about to default on its debts, two of the world’s largest credit rating agencies have warned. Fitch Ratings lowered its assessment of the South Asian nation, saying “a sovereign default process has begun”. S&P Global Ratings made a similar announcement and said that a default is now a “virtual certainty”. […]
By Frances Mao BBC News New Zealand’s top court has ruled that a man can be extradited to China to face a murder charge, in what activists have called a “deeply disturbing precedent”. Kyung Yup Kim, a New Zealand permanent resident, is accused of murdering a young woman in Shanghai in 2009. Human […]
Russia-Ukraine war A German media outlet has hired dissident Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova as a correspondent. She will work for the company which owns Die Welt newspaper, reporting from Ukraine and Russia, it announced. Last month Ms Ovsyannikova staged a protest on Russian television, storming her Channel One employer’s live broadcast with an anti-war placard. […]
Pakistan’s parliament has selected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister after Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in the early hours of Sunday. The opposition coalition leader – who had worked to depose Mr. Khan – won the support of a majority in parliament. Shehbaz Sharif will now form a new […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent A 23-year-old man last week claimed that he had run 50 hours from his home in India’s northern state of Rajasthan to the capital, Delhi, to join a protest demanding that the government should resume hiring for the armed forces. Suresh Bhichar, who carried a national flag during his 350-km (217-mile) […]
In recent days, thousands of Sri Lankans have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The island nation is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from Britain in 1948 and is facing food shortages, soaring prices and power cuts. Many say the government is to blame. Why is there […]
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that if he is ousted from power, he will not recognise an opposition government. He was speaking ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament on Saturday, which he is expected to lose. Mr Khan said he accepted the Supreme Court decision that he must face the vote, but […]
Pakistan’s top court has ruled that a move to block a parliamentary vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan was unconstitutional, paving the way for his possible removal. On Sunday, Mr Khan’s ruling party refused to hold a no-confidence vote which would have ousted him. His government then dissolved parliament and called a snap election. The […]
H K Sethi, Secretary-General of Journalist Association of India declared, “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) as an awardee of National & Global Awards, organised by Journalist Association of India, under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India (JFI). “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood films.” […]
H K Sethi, Secretary-General of Journalist Association of India declared, “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) as an awardee of National & Global Awards, organised by Journalist Association of India, under the flagship of Journalists Federation of India (JFI). “Kanhaiya Lal (actor) who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood films.” […]
