To avoid a shutdown, the US Congress is gearing up for a series of votes.

On Saturday, lawmakers will return to Washington, DC, without having reached an agreement on how to avoid a government shutdown that could affect everything from national parks to financial regulation.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has failed to pass legislation tha...

Explainer: What Members of Congress in the United States Are Arguing About as the Government Shutdown Looms

The House of Representatives, which is controlled by Republicans, and the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, are at odds over the priorities that each chamber would like to see included in any legislation that would continue to fund the government into the new fiscal year, which begins on ...

Kishida unveils the outlines of a new economic plan as support for his government wanes.

On Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled the essence of his new economic package, which concentrates on wage increases and measures to mitigate the effects of rising prices. Despite the recent cabinet reshuffle that took place less than two weeks ago, support for his cabinet has ...

Apple was ordered to cease distributing the iPhone 12 in France due to excessive electromagnetic radiation levels.

A French government agency determined that the iPhone 12 exposed users to an unsafe level of electromagnetic radiation and ordered the product's withdrawal from sale.

This week, a French government regulatory agency demanded that Apple remove the iPhone 12 from the French market bec...

Manish Tewari has posed the question, "How can ministers move legislation on policy matters when there is a motion of no confidence pending?"

On Monday, Congress Member of Parliament Manish Tewari questioned the ability of the government of Narendra Modi to move legislation and substantive business on policy matters such as the statutory resolution for increasing the import duty on LPG after the speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, admi...

Kishida visits the Fukushima facility to emphasize safety before the release of treated water.

The purpose of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's short visit to the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday was to emphasize the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. This controversial plan is something that his government wa...

Ahead of the assembly elections, the Congress puts on a variety of masks, including Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, a minister in the Union government and a leader in the BJP, made the accusation on Wednesday that the Congress puts on multiple faces in the lead up to assembly elections in order to deceive the public.

Scindia, who is currently traveling through the Gwalior-Chamba...

Sharad Pawar asserts that Modi will not serve as PM following the 2024 election.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not return to office after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to the president of the Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar. Pawar stated that he will not align with the BJP in 2024, putting to rest rumors that he may follow his nephew. He will instead wo...

Anna Netrebko's local performance is opposed by the Prague government.

The local government of Prague stated on Monday that it opposes "unequivocally" a performance by Russian opera vocalist Anna Netrebko in the Czech capital while Russia is at war with Ukraine.

Jiri Pospisil, the city's deputy mayor in charge of culture, stated that all memb...

A bill has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha to supplant the CJI with a cabinet minister in the selection of the CEC and election commissioners.

The central government introduced a bill on Thursday that would replace the chief justice of India (CJI) with a cabinet minister on the committee for the appointment of chief election commissioners (CECs) and commissioners (ECs). To oppose the contentious bill, the opposition raised a ruckus.

Kiren Rijiju has been dared by the Congress to disclose the names of ministers who have travelled to Manipur since the outbreak of violence.

Since the violence in Manipur broke out 97 days ago, the Congress has challenged Union Minister Kiren Rijiju to provide data on his statements that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested central ministers to visit the Northeast every 15 days. Rijiju made these statements while speaking in the...

Ex-president Trump documents case and pleads not guilty to additional offences.

Donald Trump pled not guilty to additional charges filed against him last week in a federal case accusing the former president of mishandling classified government documents after he left office.

Trump entered his plea on Friday, according to a judicial filing. In addition, he relinquis...

IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw refutes Congressman Manish Tewari's allegation that the Data Protection Bill is a money bill.

Thursday, Union information and technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw refuted Congress member Manish Tewari's claim that the government has classified the Digital Data Protection Bill as a financial bill.

Tewari tweeted, "Why was the Digital Data Protection Bill abruptly classif...

BJP criticizes Congress for being "anti-Kannadiga"; cites the removal of the Bhuvaneshwari statue, the Kaveri dispute, and school uniform contracts

The opposition BJP criticized the government in a series of tweets on Tuesday, labeling it anti-Kannadiga. Ironically, the Congress employed the same rhetoric during the recent assembly elections against the then-incumbent BJP. The saffron party criticized the government for a number of decisions...

Macron calls for a'return to authority' following French riots over the murder of Nahel.

The killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. during a traffic stop last month sparked protests, riots, and looting, with many alleging the government of permitting a culture of institutional racism to fester within the police force.

Macron condemned the "burning of schools, city halls, gyms...

Élisabeth Borne will remain France's prime minister despite pension protests and violence.

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to retain Élisabeth Borne in her position as prime minister, an official from the president's office confirmed on Monday, rejecting pressure to give his government a new direction after a few months of turmoil.

Months of unrest and...

Élisabeth Borne will remain France's prime minister despite pension protests and violence.

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to retain Elisabeth Borne in her position as prime minister, an official from the president's office said on Monday, rejecting pressure to give a new direction to his government following a turbulent few months.

Months of unrest and strik...

BJP makes a new attack against Telangana's KCR administration as elections approach

Prior to the state's upcoming assembly elections in October and November, the BJP has renewed its attacks on the K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR)-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government in Telangana.

The BJP wants to capitalize on anti-incumbency feelings against the BRS administration...

France will pay a bonus for fixing shoes and clothes to reduce waste.

The goal of the move is to cut down on the 700,000 tons of clothes that French people throw away every year, of which two-thirds end up in dumps. Under the plan, customers will be able to get 7 euros for fixing a heel and 10–25 euros for fixing clothes.

The French government said ...

The Korean government wants to make the telecoms market there more competitive.

The three telecom companies in Korea, SK telecom, KT, and LG Uplus, have all been monopolies for more than 20 years. To change this system, the Korean government will lower the fee for giving a new operator a frequency allocation and give the new operator help, such as loans of up to 400 billion ...