Prof. Camryn Barton 
Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return to the island nation next week after fleeing in July amid mass protests, local broadcaster Newsfirst reported on Wednesday, citing a former ambassador. Udayanga Weeratunga, a former Sri Lankan envoy to Russia who is related to Rajapaksa, said he will arrive in Sri Lanka on Aug. 24, … Read more
KYIV: As Russian forces fail to gain ground in eastern Ukraine and fortify defensive positions in the south, Ukrainian officials are warning of a buildup of Russian long-range missile systems to the north, in Belarus, which has served as a key staging ground for Moscow in the war. Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, the top commander of Ukraine’s … Read more
GHAZIPUR(UP): Three children died here after their mother allegedly gave them to drink tea laced with some poisonous substance following an argument with her husband, police said on Wednesday. According to the FIR, Sunita Yadav had come to her parents’ place at Dhadhani village following a dispute with her brother-in-law a week ago. Two days … Read more
SURAT: In a rescue operation undertaken in extreme weather and sea conditions Indian Coast Guard team from Daman airlifted 14 fishermen from a fishing boat Tulsi Devi off Valsad coast on Wednesday. The boat’s engine had failed on Tuesday within a few hours of it sailing and flooding in the boat was reported after which … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is out to contest election on nine National Assembly (NA) seats next month, which were vacated after the incumbent Speaker of the House had accepted resignations of 11 lawmakers of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). Raja Pervez Ashraf, the NA Speaker and former Prime Minister, had accepted resignations of … Read more
VADODARA: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday sought to downplay the entry of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) into the Gujarat poll arena and claimed the real battle will be fought between his party Congress and the ruling BJP. Expressing confidence about the Congress winning the Assembly polls due by the year-end, he … Read more
KABUL: A huge explosion struck a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, witnesses and police said, with many feared dead or injured. Police said there were multiple casualties but did not say how many. One Taliban intelligence official told Reuters that as many as 35 people may have been wounded or killed, and … Read more
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader, according to a New York Post interview published on Wednesday. Hadi Matar also told the Post he had only “read a couple pages” of Rushdie’s … Read more
NEW DELHI: Treatment at six different hospitals over 23 days could not save the life of the nine-year-old Dalit boy who was allegedly thrashed by his school teacher in Rajasthan for touching a drinking water pot, according to information shared by the National Commission for Scheduled Caste. Indra Meghwal, a student of a private school … Read more
PATNA: Fearing a drought like situation in many parts of the state, CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asked officials to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity to farmers for 16 hours a day. “The irrigation works become cheaper for farmers due to continuous availability of electricity,” he said while chairing a meeting of officials to review … Read more
