NEW DELHI | Xinhua |  India’s top court Monday in a landmark judgement said lawmakers in parliament and state assemblies (lawmaking bodies) are not immune from prosecution in bribery cases. The top court’s seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud with its verdict set aside a …

Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Two police constables at Katuna border police station in Kabale district are in trouble for allegedly robbing a Rwandan businessman at gunpoint.  The suspects are police constables Gracious Tusiime, 25, and Zechariah  Ekiyankundire, 26. They are accused of robbing Thomas Habanabakize,38, a Rwandan national and resident …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Martin Okoth-Ochola,65, has handed over office, as he awaits President Yoweri Museveni’s decision on a new Inspector General of Police. “Prior to this occasion, on 3rd January 2024, I wrote to the Honorable Minister of Internal Affairs/Chairman Police Authority requesting to conclude my tour …

KUALA LUMPUR | Xinhua | Family members of those aboard Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 marked the tenth year since the disappearance of the aircraft here on Sunday. With speeches, presentations and poems, the next-of-kin marked the milestone, with Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook being in attendance. “As we approach …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rev. Fr. Gaenato Batanyenda, the Kitanga parish priest in Kabale Diocese, has retired from active priesthood after 50 years of dedicated service. The 80-year-old celebrated a thanksgiving event on Sunday at the parish headquarters in Kashambya sub-county, Rukiga district. In his farewell speech, Batanyenda …

COMMENT  | DAVID BIRUNGI |  This year marks 25 years since the reforms that have progressively transformed the communications sector in this country. We join in celebrating the Uganda Communications Commission  (UCC) that has presided over most of these reforms – some bad, most of them transformative. In 1989 when …

ENTERTAINMENT  | THE INDEPENDENT |  For many of us, the thought of having our entire lives broadcasted on television is a daunting prospect. We fear that the world will witness every aspect of our being, both the good and the bad. However, this apprehension did not deter three prominent Ugandan …

COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU |  When you think of Ambassador Fukuzawa, it is hard not to think of a unique blend of humility and humor. He is the master of defusing tense situations with a well-timed, pokerfaced joke. If you have had the privilege of meeting out-going Japanese Ambassador to Uganda, …

Enebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peace Kabasweka kept her nerve enroute to winnng the 14th edition of the Entebbe Ladies Open at the par 71 Lake side course here in Entebbe by 2 strokes. The Toro Club lady captain produced scores of 74, 83 and 73 for a total …

COLOMBO | Xinhua | Sri Lanka’s Education Minister Susil Premajayantha announced on Sunday that starting March 19, a pilot project will be initiated in 20 schools, providing students from Grade 8 the chance to delve into artificial intelligence (AI) within their information technology curriculum. Addressing a public gathering in Colombo, …