12-03-2023 BEIJING: Four years before Li Qiang gained notoriety as the force behind the two-month COVID-19 lockdown of Shanghai, the man who became China’s premier on Saturday worked quietly behind the scenes to drive a bold revamp of the megacity’s sclerotic stock market. Li’s back-channelling sources said he bypassed the …

12-03-2023 MOSCOW: Mercenary force boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said his Wagner private army has opened recruitment centres in 42 Russian cities as he seeks to replenish the army’s ranks after heavy losses in fighting for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. In an upbeat audio message on Friday, Prigozhin said new fighters …

12-03-2023 BERLIN: Sorrow, solidarity and shock are among the sentiments being expressed in Germany as the country comes to terms with a mass shooting in which seven people died at a Jehovah’s Witness place of worship in Hamburg. Several other people remain in a critical condition after a gunman fired …

12-03-2023 Bureau Report KABUL/ BALKH/ ISLAMABAD: An explosion during an award ceremony for journalists in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province has killed at least one person and wounded eight others, according to a Taliban police spokesman. The explosion took place at the Tabian Farhang centre in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the …

12-03-2023 BAMAKO: Mali’s interim government has postponed a constitutional referendum, a key step on the country’s path towards elections meant to restore democracy after a military takeover in 2020. “The transitional government informs national and international opinion that the date of the referendum scheduled for March 19, 2023 … will …

12-03-2023 MANAMA: Bahrain has revoked visas issued to Human Rights Watch (HRW) to attend an international parliamentary conference, the rights group said on Friday, days after raising concerns about the Gulf state’s rights record. Visas that were issued for two members of the rights group on January 30 were cancelled …

12-03-2023 ROME: More than 1,000 migrants were brought ashore to southern Italy on Saturday after coastguards launched major rescue operations for three boats struggling in rough seas off Calabria. One coastguard vessel brought 584 people to the city of Reggio Calabria, while another escorted a packed fishing boat carrying 487 …

New Delhi: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) workers and supporters on Saturday protested in the national capital against Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay for his reported derogatory comments against BRS MLC K Kavitha. The protesters also burnt Sanjay’s effigy. In response, Bandi Sanjay’s office said the statement used by the BJP leader is a …

New Delhi;Mar 11;2023:Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, March 11, said that in the last few years, the government is working towards enhancing the skills of crores of young people through the Skill India Mission and the Kaushal Vikas Kendras. Addressing the post-budget webinar on ‘PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (PM VIKAS) …

News Delhi;March;11;2023-Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today, March 11, said Australia and India will aim for 100 billion dollar trade in the next five years as they are dissatisfied with the 30 billion dollar of trade between the two nations. He was addressing the media in New Delhi …