16-12-2023 TOKYO: Embattled Japanese premier Fumio Kishida dropped four cabinet ministers on Thursday, as he tried to limit the fallout from the biggest financial scandal his ruling party has faced in decades. The ousted ministers included chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura in Kishida’s third cabinet …

16-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ LUCKNOW: An Indian court has granted permission to survey a centuries-old mosque to determine if it contains Hindu relics and symbols, a lawyer said on Thursday, in a boost to Hindu groups which claim it was built on a site of a destroyed …

16-12-2023 BRUSSELS: European leaders have decided to open EU membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova and to grant candidate status to Georgia. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the decision, made at a summit in Brussels, as “a victory” for his country and Europe. A spokesperson for Charles Michel, the President …

16-12-2023 NAYPYIDAW: The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), an ethnic armed organization operating in Myanmar’s northern Shan State, was massing forces near his village on the Chinese border and he sensed that fighting was imminent. So the 27-year-old, who had already secured a job in the construction sector in …

16-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Caretaker Pakistan government’s Cabinet has approved new changes in the rules and regulations formulated to facilitate the return of illegal Afghan nationals residing in the country, extending the deadline from December 31 to February 29, 2024, along with a warning to impose hefty …

16-12-2023 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: US President Biden says he wants Israel to be ‘focused on how to save civilian lives’ after adviser Jake Sullivan’s meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu focused on shift from “high-intensity” phase of conflict in Gaza. Palestinian telecommunications firms say services cut in Gaza once again, as Israel …

The seven-year-old boy had expressed his wish to become a police officer to the volunteers of ‘Make a Wish India’ Foundation Hyderabad’ 15 Dec 2023: The wish of a seven-year-old terminally ill boy to become a cop was fulfilled by the Banjara Hills police with the help of Make a Wish …

Lucknow’ 15 Dec 2023 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid floral tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary, in Lucknow. “…We are paying tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. We all know Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as a great freedom fighter…Today’s India is formed of the dreams of …

New Delhi’15 dec’2023 : A FIR registered under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the Parliament security breach on Thursday revealed the insights of the case and showed the meticulous planning done by the accused. The FIR mentioned that the pair of sports shoes used by one …

15-12-2023 WASHINGTON: White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss efforts to create a sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians, the White House said. They also discussed the humanitarian response in Gaza, including how to …