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Jacinda Ardern will be remembered as a crisis manager who led her country through some of its darkest days during her five-year premiership.                       Jacinda Ardern was lauded globally for her empathy and strong leadership. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged women not to let motherhood stand in the way of leadership roles as she bowed out of politics. "I leave knowing I was the best mother I could be," Ardern, 42, said in her valedictory speech to parliament Wednesday in Wellington. "You can be that person, and be here." Lauded globally for her empathy and strong leadership, Ardern's resignation in January came as a shock. But she had increasingly become a divisive figure at home and her Labour Party was falling in opinion polls ahead of an election later this year. She will be remembered as a crisis manager who led her country through some of its darkest days during her five-year premiership. They i...

Anil Anthony, who left the Congress earlier, formally joined the BJP on Thursday, in the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan.                                    "Anil Antony is one of many Opposition leaders to have joined the BJP". New Delhi: The BJP's Kerala chief K Surendran said more leaders will follow former Union minister and Congress leader AK Antony's son, Anil Antony, to the saffron camp. Anil Anthony, who left the Congress earlier, formally joined the BJP on Thursday, in the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan. K Surendran and senior party leaders Tarun Chugh and Anil Baluni were also present at his joining. Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Mr Surendran, to a question on whether Anil Anthony's joining would boost the BJP's prospects in the southern state and boost its acceptability among Christian voters, said, "AK Antony is senior Congress l...

The development came amid the widening chasm between the judiciary and the federal government over holding polls in the country's politically crucial Punjab province. Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar speaks during an interview in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2022. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has cancelled his visit to the US to attend the spring meetings of the World Bank and the IMF and hold talks with officials to unlock a much-needed USD 1.1 billion IMF bailout, amid deepening domestic political uncertainty and developing judicial crisis, according to a media report on Friday. During the visit, Dar was to meet the International Monetary Fund management for the removal of bottlenecks in the staff-level agreement on the revival of the stalled bailout package. Sources said that Dar would not attend the spring meetings of the World Bank and the IMF that will take place from April 10 to 16 in Washington, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. "...

A neighbour of the accused Saifi who spoke to this newspaper on the condition of anonymity termed him as a man who was focused on his work.                                                   Kerala train arson case accused, Shahrukh Saifi NEW DELHI: A pall of gloom has not only descended on the family of Shahrukh Saifi, rather the whole locality in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh was in deep shock to find out that the prime accused in the Kerala train arson case is an “introvert” and “harmless” boy next door. The neighbours always saw him with decent eyes, a young man who speaks less and greets them well while passing by but who would have known that one day, the country’s top agencies would be on their toes to find him for an “unspeakable” act of barbarism. A neighbour of the accused Saifi who spoke to this newspaper on the condition of anonymity termed him as a man w...

Weapons and ammunition were seized from the slain terrorists, who have remained actively involved in terror activities against security forces and the killing of innocent citizens, ISPR statement. Pakistani soldiers. Image used for representational purpose  PESHAWAR: A Pakistani soldier was killed and eight terrorists were eliminated during an overnight raid at a militant hideout in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military has said. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday, an intense exchange of fire took place between the security personnel and terrorists during the intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Shinwarsak area of South Waziristan district, which also left one soldier dead, the Dawn newspaper reported on Thursday. "Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists' location and eight terrorists, including terrorist commander Jan Muhammad alias Chargh, were sent to hell," the statement said. W...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the new terminal of Chennai airport on Saturday, built at ₹ 1,260 crore.                          The new terminal at Chennai airport will increase its passenger capacity. New Delhi: The new integrated terminal building of the Chennai airport sports a swanky look reflecting the Tamil culture, shows photos released by the authorities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the new terminal on Saturday, which has been built at a cost of ₹ 1,260 crore. "The new integrated terminal building at Chennai Airport, spanning an area of 2,20,972 sqm, is set to cater to the growing air traffic in the state of Tamil Nadu. It's also a reflection of the government's commitment towards providing high-quality infrastructure to travellers," the civil aviation ministry tweeted. The T-2 (Phase-1) building will increase the airport's passenger capacity from 23 million to 30 million p...

Many people including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, Union Minister Smriti Irani and YouTuber Nas Daily congratulated the grandparents.                                      Bill and Melinda French Gates with their granddaughter. Jennifer Gates, the eldest child of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates, welcomed her first child with husband Nayel Nassar last month. She took to Instagram to announce the happy news. The grandparents were elated by the announcement and have now shared pictures with their first grandchild on social media. In a picture posted by the Microsoft Co-founder on Instagram, he can be seen wearing a navy blue sweatshirt and pants and playfully touching his granddaughter's tiny fingers. The baby appears dressed in an adorable pink onesie. He captioned the post, "I can't wait to watch you discover the world." The new grandmother al...

He believes that client feedback inspires him since it gives him delight to know that Apple's technologies and products are making a positive difference in their lives.               In January, it was announced that Mr Cook will be taking a massive pay cut in 2023. Apple's Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has revealed that he starts his day around 5 am religiously reading the feedback their customers have sent to the company. He said in an interview with GQ Magazine, "If you're in the business, like we are, of creating technology that really enriches people's lives - you want to know what it's doing. You want to know how people are feeling about it." He further continued, "Of course, I get some complaints as well. Those are cool too because I want to stay grounded in terms of what our users are thinking, what they're feeling." The outlet further mentions that Mr Cook often forwards these emails to his employees. He believes that client fee...

In the letter which was posted on Twitter by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his former deputy said, "It is very dangerous for the country if the prime minister is less educated."                "It is necessary to have an educated prime minister for the progress of India," he said. New Delhi: Former education minister of Delhi, jailed Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, today wrote a letter addressing the people of the country, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lack of educational qualification is 'dangerous' for the country. His party boss, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has also been attacking the PMK over the alleged confusion over his college degrees. Mr Kejriwal was recently fined ₹ 25,000 by the Gujarat High Court for asking for details of the PM's graduation and post-graduation degrees through Right to Information (RTI). Manish Sisodia's letter, tweeted by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, says, "Today's youth ...

Kiren Rijiju said complaints related to the retired judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts are not handled by the Department of Justice.                  Kiren Rijiju said law ministry is concerned only with appointment of serving members. New Delhi: The law ministry receives complaints regarding serving and retired judges from time to time but it is concerned only with appointment and service conditions of serving members of the higher judiciary, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He was responding to the question "whether as per the Union minister for Law and Justice, a few former judges of the Supreme Court are part of an anti-India gang". The minister was also asked to reveal the source of the information and whether in view of national security, the government has informed the chief justice of India and the Union home ministry. While in the English version of the written reply, Mr Rijiju has not ...