A post-colonial reckoning: on the Windrush scandal
Britain’s approach to immigration from the Caribbean and South Asia is in the political spotlight
By: Vidya Ram On Wednesday, the anger and emotion felt by some MPs during an intense debate in the House of Commons on the Windrush scandal enveloping the British government was palpable. “What we are not talking about so much is race,” said Shabana Mahmood, an opposition Labour MP for Birmingham, who sought to drive […]
Islamic countries call Rohingya crisis ‘ethnic cleansing’
Dhaka, May 7 (AP) A grouping of Islamic countries said Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims is a “serious and blatant violation of international law” and it is calling for international support in solving the crisis. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation issued a joint statement Sunday at the end of a two-day conference in Bangladesh, which […]
China’s Communist party using VR gear to test member loyalty
Beijing, May 7 (PTI) China’s ruling Communist party is using a unique virtual reality test to check the loyalty of its members and determine whether they possess qualities required for the party membership, the official media here reported today. Members of the CPC in Qingyang town, Binzhou city, in East China’s Shandong Province appear to […]
KUTA pitches for political initiative to resolve Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmir University Teachers Association (KUTA) has expressed grave concern over the worsening law and order situation in the State and has once again demanded an immediate end to continuing bloodshed and civilian killings in the valley. A spokesman of the Association has in a statement called for urgent political and diplomatic initiatives to diffuse […]
Pak minister undergoes surgery after assassination attempt; another suspect arrested
Lahore, May 7 : Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal today underwent two successful consecutive surgeries after being shot in an apparent assassination bid by a religious fanatic during a election rally in Punjab province, as another suspect has been taken into custody. Iqbal, 59, a senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, was hit by the […]
Geelani not allowed to move out of house
Denounces innocent killings
Srinagar: APHC chairman Syed Ali Geelani was placed under house arrest on Monday when he tried to defy house arrest restrictions in a bid to march towards Civil Secretariat Srinagar but was detained by police deployed outside his residence. A spokesman of Hurriyat (G) in a statement said that Geelani denounced innocent killings and “forces’ […]
Nadal continues to lead ATP rankings ahead of Federer, Dimitrov 4th
Madrid : Spain’s Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,770 points while Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov jumped to the fourth spot. Nadal kept his place atop the rankings after winning the Barcelona Open, defeating Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight […]
3 more yrs to achieve 2.82 lakh service centres: IRCTC
New Delhi, May 7 : It will take the IRCTC three more years to provide e-ticketing services to citizens through 2.82 lakh retail service providers, as it has registered only 38,500 RSPs till date, sources in the railways’ e-ticketing arm said today. The sources said that the 2.82 lakh figure was difficult to achieve with […]
Let’s not slip again
Why government must not ask public sector outfits to bear burden of high oil price regime
By: Vikram S Mehta The price of oil has crossed $70/barrel and the trend is upwards. In contemplating its policy response to a high oil price scenario, the government should draw upon the lessons of the past. Last year, I started an article on these pages with the sentence “the oil market has never […]
Pakistan to host six-nation hockey tournament in September
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be hosting a six-nation international hockey tournament in the first week of September, with Rawalpindi being the first choice to stage the event. Talking to APP the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) secretary Shahbaz Ahmad Sr said the tournament will be held from September 2 – 10 and has been included in the […]