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Yangon, Nov 13: Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party secured an absolute majority in Myanmar's election, official results showed Friday, in a poll disputed by the military-aligned opposition and criticised by rights groups. Her National League for Democracy (NLD) had already declared a landslide victory based on its own tallies, prompting street celebrations by supporters. But official figures were

New York, Nov 13: Former US President Barack Obama says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has a "nervous, unformed quality" about him like a student eager to impress the teacher but lacking aptitude and passion to "master the subject." The New York Times has reviewed Obama's memoir 'A Promised Land', in which among other issues, the first Black American President has talked about political leaders from

New Delhi, Nov 13: India's Covid-19 tally rose to 87.28 lakh on Friday with a single-day increase of 44,879 cases, while the recoveries surged to 81,15,580, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry. The death toll reached 1,28,668 after 547 more fatalities were reported in the country in a span of 24 hours and the total coronavirus cases mounted

Bengaluru, Nov 13: Noted journalist and writer Ravi Belagere died after suffering a heart attack in the wee hours Friday. Belagare (62) was rushed to hospital but he did not respond to treatment and passed away, sources said. His mortal remains will be kept at his Prarthana School premises for people and dignitaries to pay their last respects. Belagere was a known name in Karnataka from his

Bengaluru, Nov 12: Karnataka reported 2116 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of infections to 855912 in the state on Thursday. According to official sources, as many as 21 persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24-hour, taking the total number of persons died due to the pandemic to 11474. The sources said that in the last 24-hour as many as 3368 COVID-19 patients were discharged

New Delhi, Nov 12: Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra faces contempt charges over a series of tweets criticizing the Supreme Court for granting TV anchor Arnab Goswami interim bail. Attorney General KK Venugopal has granted his consent to a law student and two lawyers who want to sue Kunal Kamra for criminal contempt. "It is time that people understand attacking the Supreme Court unjustifiably and

Dharamshala, Nov 12: Bollywood actor Asif Basra was found dead in a private complex in the northern hilly city of Dharamshala on Thursday, the police said. The officials further said the actor was found hanging in the complex when the police reached the spot. "Film actor Asif Basra found dead in a private complex in Dharamshala. He was found hanging," Kangra, Superintendent of Police, Vimukt

Just eight months after they swung into action to avert a crippling depression and credit crunch, central banks are in the uncomfortable position of relying on governments to power fragile economic rebounds. The decisions their counterparts make will affect not just the growth outlook for the next few quarters but could shape central banks’ policy options, and even their credibility, for years to

India’s economy probably shrank for a second straight quarter, according to a team of economists including Michael Patra, the central bank’s deputy governor in charge of monetary policy, pushing the country into an unprecedented recession. Gross domestic product contracted 8.6% in the quarter ended September, the Reserve Bank of India showed in its first ever published ‘nowcast,’ which is an

Riyadh, Nov 12: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, urged the world on Thursday to take "a decisive stance" to address efforts by Iran to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programs, in an annual address to the top government advisory body. "The Kingdom stresses the dangers of Iran's regional project, its interference in other countries, its