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India allows foreign diplomats to observe first elections in Kashmir in 10 years

SRINAGAR, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Foreign diplomats from 15 countries were allowed to observe local elections in India’s Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as New Delhi highlighted the first vote in the disputed Himalayan territory in a decade. It was the first time India has invited foreign diplomats to witness voting in the region, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped of its partial autonomy five years ago, though Delhi has hosted similar trips on other occasions and a G20 meeting on tourism there last year. More than 9 million voters are eligible to choose members for the region’s 90-seat

Maratha outfits call for bandh in Latur over quota issue, hold motorcycle rally

Latur, Sep 23 (PTI) Maratha outfits called for a bandh in Latur district on Monday to show their support for the activist Manoj Jarange, who is on an indefinite hunger strike to demand reservation for the community under the OBC category. Members of Maratha outfits gathered at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk and took out a massive motorcycle rally across Latur city, urging business establishments to shut down their shutters. Due to prior notice, shops remained shut, and schools and colleges were closed for the day. Jarange has been demanding the implementation of the draft notification that recognises Kunbis as ‘sage

Thousands protest across India seeking repeal of labour codes

NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Thousands of Indian workers marched through several towns and cities including New Delhi, Lucknow and Kolkata on Monday to protest and demand the repeal of four labour codes which they say favour multinational corporations. The protesters waved banners and placards, chanting slogans against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they marched through industrial towns. “The labour laws were introduced by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019, despite union and opposition objections,” Vidya Sagar Giri, national vice president of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), one of 10 unions which organised

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, September 23, 2024 (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis. Dissanayake, 55, who ran as head of the Marxist-leaning National People’s Power coalition, defeated President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and 35 other candidates in Saturday’s election. The election came as the country seeks to recover from a severe economic crisis that led to shortages of essentials such as foods, medicines, cooking gas and fuel in 2022, triggering massive

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