His appointment to the post meets a chief demand of the student protesters in Dhaka. He faces the giant task of restoring law and order following weeks of violence. | Photo: Bloomberg 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 11 2024 | 10:13 AM IST By Arun Devnath After a tumultuous week in Bangladesh, an … Read more
Getty Images Rising to the challenge of swiftly punishing rioters will make it harder for the government to rebuild the justice system, a minister has said. Writing in the Observer, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the impact of the days of disorder, fuelled by online disinformation following the Southport attack, would be “felt for months … Read more
Mumbai: The world-class storytelling engines of The Walt Disney Company took center stage at the Honda Center during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa®. Surprise celebrity appearances, new film and series titles, and major musical performances enthralled the audience of Disney fans from around the world, demonstrating … Read more
Russia said it was evacuating tens of thousands of people from its Kursk region, which has been invaded by Ukrainian troops. Alexei Smirnov, the acting governor, said on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday that he had “instructed” the head of the Belovsky district of the region, in Kursk’s south-west, to “speed up” the carrying … Read more
For many sports and food enthusiasts, the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic fervor is no less than a dream come true. There is nothing more exciting than good food, and a great game. Amidst the Olympic Village Chocolate muffin mania, revellers from all over the world are making a beeline to taste mouth-watering Indian chaats, chai, … Read more
The second of the two boxers caught up in a gender eligibility row at the Paris Olympics has won gold, 24 hours after the first. The Taiwanese fighter Lin Yu-ting secured a gold medal in convincing fashion by defeating the young Pole, Julia Szeremeta, in the final of the women’s 57kg event. Lin won every … Read more
Aman Sehrawat faced a hard challenge before his bronze medal play-off after losing in the semifinals on Thursday, August 8. The Indian wrestler weighed 61.5kg, 4.5 kg more than the permissible limit for the men’s 57kg category, and had only 10 hours to lose the extra weight. Having to lose significant weight suddenly is an … Read more
PA Media Liverpool is one of the English cities which saw clashes over the last week For more than a week, far-right violence has been flaring up in cities in England and Northern Ireland – but not so far in Scotland. It begs the question, are we immune north of the border? The violence began … Read more