Friday, April 26, 2024

Topic: Commonwealth

Women’s World Boxing Championships: India‘s Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora become world champions

India's Saweety Boora defeated Wang Lina of China in the 81kg category final, while Nitu Ghanghas outplayed Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the summit clash of 48kg category.

After Queen’s death, victims of British imperialism say “no mourning”

BRETT WILKINS As millions of Britons and admirers the world over mourned Queen Elizabeth II's death Thursday, others—especially in nations formerly colonized by the British Empire—voiced reminders of...

Barbados looks to bright new republican future

Matt Qvortrup, Coventry University Fifty-five years after gaining independence from Britain in 1966, Barbados has become a republic – and other Commonwealth countries, where support...

Kerala literacy exam’s 97-year-old topper Karthyayani Amma becomes Commonwealth’s goodwill ambassador

A 97-year-old woman who stood first in the Kerala literary mission's 'Aksharalaksham' exam has been honoured by the Commonwealth of Learning organisation based in Vancouver, Canada.