Economist Razeen Sally, who served as an advisor to Sri Lankas former President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. | Photo Credit: RAGHUNATHAN S.R. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi planning to visit Sri Lanka shortly, economist-writer Razeen Sally, who served as an adviser to Ranil Wickremesinghe during 2015-17 when the latter was Prime Minister of Sri … Read more
President Donald Trump departs after signing an executive order at an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) listed the high tariffs charged by India on American products as he announced reciprocal … Read more
This photo provided by the Bulgarian Government shows the first of 16 new F-16 fighter jets from the US arriving in Bulgaria at Graf Ignatievo airbase Wednesday, April 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The United States said Tuesday (April 1, 2025) it has approved the possible sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter jets … Read more
The announcement comes as U.S. forces hammer Yemen’s Houthi rebels with near-daily air strikes in a campaign aimed at ending the threat they pose to civilian shipping and military vessels in the region. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States is increasing the number of aircraft carriers deployed in West Asia to two, keeping … Read more
Bangladesh’s High Representative for the Rohingya refugee crisis, Khalilur Rahman, informed reporters in Dhaka that there is “sufficient possibility” of a meeting between PM Modi and Prof. Yunus on the sidelines of the summit. File | Photo Credit: Agencies A day before leaders from south and southeast Asian nations gather for the BIMSTEC summit in … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump points towards Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the White House on March 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has told members of his Cabinet and other close contacts that his billionaire ally Elon Musk will soon step back from his government role, Politico reported on Wednesday (April … Read more
Rescue crews in Myanmar pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of the capital city hotel where he worked early on Wednesday (April 2, 2025), but most teams were finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake hit the country. After using an endoscopic camera to pinpoint Naing Lin Tun’s location in … Read more
The defence lawyer of Balasubramanian pleaded for a shorter sentence, asserting that her client’s offences did not involve skin-to-skin contact. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A 73-year-old Indian national was on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) sentenced to nine months in prison for molesting four female cabin crew on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the … Read more
The defence lawyer of Balasubramanian pleaded for a shorter sentence, asserting that her client’s offences did not involve skin-to-skin contact. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A 73-year-old Indian national was on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) sentenced to nine months in prison for molesting four female cabin crew on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the … Read more
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford waves during her election night party after winning the election on April 1, 2025, in Madison, Wisconsin. | Photo Credit: AP The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, touting her victory as a win against … Read more