At least 22 people were killed when a wall collapsed during a wedding party in northern India. The guests had taken shelter from heavy rain under a tin shack when a wall collapsed onto it in the storm. Another 26 people were injured in the accident in Bharatpur, a district in Rajasthan state, 15 of them seriously. Local media reports ...

A US Senate panel investigating Russian interference in last year’s election has issued a rare formal demand for documents from President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser. Michael Flynn has failed to voluntarily co-operate with the investigation, the Senate Intelligence Committee says. He was forced to resign in February after failing to disclose the content of his talks with Russian ...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has quashed speculation linking midfielder Philippe Coutinho with a move to Barcelona in the summer, highlighting the fact the player had put pen to paper on a contract extension until 2020 in January. “When did he sign his new contract?” Klopp told British media. “There are absolutely no plans (to sell). “What our owners say is ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has called on government to strengthen policies aimed at ensuring that retirees in the country are paid on time. CSRP Executive Director Patrick Nshindano says it is worrying that retirees continue struggling to get their hard earned money without being paid on time. Mr. Nshindano laments that some of the retirees even end ...

Judicial and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (JAWUZ) President Peter Mwale has accused government of dragging on the conclusion of negotiations for increased salaries and improved conditions of service for workers. Mr. Mwale tells Q News that it will be prudent for government to conclude negotiations for improved conditions of service as soon as possible in view of the hike ...

Real Madrid inflicted a fourth Champions League elimination on Atletico Madrid in as many years on Wednesday, losing their semifinal second leg 2-1 but progressing to the final 4-2 on aggregate. Atletico had threatened an incredible comeback, Saul Niguez’s powerful header and Antoine Griezmann’s penalty inside 16 minutes cutting Real’s aggregate lead to a solitary goal. The hosts fed off ...

Constitutional Making Expert Simon Kabanda has appealed to government to constitute a Referendum Preparations Committee tasked to prepare Zambians for participation in the National Referendum which he says should be held alongside the 2021 General Election. Mr. Kabanda says the Republican Constitution will only be complete with a complete Bill of Rights when the nation holds a National Referendum to ...

Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya has announced that Zambia will once again record a bumper harvest for the 2016/17 farming season with an estimated maize production of 3, 606, 549 metric tonnes. And Government has with immediate effect lifted the ban on the export of maize to other countries. Ms Siliya has told news conference in Lusaka that the country has ...

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has approved the application by ZESCO to increase electricity tariffs by 75%. The adjustment will be effected in two phases of 50 percent effective 15th May, 2017 and 25 percent to be effected on 1st September, 2017. ERB Acting Board Chairperson Professor Francis Yamba has told a media briefing in Lusaka today that notwithstanding the ...

THE State has enter a nolle prosequi against UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and five of his co accused on the charge of disobedience of lawful orders contrary to Section 127 of the Penal Code Act, Chapter 87 of the Law of Zambia. It was alleged that on 8th April,2017, at Limulunga district in Western province, Mr Hichilema and his co-accused ...