A jury is expected to begin deliberations in the trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, alleged to be the world’s most infamous drugs cartel boss, in Brooklyn federal court on Monday. Guzman, 61, is accused of leading the Sinaloa Cartel, which became one of the most powerful drug […]
NEW DELHI – India on Friday unveiled an interim budget with giveaways for rural and poorer citizens, in what is being seen as a critical test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is facing anger over depressed farm incomes and unemployment with a general election just months away. […]
NEW DELHI – India’s government pledged 750 billion rupees ($10.56 billion) to support poor farmers and reduced the tax burden for the middle class on Friday, as it looked to rally support from voters with the final budget before a general election. Heading into polls that must be […]
NEW DELHI – The pre-election budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, including handouts for farmers and tax cuts for the lower middle class, is likely to weigh on whoever forms the next administration, economists warned on Friday. The government abandoned its budget deficit target for the next […]
MUMBAI – “Peanuts” was how one rural politician described a 6,000 rupee ($84) yearly handout to small farmers promised in Friday’s budget as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to secure the support of rural voters in a forthcoming election. Recent polls predict Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party […]
KATHMANDU – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this century as temperatures rise, disrupting river flows vital for growing crops from China to India, scientists said on Monday. Vast glaciers make the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region – […]
MUMBAI – India’s cane farmers are owed 200 billion rupees ($2.8 billion) by sugar mills in the world’s second-biggest producer of the sweetener as refined sugar prices have fallen below the cost of production, a leading trade body said on Monday. Farmers in key cane-growing states are protesting […]
KOLKATA, India – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a sit-in on Monday in a standoff with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over a corruption investigation she condemned as a vendetta, as political tension rises ahead of a general election. Banerjee began the protest overnight in the […]
NEW DELHI – P.C. Mohanan grew up in a village without electricity, studied statistics at a public university, and then spent more than three decades crunching numbers for the Indian government. But in the past week, the mild-mannered official has been caught up in a political storm that […]
Colombo, Feb 4: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday said he is opposed to forming a national government only to expand the Cabinet of ministers, indicating that his rift with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was far from over. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe-led government on Friday sought the consent of […]
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