Opinion

They should also grasp the fact that their escalation of provocation on the Taiwan question is pushing what many dub as the world's most important bilateral relationship further down the wrong path, which will in turn undermine the much-needed bilateral cooperation to tackle a wide range of pressing global challenges, particularly the rampaging coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Washington’s wicked motives behind provocative Taiwan trip

Mahinda Rajapaksa’s decision to resign as Prime Minister, an office to which he was controversially installed by President Maithripala Sirisena, is the first sign that the dragging constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka is heading slowly towards a resolution. He had also played a part in the unfolding of the crisis set off by Mr. Sirisena, who made ill-advised moves by invoking his executive powers repeatedly for political and partisan ends. The two leaders had come together against common rival Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was removed as Prime Minister unceremoniously on October 26 to make way for Mr. Rajapaksa. However, they saw little success either in Parliament or before the courts. Despite Mr. Rajapaksa failing to prove his majority in several motions in the House, he had steadfastly remained in office, seeking fresh elections instead of stepping down. Sri Lanka’s politics and economy have been caught in a downward spiral due to a constitutional crisis since Mr. Sirisena … [Read more...] about End Sri Lanka’s crisis

With the unfortunate demise of Sushant Singh Rajput, the media coverage of the case has come under severe scrutiny. And actor Rohit Roy feels that the “senseless conspiracy theories should definitely stop and media should stop fanning these conspiracy theories”. The Kaabil (2017) actor is of the opinion that every now and then, there is a new villain that crops up for people to hate and these theories are steering the conversation away from the actual topic – mental health. … [Read more...] about New day, new villain: Rohit Roy on media coverage of Sushant’s death

A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi described the draft environment impact assessment (EIA) as a “disaster” and urged people to protest against it, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday that those raising objections to the draft (EIA notification are the same people who took “big decisions without consultations” when they were in power. Read more. … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times: Rhea Chakraborty approaches SC with plea alleging unfair media trial in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death and all the latest news

At the end of July, Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the federal government agency for disease control and prevention, warned that he was "very concerned about the latest developments" after daily COVID-19 infection cases started to rise again. … [Read more...] about German companies expect COVID-19 restrictions on public life to continue for months: survey