California’s exit polls show a shift, which is part of a larger trend.

Nicki Minaj has 23 million Twitter followers and is hence a person of some influence. Her loony rant about her cousin’s friend’s cantaloupe cajones became the biggest story of the week, except for maybe Bolshevik Barbie’s backside broadside...

Cuban state media said on Friday that the intermittent blackouts that have plagued the island since June are caused by an aging power infrastructure and lack of proper maintenance and cautioned that residents should be prepared for more in...

Militants struck twice in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday and shot dead a policeman and a non-local labourer, evoking condemnations from political parties even as the police said the ultras are feeling frustrated.

Following the closure of most embassies in Kabul, the black marketing of visas has significantly increased in Afghanistan. These developments came as Afghans are trying to escape the war-torn country after the Taliban's siege.

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), the apex decision-making body of the Indian Catholic Church, on Friday expressed concern over ''radical elements targeting the education sector'' in the state.

Reader: Why are some people listening to politicians over medical professionals?

Reader: Several letters to the editor recently published in The Morning Call clamored for the return of Donald Trump, America’s twice-impeached, one-term president.

What Thomas said this week about the Texas abortion ban was typical. But it’s the other, silent members of the Supreme Court who point to an even bigger problem

What’s needed is more support, not pressure and penalties. Over to Nadhim Zahawi, the new headmaster at the Department for Education

The telecom relief package announced by the government aims to make the sector robust, and will, in turn, have a ''good impact'' on the North Eastern States, including Meghalaya, which needs stronger connectivity and IT services, Union Mini...

A two-day long session of the Goa Assembly will be held on October 18-19 as per a notification issued by the state legislature department, an official said on Friday.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee and his personal secretary in Delhi on September 24 in connection with coal mining scam. Banerjee and his secretary Sumit Roy are supposed to appear before...

The Nepal government led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will take ''full shape'' within a week with the expansion of the Cabinet, a senior leader of the ruling coalition said on Friday.

Reader: We are fortunate to have investigative reporters like Bob Woodward and Robert Costa and their new book “Peril.”

Asghari has been with Spears for a long time. Why are we tying ourselves in pretzels trying to explain away his motives simply because he’s 12 years younger?

Old alliances are breaking apart as tectonic changes take place in the way the world works

It’s still early days, but I went along with members of West London Welcome to greet 200 Afghan refugees who have recently fled Afghanistan

I recognise that engagement with the Taliban may be a politically difficult choice for some countries, but are at a critical point

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp is not surprised by the fine starts of their Premier League rivals and said on Friday that dropping points was not an option in another fiercely competitive season. Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool oc...

Some former international cricketers, including Indians, will be in action in a T20 tournament called the Legends League Cricket to be held in March next year in the UAE, the event's organisers stated on Friday.

Former India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Venu Rajamony on Friday assumed the charge as the Officer on Special Duty to the Kerala government for external cooperation.

Column: Game days are sacred for high school athletes. Use that love for the game as leverage to get student-athletes vaccinated.

Some retailers claim they don’t want to change because of how much it would cost them to switch over to better welfare for chickens, but I think it’s just an excuse

Back in 1982, at the world’s first climate summit, they launched the Rio Earth Pledge – where people pledged to only heat and light the rooms they were in. It’s time to reinstate it, writes Donnachadh McCarthy

In an effort to encourage sustainable and pollution-free commuting on the campus, Infopark on Friday launched MYBYK, an app-based bicycle-sharing service.

Wealthy countries likely missed a goal to contribute $100 billion last year to help developing nations deal with climate change, according to the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), after increasing fu...

Foreign tourists from certain countries may be able to enter the popular resort island of Bali and other parts of Indonesia next month, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday.

How about a hand axe to throw in PE? Or a bone tool to cut, pound and crush fish fingers on Fridays?

When secret operations weren’t so cryptic

The point of British TV regulation is to protect a uniquely powerful medium – it is failing

New York City’s streets are a mess, and everybody knows it. Drivers speed and blow through red lights. Trucks block crosswalks, intersections and bike lanes. Cyclists ride against traffic. All of this leads to frustration, fear, injury and...

If you think there’s a lot wrong with the Constitution we inherited, you’re right. But you’re wrong if you think there is nothing we, the people, can do about it.

After a harrowing journey and chaotic evacuation, thousands of Afghan refugee families are now arriving on our shores and in our communities. Having left everything behind to run for their lives they are now finding themselves in a strange...

Eric Adams has been going to mayor’s school. This is no remedial education. It’s an encouraging sign that the Democratic nominee — and likely next mayor — is open to learning what he needs to know to lead the city through a difficult presen...

The bad news is that taxes in America are tilted in favor of the rich. The best news is that we could be only weeks away from a tilt in favor of the middle class: the reforms President Biden is urging to help balance the administration’s $3...

The Income Tax Department on Friday conducted searches at multiple premises linked to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with a tax evasion investigation, official sources said.

Hong Kong shares rebounded after posting their lowest close in 10 months during the previous session, with tech and healthcare leading the gains. The Hang Seng index rose +1.0% to 24,920.76, while the China Enterprises Index gained +1.5% to...

Emerging market stocks rose on Friday for the first time this week, as Chinese equities recovered after a bruising week, although worries about a likely default by indebted property developer Evergrande kept a lid on gains.

As the nation marked one year of the approval of three farm laws in Lok Sabha, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday demanded immediate scrapping of the legislations by the Centre, calling for detailed discussions with the...

Lebanon's energy ministry further raised gasoline prices on Friday by over 30%, an official document showed.

Staten Island: On a solemn day of remembrance on the 20th anniversary of one of the most memorable and tragic events — another “date which will live in infamy” — President Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Cl...

Benjamin Franklin, 81, wrote these words to deliver on the final day of the Constitutional Convention, Sept. 17, 1787. He was too weak to deliver the remarks, so James Wilson read them to the gathered delegates.

Don’t bat an eye at Democrats’ modest plans to raise $170 billion over a decade by hiking the top marginal income tax rate from 37% to 39.6% for Americans earning more than $400,000 ($450,000 for married couples). The rich can afford to pay...

India is committed to increasing its connectivity with Central Asia: PM Modi in virtual address at SCO summit.

Australia on Friday said its decision to join a historic security pact with the US and UK is aimed at securing the Indo-Pacific and developing capabilities that can contribute along with India and other countries to deter behavior that thre...

At least nine persons were killed and 10 critically injured in a firing between two rival groups over a land dispute in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province, police said.

Shares of Poonawalla Fincorp continued to decline on Friday and further tumbled 5 percent to its lowest trading limit after its Managing Director Abhay Bhutada stepped down from the company following Sebi's action.