Analysis: In democracies’ political chaos, new model emerges
It’s a chaotic moment for the countries that have long underpinned the global order, a time of instability for the balance of power that has reigned for decades.
Parveen Kumar
Founder, C.E.O & Editor-in-Chief
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner possible next chief of staff: US media
Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is on the short-list of potential candidates for the president’s next chief of staff, US media said Thursday. Kushner, an influential White House adviser and husband of Trump’s daughter Ivanka, met with the Republican leader to discuss the job, according […]
In Pakistan public education suffocates under surging population
At the Tanjai Cheena school in northwest Pakistan students squeeze into makeshift classrooms where plastic tarps serve as walls and electricity is sparse, as a surging population overstretches the country’s fragile education system. Sandwiched behind desks like sardines, students repeat words learned in Pashto and English during an […]
UK’s May returns to face EU leaders after Brexit deal rebuff
British Prime Minister Theresa May returned to face EU leaders Friday after they rebuffed her pleas for help to sell her Brexit plan back home and warned of the growing threat of a “no deal.” May had sought to persuade her 27 colleagues she could overcome huge opposition […]
Trump knew hush-money payments were wrong: ex-lawyer Cohen
President Donald Trump knew it was wrong to order election-eve hush money paid to two women who claimed to have had affairs with him, his former lawyer Michael Cohen said in an interview to be broadcast Friday. Trump acted because he “was very concerned about how this would […]
Jazz legend Nancy Wilson dead at 81
Nancy Wilson, a Grammy-winning singer who performed everything from jazz ballads to pop songs during a career spanning decades, has died at the age of 81. She died Thursday in California after a long illness, her manager Devra Hall Levy told US news outlets. Wilson’s biggest hit was […]
China to suspend extra tariffs on US cars, parts
China pressed on with its trade war truce with the United States on Friday, announcing it will suspend extra tariffs added to US-made cars and auto parts for three months from January 1. The move is another sign that the ceasefire has not been derailed by the recent […]
France dismisses IS claim for Strasbourg Christmas bloodshed
France’s interior minister on Friday dismissed a claim by the Islamic State group that it was responsible for a shooting spree at a Christmas market in Strasbourg after the gunman was shot dead by police, ending a 48-hour manhunt. The city reopened the market on Friday, with officials […]
Govt seeks apology from Rahul Gandhi on Rafale issue
New Delhi : The treasury benches Friday mounted a counter-offensive on the opposition on the Rafale issue in Lok Sabha after the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the deal, with the government seeking an apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. As soon as the Question Hour was […]
SC gives clean chit to Modi govt in Rafale deal
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi government on the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. The apex court said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal. A bench headed by […]
