By Valerie Insinna, David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -Boeing’s latest 737 MAX crisis deepened after United Airlines and Alaska Airlines said they had found loose parts on multiple grounded MAX 9 aircraft, raising new…
75 years of NCC: Gujarat Chief Minister flags off bicycle rally in Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], January 8 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday flagged off a National Cadet Corps (NCC) bicycle rally in Gandhinagar, being held to commemorate the 75 years of NCC this year. The rally is covering the d…
Changes to how Hong Kong journalists access vehicle registry inconsistent with city’s constitution, lawmaker says
Hong Kong’s new arrangement for journalists wishing to access the government’s vehicle registry is inconsistent with the city’s constitutional guarantees of press freedom, a lawmaker has said. Pro-establishment lawmaker Doreen Kong told an RTHK program…
Kuleba denies there was a March 2022 peace deal between Ukraine and Russia
By Ben Aris in Berlin Dmytro Kuleba denied contested reports that Ukraine had struck a peace deal with Russia in March 2022, Ukraine’s Defence Minister told Wall Street Journal correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov, according to an extract the paper publishe…
Passengers left ‘berthless’ as thieves decamp with chains on Odisha express train!
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], January 8 (ANI): Passengers preparing to bed down for the night on the S-6 coach of the Puri-Hatia Express train (18452) got a rude shock as they discovered that the chains holding up the middle berths had gone missing. T…
Marketmind: Risk appetites sour, with inflation on the menu
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been a typically cautious start to the week in Asia, made all the more muted by a holiday in Japan, with Chinese stocks again dragging on regional markets. A drop in Chinese 1…
Anambra boat mishap: NIWA confirms eight dead, rescues 38 passengers
The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, on Sunday confirmed that about eight persons died while 38 others were rescued in a boat mishap that occurred in Anambra State. Although the Anambra State Police Command said five persons died while 30 wer…
Mayawati accuses Samajwadi Party of “anti-Dalit-bias,” urges UP govt to relocate BSP office for security reasons
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), accusing it of harbouring a “deep-seated anti-Dalit bias.” Citing their past alliance and its dissolution, Mayawati a…
Top 10 African countries with the cheapest fuel prices at the start of 2024
Affordable fuel prices are more than just a convenience for drivers; they are a pillar of financial stability. The effects of low gasoline costs are seen in many areas of the global economy, from empowering businesses and consumers to influencing the m…
N585m scandal: Sack Betta Edu, save Nigeria’s democracy – Adeyanju to Tinubu
Deji Adeyanju, a renowned human rights activist, has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu if found guilty of financial misappropriation. In a statement he signed, Adeyanju said …