India’s top court has ruled adultery is no longer a crime, striking down a 158-year-old colonial-era law which it said treated women as male property. Previously any man who had sex with a married woman, without the permission of her husband, had committed a crime. A petitioner had challenged the law saying it was arbitrary and discriminated against men and ...

Economist Lubinda Habaazoka has told off mining companies to stop bullying government on taxation. Reacting to a statement by the Chamber of Mines in which they are seeking to increase loss carry over’s from 7 to 10 years and demanding the vat refund arrears to be repaid, Dr Habaazoka says mines should stop holding government at ransom. He says mines ...

The annual rate of inflation for the month of September 2018 has dropped to 7.9 percent from 8.1 percent. Speaking at media briefing, Central Statistical Office Acting Director for Statistics Goodson Sinyenga says this means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 7.9 percent between September 2017 and September 2018. Mr. Sinyenga says has attributed the decrease ...

The Non-governmental Gender Organisation Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has charged that political parties are taking advantage of the constitution’s silence on the need to have a gender balanced leadership to sideline women from assuming high party positions. NGOCC Executive Director Engwase Mwale tells QTV News that this development is disadvantaging women with the ability to lead political parties at higher levels ...

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has opposed the suggestion to postpone the presentation of the 2019 national budget in view of the suspension of financial aid by some cooperating partners. EAZ president Lubinda Habaazoka says any delay in the presentation of the 2019 budget would amount to flouting the law. Mr. Habaazoka says the Zambian Constitution clear stipulates a ...

Donald Trump has said he turned down a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, putting a damper on high hopes for trade renegotiations. Mr Trump’s comments were made as Nafta talks continue to drag on. “I must be honest with you, we’re not getting along at all with their negotiators,” he said at a United Nations news conference in ...

A Russian man accused of the Salisbury poisoning is a military officer who received an honour from Vladimir Putin, an investigative website says. Following the attempted poisoning in March, UK investigators identified one of the two suspects as Ruslan Boshirov. President Putin claimed Boshirov was a civilian, and on Russian TV, he himself said he visited Salisbury as a tourist. ...

The first of three woman to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct has said the assault “drastically altered” her life. Prof Christine Blasey Ford’s written testimony describes how the alleged incident between her and the judge has had a “lasting impact” on her. Prof Ford and Judge Kavanaugh are due to testify before a Senate panel about ...

Real Madrid were thrashed by Sevilla as they and Barcelona lost a La Liga game on the same day for the first time since 4 January 2015. Andre Silva scored twice in the first 21 minutes – converting a Jesus Navas cross and then firing home a rebound after Navas’ shot was saved. Gareth Bale hit the post and Sevilla’s ...

Eden Hazard is “one of the best in the world”, Chelsea assistant manager Gianfranco Zola said after the forward scored a stunning late winner against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup. The Belgium international’s finish into the far corner with five minutes remaining sealed victory as Chelsea came from behind to end Premier League leaders Liverpool’s perfect start to the season ...