Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has confirmed he will resign, the prime minister's office has said, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men. Sri Lanka is in deep financial crisis and the crowds say they won't leave until both

Popular Indian food aggregator Swiggy has clarified that a man riding a horse in a recent viral video is not one of its delivery executives. The video showed the man galloping on a rain-soaked road in Mumbai city carrying a bag with Swiggy's logo. It generated a range of

After 11 months battle the All India Trinamool Congress opened its Agartala provincial office on Monday (July 11) in the Chittaranjan Road area of the capital.  West Bengal Law Minister Malay Ghatak hoisted the party flag and cut the ribbon to inaugurate the provincial Trinamool

The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the United Nations forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023.  That overall population milestone "is a reminder of our shared

Wildfires are sweeping across northern and central Portugal, where an estimated 3,000 firefighters and more than 60 aircraft are battling to quell the flames amid scorching temperatures. Authorities said 12 firefighters and 17 civilians required medical assistance to treat minor

Hundreds of women gathered in front of the White House and in cities across the United States, calling for President Joe Biden to do more in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that removed federal abortion protection in the country. Several demonstrators, who gathered in the pouring

The Ukrainian government has urged people in Russian-occupied southern areas of the country to evacuate “by all possible means” in advance of a Ukrainian military offensive as Moscow’s forces were described as creating a “true hell” in Ukraine’s eastern

Millions of Muslims across the globe – including in countries such as Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt, Kenya and Yemen – are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays of the Islamic calendar. Known as the “Feast of Sacrifice”, the revered observance

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down next week, an official said, after protesters stormed the presidential palace and set fire to the prime minister’s home to vent their anger over a worsening economic crisis. Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has tested Covid positive. Currently, he is undergoing treatment at Pratichi in Shantiniketan Hospital. On July 1, Amartya Sen came to his his ancestral home, in Birbhum district, after a gap of two years. The eighty-eight-year-old economist was

Sri Lanka’s beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo on Saturday, a top defence source told AFP, before protesters gathered to demand his resignation stormed the compound. “The President was escorted to safety,” the source said,

Muslim pilgrims cast pebbles in the "stoning of the devil" ritual marking the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday on Saturday, as this year's expanded hajj pilgrimage was winding down. From first light, small groups of worshippers made their way across the valley of Mina,

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — one of the most consequential leaders in Japan’s postwar history — died Friday, Japanese media reported, after being shot while he was giving a stump speech in the city of Nara. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had earlier described Abe

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday, an intense day of worship considered to be the climax of the annual Hajj. Multitudes stood

Pakistan's energy crisis looks set to drag on for months after another failed attempt by the nation to import gas. In an unusual development, state-owned Pakistan LNG didn't receive a single offer in a $1 billion liquefied natural gas purchase tender, according to traders with

President Vladimir Putin has challenged the West to try and defeat Russia “on the battlefield” and said Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine marked a shift to a “multi-polar world”. The Russian leader said on Thursday that Russia had barely gotten started in

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has collapsed after he was shot at an event in the city of Nara. Mr Abe was shot twice, with the second shot hitting him in the back, causing him to fall to the ground. Reports say his attacker has since been arrested. Ex-Tokyo governor

Rishi Sunak, whose resignation as Chancellor of the exchequer triggered an avalanche of resignations against Boris Johnson, is believed to be a contender for next UK Prime Minister. If it happens, he will be first Indian origin man to be British PM. 1. Rishi Sunak, 42, was picked by

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, bringing an acrimonious end to a nearly three-year premiership that has been beset by controversy and scandal. Speaking outside Downing Street, Johnson said the process for choosing the new leader of the Conservative Party should

The United Nations Security Council votes Thursday on extending its authorization of aid transfers across Syria’s border without approval from Damascus, with Russia seeking a six-month prolongation while Western nations want a full year. The UN resolution permitting aid