New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Following the open letter by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to jailed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over "water-crisis" in the city, AAP minister Atishi has hit back at the LG, holding him responsible for not averting the issue with a delay in suspension of CEO of the Delhi Jal Board. In a reply to the Delhi LG, Delhi Minister Atishi wrote a letter to him and accused Saxena of enco ..read more

New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue Court has directed the jail authorities to upload the charge sheet and documents of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) money laundering case on computers accessible by inmates. This direction has been passed on the application of former DJB chief engineer Jagdish Kumar Arora who is chargesheeted and under judicial custody in this case. Special judge Bhupinder Singh directed the conce ..read more

Seoul, South Korea - For decades, U.S. policy in Asia has relied on what was informally known as the "hub and spokes" system of bilateral alliances. But lately, U.S. officials have used another analogy to describe their vision for the region: a lattice fence. It may sound like only a metaphorical tweak, but officials in the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden say it could have big implications, as they try ..read more

Olympia [Greece], April 16 (ANI): In a traditional ceremony organised by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the governing body of the Olympics in Greece, the flame of the Paris Olympics 2024 was lit at Olympia on Tuesday. The summer Olympics will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11 this year. During the ceremony, the second torchbearer, Laure Manaudou of France, a three-time Olympic medalist in swimming, took to the s ..read more

DOHA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- With Kuryu Matsuki's early goal, a 10-man Japan team sailed to a 1-0 victory over China in the first round of group stage of the U23 Asian Cup here on Tuesday. The U23 Asian Cup is also a qualification tournament for the Paris Olympics. The top three finishers at the U23 Asian Cup will directly qualify for the Olympics, while the fourth-placed team will face Guinea in a play-off for th ..read more

TOKYO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Two burned human corpses were found Tuesday in a riverbed in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, and police are probing the case as suspected incident of corpse abandonment, local media reported. The bodies were found in a mountainous area dotted with houses, some 10 km from the town center of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture. The identities and genders are not yet known, Kyodo News reported ..read more

NEW DELHI -- At least 18 Naxals were killed and three members of government forces wounded Tuesday in a fierce gunfight in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. The gunfight between Naxals and joint contingents of the police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) and paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) broke out in Chhotebethiya area of Kanker district, about 264 km south of Raipur, the capital cit ..read more

Dubai [UAE], April 16 (ANI/WAM): The Airports Council International (ACI) today unveiled the highly anticipated preliminary top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2023, showcasing significant shifts driven by the resurgence of international air travel, where Dubai International (DXB) retained its title as the world's busiest international airport for international travel, for the 10th year running. Acknowledging the achiev ..read more

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 (ANI): The Indian stock markets closed on Tuesday with the third successive weak session in line with global market weakness after the escalation of the Iran-Israel conflict. The Nifty concluded 0.56% lower at 22,147.90, while the BSE Sensex ended 0.62% lower at 72,943.68 on Tuesday's trading session. The IT sector witnessed the most significant decline, plummeting by 2.53. The broad ..read more

TOKYO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to introduce joint custody after divorce. At a plenary session of the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, the bill, calling for allowing divorced parents to choose either sole custody or joint custody, was approved by a majority vote. Japan's current Civil Code grants parental custody to only one of the ..read more