India’s Bengaluru fast running out of water – and it’s not summer yet | Water News

India’s Bengaluru fast running out of water – and it’s not summer yet | Water News

Bengaluru, the city of lavish headquarters of multiple global software companies in southern India, is drying up. Residents say they are facing the worst water crisis in decades as they witness an unusually hot February and March. Water experts fear the worst is still to come in April and May…

‘Dead democracy’: Will Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest unite India’s opposition? | India Election 2024 News

‘Dead democracy’: Will Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest unite India’s opposition? | India Election 2024 News

New Delhi, India – The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by India’s financial crime investigation agency on Thursday night has triggered near-unanimous condemnation from the country’s fragile opposition, with some leaders warning of a people’s “revolution” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kejriwal’s arrest, weeks before the first round…

Economic conditions in debt-stricken Sri Lanka improving, IMF says | Debt

Economic conditions in debt-stricken Sri Lanka improving, IMF says | Debt

IMF says inflation has dropped from 70 percent, economy expanded in the second half of 2023. The economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka has started to gradually improve following its worst economic crisis two years ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Inflation has come down from a peak…

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya? | Rohingya News

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya? | Rohingya News

The Rohingya are yet again bearing the brunt of renewed fighting and military air strikes in Myanmar, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned this week. The latest wave of fighting by rebel groups who want to overturn the country’s 2021 military coup flared up in October last year. The military…

US, EU ratchet up pressure on Israel over Gaza ceasefire; UN vote planned | Israel War on Gaza News

US, EU ratchet up pressure on Israel over Gaza ceasefire; UN vote planned | Israel War on Gaza News

Security Council expected to vote on Friday on US-drafted ceasefire resolution with talks to continue in Qatar. The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote as soon as Friday on a United States-drafted resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as the European Union called for a “humanitarian pause”,…

Blinken: Clear consensus for immediate, sustained ceasefire in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

Blinken: Clear consensus for immediate, sustained ceasefire in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a ceasefire is the best way to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. He spoke in Cairo following a meeting with Arab leaders that focused on a truce deal between Israel and Hamas as well as the release of captives….

At least three killed in suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar | ISIL/ISIS News

At least three killed in suicide bombing in Afghan city of Kandahar | ISIL/ISIS News

At least 12 others wounded in blast that targeted a group of people waiting outside a bank in city centre. At least three people have been killed and 12 others wounded in a suicide bombing in front of a bank in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, according to local police and officials….

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal arrested over corruption claims | Elections News

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal arrested over corruption claims | Elections News

Kejriwal is a key leader in an opposition alliance challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP in elections next month. Delhi Chief Minister and prominent opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by India’s financial crime agency in connection with corruption allegations related to the city’s liquor policy, his party has…