Partha Chatterjee agreed to take financial responsibility of child that Arpita Mukherjee wanted to adopt: ED

Partha Chatterjee agreed to take financial responsibility of child that Arpita Mukherjee wanted to adopt: ED

Kolkata, March 1 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday claimed to have got specific clues that former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chaterjee had signed an undertaking agreeing to take the financial responsibility of a child that his close associate Arpita Mukherjee wished to adopt. Both Chatterjee and Mukherjee are in currently in judicial custody…

Amid walkout by trainee doctors, police raid offices of Korean Medical Association

Amid walkout by trainee doctors, police raid offices of Korean Medical Association

Seoul, March 1 Some offices of the Korean Medical Association (KMA), the country’s largest doctors’ group, were on Friday raided by police as part of an investigation into five current and former Association leaders accused of instigating a walkout by trainee doctors. The raids, the first investigative action that police have taken since thousands of…

South Korea, Japan are partners as they overcome ‘painful past’: Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea, Japan are partners as they overcome ‘painful past’: Yoon Suk Yeol

Seoul, March 1 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday said that Seoul and Japan are partners in the pursuit of global peace and prosperity as they work to overcome their “painful past” and move toward a new future. Yoon Suk Yeol made the remark as he marked the 105th anniversary of the March…

Russia ready to return crash victims’ bodies to Ukraine

Russia ready to return crash victims’ bodies to Ukraine

Moscow, March 1 Russia has expressed its readiness to transfer the bodies of those who perished in the crash of a military Il-76 aircraft in the Belgorod region to Ukraine, local media reported on Friday. “Yes, we are prepared. Everything necessary from a procedural standpoint is in place,” Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova was…

Iran elections: Polling underway, Supreme leader casts vote

Iran elections: Polling underway, Supreme leader casts vote

Tehran, March 1 Polling is underway for the Iran’s 12th Parliamentary and Assembly of experts elections on Friday, during which Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei has cast his vote, the state media reported. A total of 61,172,298 individuals, including 30,945,133 men and 30,227,165 women are eligible to exercise their right, Islamic Republic News Agency reported. According…

Indian envoy thanks governor of quake-hit Ishikawa for helping Indians

Indian envoy thanks governor of quake-hit Ishikawa for helping Indians

Tokyo, March 1 Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George met Hiroshi Hase, governor of the quake-hit Ishikawa, on Friday and thanked him for all the assistance extended to Indians there. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the northernmost peninsula of Noto in Ishikawa this year, killing hundreds of people and rendering many homeless. “Ambassador @AmbSibiGeorge visited #Ishikawa…

India to implement hybrid power project in Sri Lanka’s northern islands

India to implement hybrid power project in Sri Lanka’s northern islands

Colombo, March 1 India on Friday inked a pact with Sri Lanka to provide renewable energy to three islands Delft, Nainativu and Analaitivu off Jaffna which are completely cut off from the national grid. On behalf of Sri Lankan government, Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority and M/s. U Solar Clean Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd from…

Death toll in Bangladesh building fire mounts to 46 (Second Lead)

Death toll in Bangladesh building fire mounts to 46 (Second Lead)

Dhaka, March 1 The death toll in the fire at a multi-storey building in Bangladesh has risen to 46, local media reported. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed grief over the loss of lives and property in the incident, Dhaka Tribune reported. The fire, which had broken out in a restaurant at around 22:00…