NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday responded to claims made by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien regarding the withholding of MGNREGA funds for West Bengal. O’Brien had accused the central government of failing to release funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, but the BJP argued…
Violence marred Bangladesh after days of peace as anti-government protestors on Sunday again hit the streets demanding PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.Demonstrators resumed their protest in huge numbers as part of their non-cooperation plan aimed at unsettling the government.Vast crowds of protesters, many wielding sticks, packed into Dhaka‘s central Shahbagh Square on Sunday, with street battles…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu departed from New Delhi on Sunday for a six-day visit to Fiji, New Zealand, and Timor-Leste. President Murmu will first visit Fiji on August 5, following an invitation from President Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere. This historic visit marks the first time an Indian head of state has traveled to Fiji….
Vice President Kamala Harris will interview three top candidates for her running mate at her Washington, DC, home on Sunday. The candidates are Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, US Senator Mark Kelly from Arizona, and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. Harris is expected to announce her choice by Monday, with a social media reveal planned for Tuesday…
After weeks of searching, rangers at Glacier National Park have recovered the body of Indian techie Siddhant Vitthal Patil, a 26-year-old tech professional from India who fell into Avalanche Creek on July 6 and drowned. Patil, who was living and working in California at the time of the incident, was hiking with seven friends above…
NEW DELHI: Ten days into the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker is one of India’s three Olympic medallists in the French capital. The pistol shooter has risen from being the face of Indian shooting to be an inspiration for her compatriots.All of 22, it’s not a surprise that she doesn’t consider herself a role model yet…
Intel Corporation suffered its worst single-day stock decline since 1974 on Friday, losing over $30 billion in market value, as the chip giant announced drastic measures to fund a costly turnaround. The company suspended its dividend and plans to cut 15% of its workforce amid growing concerns about its ability to compete with rivals like…
NEW DELHI: Minister for petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Puri, stated that India’s journey towards energy self-sufficiency is gaining momentum. On Sunday morning, the minister noted that the Numaligarh Refinery in Assam is undergoing expansion to increase its refining capacity from 3 million tonnes per year to 9 million tonnes per annum (MMTPA).The minister shared…
NEW DELHI: Calling the three new criminal laws, which came into force across India on July 1, the “biggest reforms of 21st century,” Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that Chandigarh will be the first administrative unit in the country where 100% implementation will be completed in the next two months.Addressing a gathering…
WASHINGTON: Hundreds of Silicon Valley venture capitalists, investors, and tech leaders have rallied to support Kamala Harris for the White House, pushing back at unexpected inroads her rival Donald Trump has made in the tech world through Tesla‘s Elon Musk and early PayPal investor and CEO Peter Thiel.In a statement under the aegis of a…
