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Mahua Moitra’s message to Wangchuk (Photo source: X, ANI) Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday expressed support for activist Sonam Wangchuk, while accusing the BJP of attempting to divert attention from the issues raised by his hunger strike.In a post on X, Moitra wrote, “Sir @Wangchuk66 we are with you. But it is…
Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Gina Rushton is filling in for Courtney Gould to get you up to speed on the happenings from Parliament House. The disproportionate excitement from those in the Canberra bubble that Parliament House’s beloved Aussie’s cafe had upgraded its ageing coffee machine could have been a warning…
A coalition of conservationists, artists and forest industry figures has called for an end to old-growth logging in Tasmania but major environmental groups have distanced themselves from the “shared vision statement”, saying it does not go far enough. The Forest Congress began in 2023, when artist Kirsha Kaechele from Hobart’s Museum of Old and New…
Jobs, exports, talent and investment increasingly depend on urban India. Three reforms can turn cities from growth constraints into productive assetsIndia’s economic destiny will be decided in its cities. This is a no brainer. They concentrate people, ideas, capital and markets in ways no other mode of human habitation can. India’s transition to a high-income…
The livelihoods of thousands of families will be at risk if a major coal mine expansion is not approved, the New South Wales planning watchdog has been told. The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) is holding public hearings into the proposed Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) Continuation Project, which would see mining continue at the site near…
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new testosterone screening program that he says will help troops operate at their “absolute best”. Troops under 30 will be able to volunteer for testosterone testing and service members above that age will undergo compulsory screening as part of their annual medical review. Mr Hegseth said in…
England players and supporters stood proudly and belted out God Save the King as they prepared for the biggest match in their recent history. Not that you could hear a word of it. The larger Argentina fan contingent inside Atlanta Stadium drowned it out with its own singing, making it look like a lip sync…
The FDA clarified that the action was based on alleged violations under the Food Safety and Standards Act NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has raided a Pune shop owned by the family of Siya Goyal, one of the accused in the murder of realtor Ketan Agarwal, and seized food products worth…
New Zealand actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, his long-time agent has confirmed. The My Brilliant Career and Jurassic Park star died in Sydney on Monday aged 78. Philip Grenz, Neill’s agent of 19 years, confirmed the actor’s cause of death in a statement released on Thursday. “As Sam Neill’s longtime rep, I spoke with…
Medical staff check on environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk on the 18th day of his indefinite hunger strike as part of the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday said he is “not in good shape, but not so bad” as his indefinite hunger strike against alleged…