Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is slated to make his inaugural address to Parliament on January 3 during a ceremonial sitting before the new session commences later that day
Congo: 20 killed in militants attack
Militants killed 20 people, most of them hacked to death, in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Beni region in the latest attack by an armed group blamed for massacres that have sparked angry protests.
15,000 cops maintain vigil in Chennai on New Year’s eve
The City Police has made elaborate arrangements to handle traffic and crowd during New Year celebrations, as the Marina and Elliots beaches will attract thousands of people. Over one lakh policemen will be deployed across Tamilnadu including 15,000 cops in Chennai to maintain vigil.
CEO of Pakistan newspaper accused of rape
Reputed Pakistani film-maker Jamshed Mahmood Raza has accused the Chief Executive Office of English-language newspaper Dawn of raping him 13 years ago.
Al-Shabaab owns attack on Mogadishu
Al-Shabaab Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed 81 people, including two Turkish citizens.
Case against Tamil orator Nellai Kannan for hate speech
Cases have been filed under three sections against Tamil orator Nellai Kannan for making ”provocative” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at an anti-CAA protest meeting organised by the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in Tirunelveli recently.
Brazil fines Facebook for data leakage
Brazil has fined Facebook USD1.65 million for improperly sharing users’ data in a case linked to the global Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Russia, Ukraine reach gas transit deal
Moscow and Kiev on Monday signed a five-year agreement on the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine, after months of difficult talks but just ahead of a looming New Year deadline.
Texas gun laws saved lives in church attack: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday said gun laws in the state of Texas saved lives when a church security officer shot dead a gunman who killed two during a service
Year in review of Shaktikanta Das-led RBI
When the Narendra Modi government, stumped by the sudden resignation of Urjit Patel, parachuted retired bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das to RBI in December 2018, many expected a great lull in the public acrimony that marred the days of his academically more illustrious predecessors Patel and Raghuram Rajan.