Alex Salmond, 'monumental figure' of Scottish politics, dies at 69

Scottish former First Minister Alex Salmond, who helped change the course of Scottish politics and pushed Scotland to the verge of independence from the United Kingdom, died on Saturday. He...

Big Apple prepares for high-voltage India-Pakistan T20 match

At the cultural crossroads of the world, New Yorkers will experience a thrilling first on Sunday — a World Cup cricket match hosted in a US city between Asian powerhouses:...

Gag order

Gag order

Deforestation down in Indonesia and it is commendable

From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss in 2023...

Scotland’s Humza Yousaf resigns as country’s leader

Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party to regain ground in its former Scottish heartlands in a national election expected...

Russian central bank holds rates at 16%, raises inflation forecast

Café culture rules Kolkata

Social media, with the enormous support of refashioned lies, harmful half-truths, quasi-logic, rules our lives, but I miss the café culture. We all go to schools and colleges, but if...

UBF CEOs council confirms banking sector’s ability to continue to grow

During its second meeting of 2023, the CEOs Consultative Council of UAE Banks Federation (UBF), the sole representative and unified voice of UAE banks, chaired by Mohamed Omran Al Shamsi,...

Unprecedented and uncharted

Unprecedented and uncharted

Stop bashing those who go for weight loss

Katy Daly, The Independent “Eat less. Move more”. This is the phrase that rings in my ears every time I see a new weight-loss product hit the market. It’s the...