US President Joe Biden is set to meet his national security team on Monday to discuss “developments in the Middle East”, the White House has said, as the US deploys extra fighter jets and warships to the region amid growing fears of an Iranian attack on Israel. Regional tensions have increased after the assassination last … Read more
The Bengaluru-based firm sent out another statement Thursday evening, saying that the pre-show-cause notice by the state authority had been withdrawn 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2024 | 9:43 AM IST By Andy Mukherjee Software outsourcing from India took off after the Y2K scare of the late 1990s by … Read more
5 min read Last Updated : Aug 05 2024 | 9:54 AM IST Why Sensex, Nifty fell today: Indian stock markets crumbled in early hours on Monday as global peers melted amid weak US jobs data and growing signs of a Iran-Israel war in the Middle East. In the broader markets, the … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature There was always going to be significant pressure on host nation France to deliver on the football pitch in these games. But while Les Bleus’ women were eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-finals – ensuring living legend Marta will have a … Read more
The world’s No 1 sprinter Noah Lyles ran the race of his life to win gold in the men’s 100m by beating the fastest man in the world this year by just five thousandths of a second. It was a photo-finish between seven of the eight sprinters competing in front of a raucous 80,000 spectators … Read more
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 1st (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd Prospects The hangover from finishing as runners-up to Manchester City again has taken longer to clear this time after pushing Pep Guardiola’s side so hard in the Premier League. Despite a … Read more
The Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has vowed to “pulverise” the latest challenge to his rule and told troops he is “willing to do anything” to protect his “revolution” amid growing criticism of the crackdown that followed last week’s disputed election. Maduro says more than 2,000 people have been arrested in the days since the 28 … Read more
Rieve Nesbitt-Marr was attacked in July 2023 by a man she had been seeing for 12 days A rape survivor who received multiple letters from her jailed attacker has criticised a prison for failing “to keep victims safe”. HMP Parc in Bridgend, south Wales, is already under pressure after 10 prisoners died in three months … Read more
Sara Allen Jamie Allen attached a love lock to the bridge shortly before he died Thousands of love locks are to be removed from a landmark bridge in the Peak District, despite a campaign to save them. Are they a dangerous eyesore, or is the lock-laden bridge a monument worth preserving? Jamie Allen knew he … Read more
Catrine Daoust Bars and clubs in Montreal must currently close by 3am When Frank Sinatra sang about “a city that never sleeps”, he probably wasn’t thinking about the economic boost that busy nightlife can provide to a metropolis. Yet a growing number of cities around the world are increasingly homing in on ways to strengthen … Read more