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Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) warned on Thursday of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the market fears a currency intervention amid the yen's drop to a one-month-low.In a rare English-language post on X, the ministry said "Please don't follow the impersonation account and/or comment on the post", saying such an X account purportedly belonging to Kanda or his staff did not exist."MOF is currently requesting that X (formerly Twitter) suspends the…

We all love movies, but let’s be honest: television is where most of the best storytelling is happening these days. And today, nominations for the 2023 Primetime Emmys were announced, showcasing what voters think are the best of the best. And those voters apparentlylove genre.Sci-fi and fantasy shows had a very strong presence in the nominations, including three such shows for Best Drama: Andor, House of the Dragon, and The Last of Us. Fellow Star Wars show Obi-Wan Kenobi got a somewhat surprising nod for Best Limited…

How does it feel to transition from being a diplomat to your new role as a translator? Translator and former diplomat Navdeep Suri (Courtesy The Sacred Amritsar) The two identities have been moving concurrently for a while. I did my first translation back in 2001-2002 when I was a diplomat in London. That was my paternal grandfather Nanak Singh’s classic Punjabi novel Pavitra Paapi, which I translated as The Watchmaker. After that, I translated another Punjabi novel of his – Adh Khidiya Phul – published in…

Published By: Paras YadavLast Updated: March 21, 2023, 08:35 ISTUS-Delhi Air India Flight (Photo: IANS)As a UN diplomat, I've flown worldwide but Air India 102 JFK to Delhi was my worst flight experience: Broken seats, no entertainment/call buttons/ cockroachesA UN diplomat has complained about broken seats, no call buttons/reading lights, and cockroaches in an US-Delhi Air India flight.“As a UN diplomat, I’ve flown worldwide but Air India 102 JFK to Delhi was my worst flight experience: Broken seats, no…

Last Updated: February 28, 2023, 12:36 ISTAir India Business Class Lounge (Photo: IANS)The diplomat also shared photos which showed food trays with cut vegetables, a few dishes, cup noodles and other thingsAn Indian diplomat on Monday complained about the poor facilities at Air India’s business class lounge at the John F. Kennedy airport in New York.Dr K.J. Srinivasa, India’s High Commissioner of India to Guyana, Antigua & Barbuda, and St.Kitts & Nevis, alleged that the Air India business class lounge at JFK…

Catherine Ashton begins this memoir of her five-year stint as the EU’s first foreign policy “tsar” and chief diplomat – her formal title was high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy and first vice‑president of the European Commission (HRVP) – with two unexpected admissions.One is that she disliked the job. “It was relentless,” she writes. “I visited some of the worst places on Earth … and wondered at our capacity for evil. I saw acts of bravery and kindness in unlikely places … I did…