Daily Archives: January 10, 2019

PHILIPPINE FORMER BANK MANAGER FOUND GUILTY OVER BB HEIST

A Philippine court on Thursday held a former bank manager guilty on eight counts of money laundering, the first conviction in one of the world's largest cyber heists, in...

PEACE PROCESS WILL NOT DELAY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Unity Government Abdullah Abdullah addressing a gathering at Sapedar Palace in Kabul said the 2019 presidential elections would not be postponed because...

MALDIVES PRESIDENT APPEALS TO CITIZENS TO FURNISH DETAILS

The president of the Maldives has appealed to citizens to furnish details of graft during the term of his pro-China predecessor and earlier, as the Indian Ocean island investigates...

PAKISTAN, SAUDI ARABIA MAY INK $10BN MOUS THIS MONTH

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are likely to sign memoranda of understanding for more than $10 billion Saudi investment in Pakistan this month. Pakistan will also sign similar MoUs with...

JUSTICE LALIT RECUSES HIMSELF FROM AYODHYA CASE, NEW BENCH TO BE SET UP BEFORE

The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to constitute a fresh five-judge Constitution bench to hear the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute on January 29 after a...

‘INDIAN SUMMER’ RESTAURANT ON HORTON PLACE RAIDED

The Operations Manager of a popular Indian restaurant-Indian Summer- along Horton Place, Colombo 7 was arrested yesterday for maintaining the restaurant in a deplorable manner, violating food and safety...

YANGON JUTE FACTORY FIRES OVER 300 WORKERS, CLAIMS LOSSES

The management of a former state-owned jute factory in Yangon on Wednesday sacked over 300 workers who have been employed for over 30 years, saying they are facing losses...

RMG WORKERS CONTINUE DEMO FOR WAGE HIKE

Apparel workers demonstrate in Shewrapara area in Dhaka to press home their demand of wage hike for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday. —Abdullah Apu Apparel workers continued demonstration for...

“BE A MAN,” RAHUL GANDHI SAID TO PM. BJP RESPONDS WITH #MISOGYNISTRAHUL

Rahul Gandhi has provoked outrage with his sexist comments while targeting Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal. The National Commission for Women...

PAKISTAN SUPREME COURT BANS INDIAN CONTENT IN TV CHANNELS FOR DAMAGING LOCAL CULTURE

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday made it clear that the Supreme Court will not allow Indian content to be shown on Pakistani TV channels as...

Five fiscal messes India can’t blame on the RBI

Instead of blaming the central bank at every opportunity for its poor stewardship of the economy, India’s finance ministry should reflect on its own record, especially its five failures...

‘ARSA, Arakan Army Bases’: Dhaka protests ‘baseless’ claim by Myanmar

Dhaka is utterly disappointed and aggrieved at Myanmar's allegation of existence of Arakan Army and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) bases in Bangladesh, the foreign ministry said yesterday. In a...

Indian firm signs $110 mln contract for production of Russian ATGM for army

India's state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract worth $110 million with the Indian Army for the production and supply of Konkurs Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) and...

Maldives ex-pres seeks registration of new party

A formal application with 4,000 signatures has been filed with the country's electoral body to register former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's new party. The application to register the People's...

German envoy after Bill Gates writes to Pakistan PM Imran

German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler has expressed gratitude over Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates intend to invest in Pakistan’s IT sector. Kobler took to Twitter, a day after Bill Gates...

Shavendra Silva, Sri Lanka’s new Army Chief

Major General Shavendra Silva has been appointed as the 53rd Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. Shavendra Silva played a key role during the war against the LTTE. Following...

Maldives-India discuss building ground station for satellite slot

Maldives and India held discussions to build the ground station required to use the island nation's slot of the Indian satellite launched in 2017. While responding to a question posed...

‘Panic’ grips Rohingya as Myanmar army battles Buddhist rebels

Frequent clashes between Myanmar security forces and Buddhist rebels in Rakhine state have spread alarm among thousands of Rohingya refugees living in no-man's-land on the country's border with Bangladesh,...

Afghanistan says end to war a ‘dream’ without Taliban talking to government

Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Wednesday that the Taliban’s refusal to involve the government in peace talks means the end to a conflict that has lasted 17...

IAS topper from Kashmir quits post citing marginalisation of Muslims

Shah Faesal (35), who topped the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) examination in 2010, on Wednesday resigned from the government services, citing "marginalization and invisiblization of around 200 million Indian...

Narrow Assamese identity thrives amid shameful citizenship process

If one rewinds their memory to a few years back, a very disturbing image comes to the fore. It’s a picture of a group of Israelis seated on sofas...