BANGKOK: Thailand dissolved its parliament on Monday, paving the way for what could be a bitterly-fought election in May between rival political forces at the heart of a tumultuous 18-year struggle for power.Below are some key issues around the election. WHICH PARTIES ARE THE MAIN CONTENDERS? The opposition Pheu Thai party, controlled by the billionaire […]
NEW DELHI: Following his dismal outing at the All England Championship, ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen slipped six places to World No. 25 in the latest BWF men’s singles rankings on Tuesday.Lakshya hasn’t been in the best of form recently having made early exits from the Malaysia Open, India Open and German Open.The 21-year-old had […]
Twitter-rival Mastodon now has more than 10 million registered users. The platform rose to fame after Elon Musk took over the reins of Twitter in October last year. Several people of clout, including celebrities and journalists, flew to the Germany-based platform citing concerns over a potential proliferation of misinformation and/ or hate speech.As per a […]
NEW YORK: A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump over a hush money payment to a porn star appears poised to complete its work soon as law enforcement officials make preparations for possible unrest in the event of an indictment. Trump over the weekend claimed without any evidence that he would be arrested on […]
