Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted on July 19 of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have rejected as fabricated. The swift conclusion of the secretive trial in Russiaâs highly politicized legal system could potentially clear the way for a…
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government on July 19 announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. The announcement was made by Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of…
Thousands of people rallied on July 19 against a planned operation by the Pakistan military to root out militants along the Afghan border, with at least one protester killed when gunfire broke out, officials and witnesses said. More than 10,000 people waving white flags and calling for peace gathered for the rally in Bannu –…
A sessions court in Pune has granted interim protection from arrest till July 25 to Dilip Khedkar, father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a case where he is accused of threatening a person with a gun over a land dispute, reported the PTI. The Pune Rural Police in Maharashtra had on Thursday…
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. FIle | Photo Credit: N. Ram The date of Sri Lankaâs presidential election will be announced next week, the countryâs Election Commission said on July 19, amid fresh speculation in the wake of a gazette issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dated July 18, 2024, the gazette notification pertains to amending…
The Police have arrested a man from Nagpur in Maharashtra for fraudulently withdrawing nearly Rs 2 lakh from the bank account of the mother of Maharashtra BJP MLA Vijay Rahangdale in Gondia district, an official said on Friday, reported the PTI. The accused was identified as 25-year-old Roshan Shyamsunder Shahare, a resident of Gittikhadan in…
The US election campaign takes a deadly turn- with Trump and his new Vice President choice surging in the polls after the assassination attempt, and pressure building on President Biden to step aside for another candidate- what are the major issues for voters, and what will decision 2024 in the US mean for India? This…
Anti-quota protesters clash with the police in Dhaka on July 19, 2024. Police in Bangladeshâs capital banned all public rallies on July 19, a day after the deadliest round of student protests so far saw government buildings torched by demonstrators and the imposition of a nationwide internet blackout. | Photo Credit: AFP Student protesters in…
Micronesiaâs President Wesley Simina (3rd L) and Japanâs Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd R) hold their bilateral meeting during the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting at the prime ministerâs office in Tokyo on July 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Pacific island states and Japan on July 18 said they âexpressed strong opposition to any…
Workers break cocoa pods at a farm in Sinfra, Ivory Coast. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The discovery of huge deposits of natural resources including oil, gas and gold in the Ivory Coast is pushing the countryâs economy in a new direction. Over the past three years, the West African country â traditionally focussed on…
