A first-term lawmaker who was blacklisted by Beijing over his alleged support for Taiwanese independence will challenge Taipei’s popular incumbent mayor in the local elections later this year. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s decision to nominate Puma Shen Pao-yang, an outspoken critic of Beijing whose political identity has been built around his calls to strengthen the island’s security, came as a surprise to many. The former academic joined politics only two years ago, entering the...
In Jakarta last month, many May Day demonstrations took place, but two stood out as reflections of the divisions among Indonesia’s trade unions. At the National Monument (Monas), tens of thousands of workers gathered at a rally with President Prabowo Subianto as the guest of honour. Several kilometres away at the People’s Representative Council complex, around 10,000 people assembled under a different banner: “May Day with the People”. Their stated position was an explicit refusal to be co-opted...
Jaslinda Saludin, the Malaysian hiker who went missing after descending Gunung Batu Putih mountain in Perak state’s Tapah two weeks ago, has been found and is now undergoing treatment. “Thank you to everyone involved, especially the police, Fire and Rescue Department personnel, NGOs, the Orang Asli (indigenous people) and all those who participated in the search operation,” said her husband, Haszman Othman, 61, who was full of gratitude over the successful rescue. He was met by the media at the...
Six years after the Ladakh crisis erupted in May 2020, triggering the worst military confrontation between India and China in decades, the two countries are attempting something that once seemed improbable: a diplomatic reset. The latest indication came late last month when officials met in Beijing for the 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs. The message emerging from the talks was positive. The two sides reaffirmed their...
Launched by PM Modi in Panipat in 2015, the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign initially delivered strong results. Haryana’s Sex Ratio at Birth rose from 838 in 2010 to 923 by 2019, driven by strict raids on pre-natal testing centres, inter-State crackdowns, monthly video conference reviews, and fixed accountability. However, data for the first four months of 2026 show that the number of girl babies born has dipped below 900, sparking fears that the programme is losing focus and momentum, reports Ashok Kumar
Visiting indoor ski resorts, enjoying water parks and eating at dim sum restaurants in Shenzhen and other nearby cities have become weekend draws for Hong Kong residents holding foreign passports, who praise a travel permit that has made crossing the border easier and faster. But even two years after the launch of the scheme, some hiccups remain, such as the lack of recognition of the permit by some mainland Chinese immigration staff, representatives of non-Chinese residents and foreign business...
A “girlish grandma” from eastern China is taking the internet by storm with her dazzling white hair, colourful outfits and fearless confidence. Yingzi, 74, from Shanghai, has more than two million online followers and often dances or poses on city streets in heels. Her videos have reportedly racked up over 100 million views at their peak. On her social media, Yingzi shares the secrets behind her youthful figure. She says it starts with “sticking to your style,” choosing clothes that young people...
Malaysia has staked its economic future on becoming Southeast Asia’s data-centre capital. It has also promised to slash fossil fuel use by 2050. Right now, those two ambitions are pulling in opposite directions – and gas is winning. There were 54 operational data centres across Malaysia by the end of 2024, with that number expected to rise to 81 by 2035, government minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir told parliament last year. In the handful of years from 2021 and mid-2025, some 144.4 billion...
Israeli forces kill three high-ranking Lebanese soldiers as Arab nations condemn Iran's attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait.
Republican Stephen Buyer was convicted and sentenced to 22 months in prison, though he has maintained his innocence.
Multiple people were shot on Saturday near a busy community street festival in Toledo, Ohio, and a search for the suspects was ongoing as victims were taken to nearby hospitals, police said. Toledo police officers responded to a report of a person shot near the Old West End Festival at about 5.30pm. When they arrived, they found multiple shooting victims, the police department said in a statement. Police said “many victims” were transported to medical facilities but did not provide further...
The girl alleged that she was sold to two families in Jhansi and subjected to sexual assault by multiple men over a period of nearly two years.
In Kurukshetra, Congress Lok Sabha MP Deepender Hooda led the demonstration, demanding resignation of the Union Education Minister over the NEET paper leak and alleged irregularities in CBSE examination.
Dismissing reports of a rift, BJP’s senior spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal had said, “He is not going anywhere. He is with the BJP.”
I grew up in a classroom where the name Norman Bethune was invoked with reverence. Like every schoolchild in China, I could recite from memory Chairman Mao’s 1939 essay “In Memory of Norman Bethune”, which characterised Bethune as a man who had come from afar, who gave his life to the Chinese revolution, who embodied selflessness and internationalism. For years, I kept a poster in my office – the famous oil painting of Mao meeting Bethune in Yan’an – as a quiet tribute. As the years passed and...
Department reports raise concerns about increased espionage activity amid US-Israeli war with Iran, ceasefire talks.
Tunisians protest for press freedom and release of political prisoners.
Former Cuban president Raul Castro made his first public appearance in Havana since being indicted by the United States
Emergency Lawyers said dozens were also wounded in the strike that came less than 24 hours after similar drone attacks.
“Some forces are trying to make the country's youths anti-establishment,” Mr. Nabin said during an interaction with intellectuals in Ranchi.
What event triggered the rebellion within the Trinamool Congress legislature party? Why were MLAs Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha expelled from the party? What challenges do Mamata Banerjee and the party face?
An American student who disappeared while on a family holiday in Japan was found dead outside Kyoto, his mother wrote in a social media post on Saturday. The body of James Higginbotham, 20, was discovered in a mountainous area by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, Nancy Higginbotham wrote. A cause of death and further details were not immediately available. “Our family is heartbroken,” she said. “The grief we feel is impossible to put into words.” Higginbotham, an Alabama resident and an...
Berlin's Charite hospital hailed treatment as a 'significant therapeutic success' as outbreak spreads in DR Congo.
He had been rushed to a private hospital with fever and shortness of breath in the early hours of June 6, and placed on ventilator support
What were the two sets of appeals concerning the regulation and taxation of online gaming platforms in front of the Court? What were the main objections raised by gaming companies against the GST levy? What are the likely consequences for India’s online gaming industry?
The seven-month-old boy's shrouded body was wrapped in a Palestinian flag and carried by his father to the graveyard.
The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.
A surveillance camera caught a brutal assault by an Israeli soldier and settlers on two men in the occupied West Bank.
A top White House artificial intelligence policy adviser on Saturday said he will leave his position at the end of June, marking the exit of a leading figure helping craft policies for frontier technologies. “This journey has been the privilege of a lifetime,” the adviser, Sriram Krishnan, posted on social media. Krishnan did not give a reason for leaving, but wrote in the post he intends to help “tackle some of the large challenges facing America” related to AI. Krishnan has been involved in...
A Palestinian father in Hebron has buried his seven-month-old son after the baby was killed by Israeli gunfire
Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France who spent 12 years at the Elysee Palace from 1995 to 2007 beside President Jacques Chirac – weathering his notorious infidelities with dry humour while building her own political power base in rural France – has died. She was 93. President Emmanuel Macron confirmed her death on Saturday, saying he and his wife Brigitte had learned with “great sadness” of the passing of a woman who marked French history, and changed the lives of...
For three years after winning the National Award in 2011, the genial actor had stayed away from silver screen due to poor health. Yet he remained alive in public memory, thanks largely to memes that liberally drew on his image and witty dialogues, giving them a sharp satirical edge
Israeli attack on Gaza City tent camp kills several Palestinians.
The increase follows a ₹60-per-cylinder hike on March 7 after the conflict in West Asia disrupted global energy supplies and drove up international fuel prices.
The art brought Salim Kumar fame and made him a sought-after performer in the famed Kalabhavan troupe and in foreign shows; it paved the way for his entry into the film industry
In 1997, he was dropped from a film for his ‘lack of acting prowess.’ Thirteen years later, the National Film Award came his way through Adaminte Makan Abu. Salim Kumar, who has acted in 250-odd films, was a lively presence in the Malayalam film industry for three decades, switching effortlessly from comedy to character roles.
In her fourth bid to be president, Fujimori faces her best odds yet. But can she overcome scandal and her father's past?
Minister Daryl Vaz reassures residents that power had been restored across Jamaica after a rare islandwide outage.
On the first day of his official seven-day tour of Spain, the Pope praises the country's "active commitment to peace and solidarity among peoples".
The police said that the consignment was proceeding to Chengalpattu district for private contractors from Andhra Pradesh
NHAI officials said that the new bridges will ensure safe crossing on the stretch by pedestrians without affecting the existing traffic flow on the route
Every time a new party comes to power, closing liquor shops becomes one of its standard promises. But shops are eventually opened in other locations. Is the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government’s decision to shut 717 liquor shops near educational institutions and places of worship going to be any different, people wonder
Revenue officials said that the pre-monsoon summer showers had ensured significant widespread rain in these districts, especially in areas around Jawadhu Hills like Jolarpet and Yelagiri Hills in Tirupattur
Russia, the United States and European Union all have interests as geopolitics take centre-stage.
The bodies of a woman and her mother were found in a cashew orchard in Eluru district on May 29
They also call for establishment of a dedicated Revenue Academy to provide continuous training to enhance professional competence and improve public service delivery
Shyamkumar alias Thakaraparambu Kuttan, attacked Rajesh Kumar and his son, who questioned him for blocking the road
MPs, MLAs, and community representatives from across the country would participate in the July 20 rally, Rajendra Pal Gautam, head of the SC department, and Rajya Sabha member Imran Pratapgarhi, who heads the minority department, said at a press conference following a joint convention of the two departments.
The aircraft that suffered a bird hit during landing at Gannavaram reported no damage, says official
Will move a bill in Parliament seeking structural changes to the electoral process; allegations of horse-trading during elections must stop, says NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule
Condition of two injured persons reported to be serious
After analysing the chatter on social media and getting a sense of the situation on the ground, it was felt that refusing permission may have led to some protesters storming the venue or the police station; the confrontation would have further fuelled the anger among the youth, government sources say
The three students who were viciously trolled for raising their voice on public platforms against the CBSE’s On-Screen Marking system stand vindicate dafter the Board admitted to flaws in the system
Among the top ten rank holders in all the seven streams, a majority of them are from the state board colleges
The former BJP Tamil Nadu president has quit the party and launched a new ‘movement’, promising to bring ‘constructive’ and ‘clean’ politics
Rebel Trinamool leader Ritabrata Banerjee says the grassroots party created by Mamata Banerjee has been hijacked by Abhishek Banerjee and corporate brokers; he rejects allegations that the BJP engineered the split, and reiterates that his faction will remain anti-BJP; he also hints at a possible rebellion among Trinamool MPs, saying ‘courage is contagious, it will travel from Kolkata to Delhi too’
Nepal wants to pursue “result-driven diplomacy” with India, its “most important partner”, says Nepal FM; “strong complementarities” between the current governments in Delhi, Kathmandu, says EAM
‘You need humans to frame questions and inputs, AI does the work, and then you need humans again at the end to verify the outcome’
The role of art institutions, how art must respond to a shifting socio-political landscape and its power to shape collective opinion were discussed
Unpopularity of the war may affect the US approach to the conflict and hurt Republicans in the elections, analysts say.
Speaking at a public meeting to thank the voters of his constituency of Edappadi, he alleges that the TVK is the same as the DMK and the people will soon understand about the TVK government
In a post on X, the Chief Minister lauds Praggnanandhaa’s brilliant performance and wishes him success in his future endeavours
You cannot recreate human experience; the real-time performance is always authentic when compared to AI, says the actor in a light-hearted chat with Rohit Khilnani
Ms. Rao, who is also the founder of South Asian Symphony Foundation (SASF), took to the stage in accompaniment with Sri Lankan pianist Soundarie David Rodrigo as the former envoy blended her experience of diplomacy with songs to end the event on a musical high
The initiative, being taken up by the South Western Railway, focuses on connecting production centres to markets
Minister reiterates the government’s commitment to maintaining ideological integrity in the higher education sector while avoiding a direct confrontation with the Governor, which he warned could be detrimental to the higher education sector.
Around 60 residents of the Kadavanthra, Panampilly Nagar and Perumanoor divisions reportedly complained of diarrhoea and vomiting after allegedly consuming drinking water supplied by the KWA
After Morocco became the first Africans to reach a World Cup semifinal in 2022, can a sub-Saharan side step up in 2026?
Eighth-ranked Mirra Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in 6-3, 6-2 win in final.
Bill Pulte, a Mr. Trump loyalist who heads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, was named by the Republican president on June 2 as acting Director of National Intelligence
Around 70 vehicles were booked for various violations during the first week after schools reopened on June 2
‘We will bring 500 of the world’s most renowned companies to Future City’
The court directed that Raju Kumar Singh be taken into custody and scheduled arguments on sentencing for June 9
The current administration has failed to deliver on Haj assistance commitments, weakened the Minority Finance Corporation, and endangered Waqf properties while treating minorities as a vote bank, he says
The amendments mandate installation and operation of multiple digital systems, including AIS-140-based Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTDs), e-SIM connectivity, geo-tagged video inspections, High Security Registration Plates (HSRP), and digital data storage infrastructure
State government will identify the district’s development requirements and expedite key infrastructure projects, says Roji M. John
DCMS received the Gold Award in the category “Innovation by Use of AI and Other New Age Technologies for Providing Citizen-centric Services (State and State PSUs)” from among 104 entries
From the roof to the floor and from bedsheets to doormats, the room of Muhammed Roshan, 24, has been customised around the twin themes of Portugal and football icon Cristiano Ronaldo
Student organisations support demand for Education Minister’s resignation but are wary of endorsing the CJP itself, worried about its links to the AAP and the wider goals of the movement