My article on 'Governance and Bureaucracy' published recently in these columns received a tremendous response from all shades of opinion – serving and retired civil servants, senior professionals, former superior court judges, and people who had themselves served at the highest levels of government»»»

MUMBAI: Taking a leaf out of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) book, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking is considering innovative lighting on street poles, along the lines of butterfly- and bird-themed street lights, launched in 2022 as part of then chief »»»

An Indianapolis man was slammed to the ground by police officers during an altercation at a City-County council meeting earlier this week. Jamaal Shabazz, 28, was handcuffed and arrested after he allegedly refused to leave the Wednesday meeting and attempted to strike a deputy, police said. Videos »»»

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 10 (ANI): DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Thursday took a dig at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, alleging that the Chief Minister, who is a former film actor, appeared to be watching the murder incidents unfold like scenes from commercial movies bef»»»

There are many things for which governments deserve criticism, and this Madani government has certainly received its fair share of reproof, sometimes deservedly and sometimes perhaps less so. However, those of us who work in public health also have a responsibility to say clearly when the governmen»»»

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Stakeholders in the education sector have called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s education system from memorisation and recall to application, creativity and problem-solving. They stated that the country must begin assessing learners based on what they cou ... »»»

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The clothes Ashok Kumar Chaurasiya wore as he fled his textile shop in Nepal’s Trishuli Bazaar last week were almost all he has left after the floods. The 62-year-old trader, who moved from India to Nepal about four decades ago, had built six shops and stocked up ahead of the festival season. On Au»»»

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijit Dipke urged the protesters to end their indefinite hunger strike and march to Mumbai as tribal students’ agitation at Nashik’s Idgah Maidan entered its 17th day. He raised concerns over poor facilities in tribal residential schools and questioned the use of PM »»»

The debate exploded this week after Nationals leader Matt Canavan said boys were sick and tired of being lectured by teachers.He accused teachers of pushing an “anti-boy” ideology in the school curriculum and suggested some schools drive young boys toward toxic online influences by implem ... »»»

The claim that a U.S. airman's widow was denied death benefits because he died in the context of the war in Iran, which Congress hadn't officially declared, is still under investigation. The rumor stems from an Instagram post by a woman named Libby Klinner, whose bio says she is the "surviving spou»»»

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended until September 30 the deadline for affected business entities to apply for policy support for restructuring their operations and financial obligations. The Banking Regulation and Policy Department (BRPD) of the central bank issued a circular to the managing direct»»»

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, Aug. 31 (YPA) – Following videos showing his interaction with female Palestinian detainees, Israeli occupation’s Far-Right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir continued displaying his prison policies by publishing an AI-generated video depicting the starvation and depriva»»»

The death toll from the catastrophic floods and landslides in Nepal has continued to rise, while hundreds remain missing on the Tibetan side of the border. Chinese authorities say 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries are unaccounted for, including one Hungarian. One Hungarian listed among missin»»»

When Suman Shrestha opened his phone at work and saw vision of a thick, muddy wall of flood water smashing into towns in his country of birth, he almost did not believe what he was seeing. “It was awful – I called my family to see if this was really happening and to see if the news reports were rig»»»

Dhyan Jeny Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Aug. 11 to charging a foreign worker for employment making the first conviction under the Saskatchewan Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act (FWRISA). While this is the first conviction under the legislati»»»

Recent Gen Z-led uprisings have reshaped political narratives across Asia, raising a pointed question: can street-level youth outrage be transformed into governing power and lasting institutional change? Or does it burn out once the protests end? Digitally networked young protesters in Nepal, Bangl»»»

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu was on Monday booed by dozens of residents of the town of Le Porge in southwestern France, a region ravaged by wildfires, in a show of anger at the government's handling of the worst such crisis to hit the country in decades.  Dozens of residents on M ..»»»

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NONTHABURI, Thailand, Aug 11, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Thailand's prime minister said Tuesday he had suspended firearms licences after last week's deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage assailant and the grandparents he killed were cremated. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he had orde»»»

NONTHABURI: Thailand's prime minister said Tuesday he had suspended firearms licences after last week's deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage assailant and the grandparents he killed were cremated. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he had ordered the interior ministry and polic»»»

NONTHABURI, Thailand: Thailand's prime minister said Tuesday (Aug 11) he had suspended firearms licences after last week's deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage assailant and the grandparents he killed were cremated. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he had ordered the interior»»»

NONTHABURI, Aug 11 — Thailand’s prime minister said today he had suspended firearms licences after last week’s deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage assailant and the grandparents he killed were cremated. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he had ordered the interior ministry an»»»

R Madhavan questions criticism of ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Rocketry’ says portraying Indian identity cannot be a crime: 'I don’t understand how being an Indian can be seen as wrong thing' R Madhavan has responded to the criticism surrounding his recent films and his views on representing India on screen. »»»

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The killing of a 37-year-old man in Plovdiv on August 4 has become one of the most disturbing criminal cases in Bulgaria this year, both for the extreme cruelty described by ... »»»

HANOI, Vietnam, July 28, (AP): The number of survivors of a cargo ship that sank Saturday off a Chinese-occupied shoal in the South China Sea rose to 48 by Tuesday as search and rescue crews hunted for more people who went down with the vessel. A multinational search for 14 people who remain missin»»»

MADISON, Wisconsin: A tornado struck northeastern Wisconsin on Monday, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as fierce winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people. There were no reports of f»»»

Victorian Housing Minister Nick Staikos has defended the state government’s plan to demolish Melbourne’s ageing public housing towers, rejecting criticism from residents and advocacy groups who oppose the relocations. The Albert Park tower at 150 Victoria Avenue is one of seven older persons public»»»

0 Pawar’s Latest Play NCP leader Supriya Sule’s press conference last week took some of her I.N.D.I.A bloc partners by surprise. While speaking to the media when asked about the Delimitation Bill, she did not outright oppose it, but commented that the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) would wait to see th»»»

Uganda halts school trips after bus crashes returning from waterfall field trip; at least a dozen also injured. ‌Twenty schoolchildren have been killed after the bus carrying them ⁠crashed ⁠on the way back from an educational field trip in eastern Uganda, authorities said. Uganda suspended school o»»»

Add as a preferred source The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has insisted that Nigerians deserve a government anchored on service, accountability and a new way of doing politics. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this on Wednesday during an appearance»»»

Add TNIE As A Trusted Source JACKSON, Miss.: The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi. The death of Kohen Wiley is the latest in »»»

Article contentBy Howard Levitt and Michael H. Kennedy Article contentAfter a recent Toronto Star article outlined complaints regarding Prime Minister Mark Carney’s management style and about a difficult working environment within the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Canadians may reasonably have won»»»

South African opposition politician Julius Malema has criticised Ghana’s decision to evacuate some of its citizens from South Africa following growing fears over xenophobic violence. Speaking to the media, Malema questioned the timing of the evacuation, saying Ghana’s response risked escalating ten»»»

Aura Carreño Rosas (new window) · CBC News A migrant worker is seeking compensation after the Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled a Hamilton farm violated her rights by firing her, in a case she hopes will shed light on "the challenges faced by vulnerable workers." Jiangtao Liu, who's originally f»»»

The Sandiganbayan on Friday acquitted Senator Jinggoy Estrada of plunder charges in connection with his alleged involvement in the multi-billion peso pork barrel scam in 2013.In a 396-page decision, the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division found Est ... »»»

A director of research at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Femi Otubanjo, has suggested that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara may defect to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking during an appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show on&n»»»

Let us be clear and speak plainly: those opposed to the political line of the current head of state—a man from the political centre in Bolivia— cannot bear the fact that they have been displaced by the will of the people themselves, after having led the country into a growth bubble that has served »»»

Nathan Alexandro Tjhe (center, standing) pose with Indonesian domestic workers during a Peduli Initiative event. (Straits Times) SINGAPORE (Straits Times/ANN) -- On weekends, the walkways outside Singapore's Lucky Plaza resemble a vibrant enclave as migrant domestic workers gather on their only day»»»

In B.C. to meet with the province's premier who is skeptical of another oil pipeline, Prime Minister Mark Carney said the world is in the throes of an "energy crisis" and Canada must do its part to supply it with the natural resources it needs. Speaking to a largely business audience at the Greater»»»

Suwon, Republic of Korea: North Korea's first sports team to visit the South in eight years reached the Asian Women's Champions League final on Wednesday as Naegohyang Women's FC beat Suwon FC Women 2-1. Naegohyang came from behind to defeat their rivals from the South amid torrential rain in Suwon»»»

KUPANG, KOMPAS - The dismissal of employees who have served for decades at the Indonesian National Sports Committee or KONI Nusa Tenggara Timur has drawn widespread criticism from the public. On the other hand, the management of KONI NTT has openly defended itself. The four employees are Maria Gore»»»

Medical reports found that Muhammad Umer Khalid’s deterioration has been exacerbated by ‘restricted mobility’ and ‘inadequate’ healthcare in UK prison A Palestine Action prisoner suffering from a muscle-wasting condition has told Middle East Eye that the prison he is held in in the UK has failed to»»»

Two Singaporean nationals missing for days were confirmed dead on Sunday from the eruption of Mount Dukono on Indonesia's Halmahera island, the local rescue agency said. Rescuers found the bodies around the crater rim, and evacuation was under way, agency head Iwan Ramdani told Reuters. "Evacuation»»»

Kamarawa also accused the officers of extortion, illegal detention, unlawful search of his residence, and seizure of his money and personal property without due process. Musa Muhammad Kamarawa, a former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to former Zamfara State Governor and current Minister of State fo»»»

The M&G understands that the IDC has spent over R54 million in the last three years on various law firms just on ER matters alone. A whistleblower’s damning allegations against the Industrial Development Corporation paint a picture of an organisation characterised by fear, retribution, bullying and»»»

Like a bad habit that’s hard to stop, debt arrangements in Greece return again and again, each time with a new name, different needs, but with the same familiar scenario. Taxpayers struggle to settle the uncollectible tax dues, the state offers a second chance and somewhere in the middle a paradox »»»

Longtime Republican strategist Bobby LaValley was mocked for trying to turn a 2012 Facebook post by Talarico into something more sinister. A GOP strategist thought he had found the perfect way to attack Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico – but it backfired badly. So badly that even ot»»»

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday set aside a single-bench ruling that had struck down the federal government’s policy regulating foreign funding of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), holding that such policymaking squarely falls within the executive domain and is protected from undue ..»»»