The Trinamool Congress plans to expand its presence in several states across the country in the coming days and not limit itself to Goa, Tripura and Meghalaya, AITC’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Thursday. He attacked the Centre for increasing fuel prices 13 times in the last 15 days. “We have ventured into…Continue Reading

Hong Kong won’t reopen for international travel until its Covid-19 outbreak is curbed domestically, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a briefing Thursday as the city works to contain surging infections. The financial hub cannot lift a ban on flights from nine countries including the US, UK and Australia because it will add more pressure…Continue Reading

India won’t commit to ‘net zero’ goal at COP26

NEW DELHI: India will not commit to the 2050 ‘net zero’ goal and the country will, along with China — despite intense friction over border issues — and other developing countries, tell the affluent nations to go for carbon neutrality much before mid-century keeping in view their own cumulative historical emissions. Though India is not…Continue Reading