[ad_1] BEIJING: China’s parliament on Monday revised a law to effectively grant the Communist Party more executive control over China’s cabinet, the State Council, after cancelling the premier’s post-parliament news conference for the first time in three decades. The amended State Council Organic Law passed by 2,883 delegate votes, with eight opposing and nine abstaining,…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to continue his rule for another six years after a three-day with limited opposition. The election, held in a controlled environment, saw no public criticism of Putin or his actions in Ukraine. Putin’s political rival, Alexei Navalny, passed away recently, leaving other critics either in jail…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Russia has accused Ukraine of engaging in ‘terrorist activities’ to disrupt its presidential election, with former President Dmitry Medvedev condemning protesters as ‘traitors’ for attempting to sabotage voting booths and ballot boxes. The ongoing Ukraine war has overshadowed the election, expected to secure President Vladimir Putin another six years in power, amidst…
[ad_1] LONDON: Hundreds of Border Force officers at London Heathrow, one of the world’s biggest airports, will go on strike again for four days from Saturday over working conditions, their union confirmed.The long-running dispute concerns the introduction of new rosters the union insists are “inflexible”, with the upcoming industrial action the latest by the officers…
[ad_1] The X account of Barry Stanton, with a verified status and over 1.8 lakh followers, was suspended after Indian users raised alarms about its offensive content towards Indian immigrants and other ethnicities. The account had been on the platform since before Twitter rebranded as X, and its authenticity remains ambiguous with speculation that it…
[ad_1] Prince Harry’s unexpected trip to England to attend the funeral of his uncle, Robert Fellowes had reportedly suggested that he is seeking a reunion with his father, King Charles III. The Duke of Sussex made the last-minute decision to fly to the UK to attend the memorial service on Wednesday, August 28, in Norfolk,…
[ad_1] KATHMANDU: The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the $200 daily fee it charges tourists in an effort to boost a sector still struggling to recover a year after the end of COVID-19 restrictions. Bhutan raised its “Sustainable Development Fee” to $200 per visitor per night, from $65, when it ended two years…
[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will miss a regional meeting of Asia’s leaders in Jakarta next week, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.Srettha won a parliamentary vote to become prime minister last month and his cabinet was endorsed by the king on Saturday. The prime minister and his cabinet are due to…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has on Aug 27,2024, updated its policy guidelines as regards optional practical training (OPT) for international students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.While international students get an opportunity to work for a year post qualification, STEM students get an additional two years.Thus, the…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the immigration arm of the federal government has announced that effective as of August 28, it has ended its ‘temporary’ public policy that allowed visitors to apply for a work permit while in Canada. This policy was initially set to end on Feb 28, 2025.IRCC had…