Coronavirus pandemic Australian states and territories have begun enforcing entry bans on Sydney residents amid a growing coronavirus outbreak in the nation’s largest city. The border closures outside New South Wales (NSW) have dashed Christmas plans and family reunions for many people. Airlines cancelled several flights leaving Sydney Airport on Monday, following a midnight deadline. […]
Coronavirus pandemic India has decided to halt flights to and from the UK in response to a new, more infectious coronavirus variant spreading in the UK. Other European countries such as Germany, France and Italy have already suspended UK flights. Health officials say the new variant is up to 70% more transmissible but there is […]
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s president dissolved parliament on Sunday at the request of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s cabinet and announced that general elections would be held in April and May, more than a year ahead of schedule. The move plunges the Himalayan country, which has seen revolving-door governance since street protests restored […]
The letter said that as economists who have engaged for long with issues of agricultural policy, they believe that the farm laws are not in the best interests of the small and marginal farmers of the country, and about which a broad section of farmer organisations have raised very critical objections. By: Express News Service | […]
His Excellency Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime Minister of India connect@mygov.nic.in narendramodi1234@gmail.com pmh7lkm@gov.in 18th December 2020 Concern: Call to End Impunity on crime against Indian journalists in India Your Excellency, We are writing as Journalists Federation […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Friday declined calls to ban a weeks-long farmers’ protest and asked the government and unions to help form a committee of experts to mediate between them. “We make it clear that we recognise the fundamental right to protest against a law. There is no question of balancing […]
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Reports that a pregnant Hindu woman who was forcibly separated from her Muslim husband and may then have miscarried have highlighted controversies over a new anti-conversion law in India. Earlier this month, a video clip went viral in India. It showed a group of men, with orange scarves draped […]
By Reuters Staff NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A senior leader of India’s Congress party died of coronavirus related complications on Wednesday, his family said, a second veteran from the opposition group to fall victim to the virus in recent days, as total cases in the country touched the 9.2 million mark. Ahmed Patel, a lawmaker […]
By Reuters Staff NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Monday handed a dossier to the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council about a major attack that it said militants from Pakistan had attempted in the Indian part of Kashmir last week, government officials said. The four militants, belonging to the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, infiltrated into […]
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the Saudi crown prince in Saudi Arabia, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Monday, the first publicly confirmed trip to the kingdom by an Israeli leader amid a diplomatic flurry prompted by regional fears of Iran. Earlier, Israel’s Army Radio and Kan Radio both reported […]
