TECH Shadowy political advertisers are using a web of unreported loopholes in Facebook’s transparency rules to turbocharge the image of Modi as a leader enjoying near-invincible online popularity. Maroosha Muzaffar MEDIA POLITICS TECH It seemed like an innocuous, gamified quiz. “How well do you know PM Modi?” the Facebook ad asked, referring to Prime Minister […]
OPINION DIPLOMACY Ladakh LAC on the Boil, India Must Avoid Stirring Gilgit Baltistan Cauldron With Pakistan With Pakistan set to make Gilgit Baltistan its fifth province, any Indian move to wrest it militarily is sure to trigger an unwinnable two-front war. Sudheendra Kulkarni DIPLOMACY HISTORY This is the first in a three-part article on Gilgit […]
AGRICULTURE The ban on onion exports has proven that farmers, mostly small and marginal, will continue to hold the burden of reining food inflation. Siraj Hussain and Jugal Mohapatra AGRICULTURE On June 5, 2020, just after the COVID-19-induced all-India lockdown was being eased, the government promulgated The Essential Commodities (Amendment Ordinance, 2020). This move was lauded […]
By Reuters Staff BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army said it had found 1.3 tonnes of fireworks during a search of Beirut port, which was devastated last month in a huge blast that was blamed on a large quantity of chemicals kept in poor condition. The army said in a statement, released on its website on […]
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian state at the centre of the country’s coronavirus outbreak on Saturday reported its lowest daily increase of infections in three months, putting it on course to relax a hard lockdown in the capital city by the end of the month. Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state and home to […]
By Reuters Staff MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny posted a picture on Instagram of himself walking down stairs and said that his path to recovery was “clear, although long”. He said he still has difficulties climbing stairs because his legs tremble. Navalny, the leading opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, fell ill in […]
By Reuters Staff NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will demand foreign firms use more locally produced materials when working on government-run projects, a government order said late on Friday. Indian authorities have been aggressively promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship campaign of a self-reliant economy by urging domestic manufacturers to cut down on imports. The Indian […]
By Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry on Saturday issued rules on its proposed list of “unreliable entities,” part of an intensifying rift with the United States, saying it will target foreign firms and individuals endangering China’s sovereignty and security. After President Donald Trump’s administration imposed additional tariffs on Chinese goods and curbs […]
One of India’s biggest conglomerates has won the bid to build the country’s new parliament building. Tata Projects will construct the $117m (£90m) building in the heart of the national capital, Delhi. It will replace the existing colonial-era complex and is expected to be completed by 2022, when India celebrates 75 years of independence. Critics […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe has surpassed 30 million, according to figures by America’s Johns Hopkins University. More than 940,000 have died with Covid-19 since the outbreak began in China late last year. The worst hit nations are the US, India and Brazil, but there is a renewed spike in infections […]
