“India is transitioning from women’s development to women-led development with the vision of a new India where women are equal partners in the story of growth and national progress.” This year’s Economic Survey highlights the necessity of gender equality for sustainable development, a sentiment echoed by the recently-released Budget 2024-25. The Gender Budget, an annual … Read more
The Ukrainian forces carved out a slice of Russian territory, prompting Moscow to evacuate almost 200,000 people while it rushed in reserves. | Representative image 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 13 2024 | 11:56 PM IST Russian forces on Tuesday struck back at Ukrainian troops with missiles, drones and airstrikes in actions … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature GOAL! Colchester United 1-0 Reading (Hopper 3) The league Two side lead the League One outfit! Share GOAL! Barrow 1-0 Port Vale (Garner 1) Barrow, who opened their season with a win over Crewe, are straight back at it. Share I’m … Read more
Daniel Denvir, the host of the socialist podcast The Dig, at home in Providence, Rhode Island. Photograph: Cody O’Loughlin/The Guardian The elected officials, party functionaries, staffers and donors descending on Chicago for the most rollicking Democratic national convention in more than half a century will welcome an unlikely guest. Daniel Denvir, who as host of … Read more
7 min read Last Updated : Aug 13 2024 | 11:14 PM IST Google has unveiled its Pixel 9 series, introducing a host of upgrades with an all-new design language, advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, and upgraded camera configurations. The Pixel 9 series includes four models—Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and … Read more
The journey from the Ukrainian city of Sumy to the Russian border is deceptively short. In about three quarters of an hour it is possible to arrive at a smashed-up Ukrainian border post and stare over two simple lines of fencing into Russian fields to the right. Except the territory beyond is no longer under … Read more
Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Ukraine’s move into Kursk a “major provocation” While “Z” might be Russia’s symbol of its invasion, a triangle represents Ukraine’s most audacious attempt to repel it. They are taped or painted on the sides of every supply truck, tank, or personnel carrier that heads towards the Russian border … Read more
During the 38 years Kris Maharaj spent incarcerated in Florida prisons insisting he was innocent of murder, his wife, Marita, dreamed of a life together back in Britain. This week they will finally be reunited on home soil but not in the way she hoped. Maharaj died in a prison hospital on 5 August at … Read more
“It’s a kind of addiction,” says Karen Kain, “to be in an art form like this. Sometimes you wonder why you’re doing it. You have to get past so much physical pain, sometimes emotional pain. But those of us who do it and love it know why.” And director Chelsea McMullan’s documentary Swan Song shows … Read more
United Auto Workers files labor charge over Trump comments on strikes The United Auto Workers labor union, which is trying to organize workers at Tesla, has filed a federal labor charge over comments Donald Trump made last night in his interview with Elon Musk. The union, which has endorsed Kamala Harris’s bid for the White … Read more