- Monday, March 03, 2025
EU NATIONS have reached agreement on a long-stalled revision of the bloc’s rules to share the hosting of asylum seekers and migrants more equitably. Sweden, which holds the bloc’s rotating presidency, announced the breakthrough on Thursday (8) after a fraught day of negotiations between EU interior ministers in Luxembourg. The…
Many childhood memories for me are filled with yearly trips to see family in Bangalore and Mumbai, spending time with relatives and accompanying my mum to go shopping so we could bring back Indian treats to the UK. But the visit I made to India earlier this year was different.…
Cash-strapped Bangladesh shut its biggest power plant on Monday (5) because it was unable to afford the coal to fuel it, as a sweltering heatwave creates surging electricity demand. The 1,320-megawatt government-run Payra Power Plant in southern Bangladesh had already slashed production last month due to fuel shortages, but it…
Prominent US lawmakers have called on the Biden administration to prioritise the resolution of the visa wait time issue in the country. Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congressman Michael Waltz, Co-Chair of the House India Caucus, have emphasised the significance of the people-to-people relationship…
India’s GDP grew by 7.2 per cent in the year to March, official figures showed last Wednesday (31), boosted by services and consumption, putting it among the world’s fastest-expanding major economies. The country is the world’s fifth-largest economy, and recently surpassed China to become the most populous country. Its growth…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US this month will set new benchmarks for bilateral ties, the Pentagon has said. It also said big announcements are likely to be made on defence industrial cooperation and boosting India’s indigenous military base. Modi will embark on his first state visit…
PAKISTAN’S government will present its annual budget to parliament on Friday needing to satisfy the IMF to have any chance of securing the release of more bailout money, with the crisis-riven country due to hold elections by November. The risk of default on sovereign debt is rising, with the economy…
Mindy Kaling has revealed why it is time to end her highly popular Netflix show Never Have I Ever. The 42-year-old actress, who co-created the hit Netflix comedy-drama with Lang Fisher, told Entertainment Tonight why she believes it’s best that the show will end with its upcoming fourth season. “Four seasons…
A man known as Doug on TikTok gained viral attention after revealing that he had worn the same pair of contact lenses continuously for three years, leading to permanent astigmatism and buildup behind his eyelids, the Business Insider reported. In a popular TikTok video with nearly 400,000 likes, Doug (@catsupwithdoug)…
NORWAY’S domestic intelligence service apologised on Thursday (8) after a report concluded it could have prevented a shooting on the sidelines of Oslo’s Pride festival last year that left two dead. On the night of June 25, 2022, a man opened fire outside a gay bar in central Oslo during…
