Stock markets in Asia suffered on Tuesday from the fallout from UK and US investors worried about a rise in coronavirus cases. Australia, Hong Kong, China and South Korea stock markets were all down. Investors were also rattled by dimming hopes for more financial support for the US economy. However, European markets opened slightly higher […]
Sir Keir Starmer has told Labour to “get serious about winning” in his first conference speech as leader. Sir Keir attacked Boris Johnson’s “serial incompetence” and said he was “just not up to the job” of being PM. But he said Labour had work to do win back voters’ trust – and had deserved to […]
Ministers have ruled out changes to make it easier for trans people to have their gender legally recognised. They have rejected calls, backed in a 2018 consultation, for people to be able to change their birth certificates without a medical diagnosis. Ministers said reform of the 2004 Gender Recognition Act was not the “top priority” […]
By Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, Sep 21 (PTI) Demanding Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s immediate resignation, the country’s major Opposition parties have launched an alliance to hold a countrywide protest movement to oust his government. A 26-point joint resolution was adopted on Sunday by the All Parties Conference (APC), which was hosted by the Pakistan Peoples Party […]
“You love your president and your president gets honored,” Trump told the crowd in North Carolina. By Mary Papenfuss President Donald Trump falsely declared at a North Carolina rally Saturday that he and his supporters are being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump was nominated for the prize by a far-right Norwegian politician — but it’s highly unlikely […]
The freelance journalist was arrested on 14 September under the Official Secrets Act. By Akshita Jain After the arrest of freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma in connection with a case under the Official Secrets Act, China’s state-run Global Times said it’s “inappropriate” for India to publicly link the publication to this case and “create a sensation to […]
Eight opposition MPs including Derek O’Brien, Sanjay Singh, Rajeev Satav and KK Ragesh were suspend for their conduct in Parliament on Sunday. By Rohini Chatterji The eight Rajya Sabha MPs including Trinamool Congress’s Derek O’Brien, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s Sanjay singh, Congress’s Rajeev Satav and CPM’s KK Ragesh, who were suspended for alleged misconduct, are now […]
Indigenous groups have condemned the proposal, slamming it as showing “total disregard” for their rights. Mauricio Angelo BRASILIA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Brazilian government proposal to open indigenous land in Brazil to mining concessions could lead to the loss of forests over an area larger than England, researchers said Friday. Such a loss would […]
REPORTAGE POLITICS More than 30 such websites and channels have emerged since 2018, making this another set of elections that could be won by social media. Himadri Ghosh MEDIA POLITICS Kolkata: As political parties in West Bengal gear up for the 2021 assembly election, more than 30 propaganda-spewing websites and video channels have emerged, all camouflaged […]
The ban was being introduced for political reasons, TikTok and ByteDance alleged in their complaint. Reuters TECH WORLD Washington: Popular video-sharing app TikTok has asked a US judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network, according to court documents filed late on Friday. TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., filed a complaint in a Washington Federal Court challenging the recent prohibitory moves by the Trump administration. The US Commerce Department […]
