Ram Lalla Virajman will not join a renewed effort to carry out parallel mediation proceedings to resolve the Ayodhya dispute, senior lawyer CS Vaidynathan who represents the infant deity Ram, told the Supreme Court’s five-judge bench on Monday. The clarification comes days after the top court allowed the mediation panel […]
China screens patriotic movies to whip up nationalistic fervor
Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. China is reeling out a string of patriotic films as the Communist Party prepares to celebrate 70 years in power amid challenges to its authority from the unrest in Hong Kong and an […]
Xi Jinping’s military parade to showcase China missiles spooking the US
In Beijing, President Xi Jinping’s grand military parade through the capital will be cheered as a display of national pride after 70 years of Communist Party rule. In Washington, many will see a growing threat to American dominance in the Western Pacific. Alongside the tanks, troop carriers and columns of goose-stepping […]
New Zealand Asics store apologises over porn played on big screens
The New Zealand arm of Japanese sports brand Asics has apologised after pornography was broadcast on large television screens above its central Auckland store for several hours, startling Sunday morning shoppers. Pornography played on the retailer’s outdoor screens for up to nine hours — until staff arrived at the shop […]
Change in the Saudi birthplace of Islam is eyed warily worldwide
The world’s 1.8 billion Muslims look to one country above all others. As the birthplace of Islam, Saudi Arabia is a symbol of purity for many who direct their prayers toward Mecca wherever they are in the world. The latest in a series of liberalizing reforms attributed to the modernizing […]
US sends belated condolences to France after Jacques Chirac death
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday sent belated condolences to France following the death of former president Jacques Chirac, who passed away last week. “Having dedicated his life to public service, former President Chirac worked tirelessly to uphold the values and ideals that we share with France,” Pompeo […]
Oil prices will jump to unimaginably high numbers: Saudi crown prince warns
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a military one. Speaking to the CBS program “60 Minutes,” Mohammed […]
Yediyurappa is ‘weakest chief minister’, says Siddaramaiah
Calling B S Yediyurappa the ‘weakest chief minister’, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday said that unlike him, he has never indulged in the politics of hatred. Speaking to reporters here, Siddaramaiah said, “I suggest Yediyurappa should resign and go back. He is the weakest chief minister. I never acted […]
850 prisoners shifted from UP’s Ballia jail after water logging
Nearly 850 prisoners from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia District Jail have been shifted to jails in the neighbouring districts following heavy water-logging inside the barracks after incessant rains since Wednesday. According to Ballia District Magistrate Bhavani Singh Khangaraut, “Water logging from five inches to one foot has been reported from all the […]
Bank holidays in October Check list here
Banks will remain closed for 11 days this month with Dussehra and Diwali and national events between October 2 and October 29. You should also keep in mind holidays declared by the central government are applicable to all public and private sector banks. However, the dates may differ from one […]
Kashmir’s PSA move against Farooq Abdullah blocks petition in Supreme Court
Rajya Sabha lawmaker Vaiko’s petition that wanted the Jammu and Kashmir government to produce former chief minister Farooq Abdullah was disposed of by the Supreme Court on Monday. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told Vaiko to approach the appropriate court for relief since the government […]
At a Delhi exhibition, superbugs and the end of antibiotics
Want to understand why doctors ask you not to pop an antibiotic every time you get a cold? A visit to the National Science Museum near Pragati Maidan will be a good start. A travelling exhibition called ‘Superbugs: The end of Antibiotics?’ takes people on a journey of how antibiotics […]
Will compensate Bilkis Bano, says Gujarat after Supreme Court tweaks order
The Gujarat government on Monday agreed to give gangrape survivor Bilkis Bano Rs 50 lakh, a job and a house after the Supreme Court added a clarification to its April order at the state’s request. This addition makes it clear that the Supreme Court had ordered compensation to Bilkis Bano […]
BJP picks Bagha, Mahajan for Phagwara, Mukerian bypolls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced former Punjab Scheduled Caste Commission chairman Rajesh Bagha and Jangi Lal Mahajan, a businessman, as its candidates for the Phagwara (reserved) and Mukerian seats for assembly bypolls to be held on October 21. The Phagwara seat, which fell vacant after Som Parkash […]
Azam Khan’s wife is SP candidate for Rampur assembly byelection
Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday declared candidates for bypolls to six UP Assembly constituencies. With this, it has declared candidates on ten of the eleven seats that are going to polls on October 21. Akhilesh Yadav said the party will not field anyone from Iglas (Hathras) and support Rashtriya Lok […]