Editor Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute should not be seen as anybody’s win or loss, and appealed to countrymen for peace, unity and amity. In an unanimous verdict, the top court cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site … Read more
Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa has condemned opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa for the latter’s attempt to create ethnic divisions terming them a cabal of extremists trying to terrify and divide people just to consolidate their own power. In a letter, Premadasa said it is his duty to unite all Sri Lankans and move forward together, not to … Read more
The Prime Minister was presented a ‘siropa’ (robe of honour) by Kaur on behalf of the SGPC. PM Modi spent nearly 20 minutes at the Gurdwara and listened to the ‘kirtan’. At the Gurdwara, Modi was accompanied by Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator V P Singh Badnore, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Union Minister and … Read more
The former president, wearing a black T-shirt and suit jacket, pumped his fist in the air as he exited the federal police headquarters in the southern city of Curitiba and was quickly mobbed by hundreds of supporters and journalists. In an impassioned address, Lula vowed to “continue fighting” for ordinary Brazilians and expose the “lying … Read more
With 80 percent of votes counted at 22:00 local time (1800 GMT), projections from the Electoral Commission gave a large lead to a coalition led by Jugnauth, who took the helm of one of Africa’s wealthiest countries when his father stepped down in 2017. Partial results from the state-run commission forecast Jugnauth’s centre-right Morisian Alliance … Read more